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Very good mint flavor. I can smell the lemongrass but not really taste it. A bit less powerful than I prefer because there’s more herbs than black tea but it tastes good enough I don’t much care.

I really wanted to like this. It smelled so good in the pouch, had so many ingredients that I love…

Turns out, put together, they just become a busy mess. What flavor there is is quite confused; the closest I can compare it to is a badly done german gingerbread-dipped-in-german-chocolate cookie, but one that is old enough that most of the flavor has faded.

I actually don’t like lavender too much as a scent, though I do like it as a flavor. I was worried about that this time, since opening the packet unleashed a massive slap in the face of scent. Once brewed, though, it mellowed out to a lovely floral earl grey with a bit more natural sweetness than most.

So much bergamot in this tea…The scent is almost overpowering and makes me sneeze! It isn’t as bad once it’s brewed, but it is just too much for my tastes.

The smell of the vanilla is definitely there when dry but once it’s brewed most of that is gone. I didn’t get the bergamont at all. It’s a smooth, non-offensive drink but it doesn’t really have enough of anything setting it apart to make it worth a repeat purchase.

A nice assam, noticeable tannins that are just this side of too strong. It has the soft floral/honey on top of the usual toasty black tea flavors and is extra good with cream to balance the ‘dry’ factor.

A really solid breakfast blend. I take it with cream and sugar and it’s got a nice malty smoothness with a sort of floral undertone that doesn’t detract at all from it having that nice strong black tea ‘kick’ I want in a breakfast tea.

Just too subtle for my tastes. I expected something heartier based on the descriptions and the teas included but despite pushing to the very edge of recommended steeping time, there just isn’t a lot of oomph here. If you like soft teas it might appeal to you but just not kicky enough for me.

This is currently my favorite flavored black tea. The mix of ‘cool’ herbs puts me strongly in mind of winter; if snow could have a flavor, this would be it. It works well both hot and iced.

Smells a lot stronger than it tastes. While there is definitely cinnamon, it’s not overpowering the way it can be in many ‘holiday’ teas. Very pleasantly mellow but couldn’t hold up to cream or milk.