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TTB 2025. When I opened the pouch, I was hit with a smell that smelled convincingly like rootbeer. The brewed tea tasted like a mixture of rootbeer and buttered popcorn jelly beans, and something sweet but offputting I couldn’t put my finger on. I could have seen possibly liking this tea, if it wasn’t for that offputting sweet note.

I have the Spring 2024 batch, and it is delicious! I like to brew this western-style. In the first cup, I get a strong note of cherry, with some honey and chocolate notes. On the second and third cups, the chocolate and honey notes move to the forefront, along with a tropical fruit blend note.

This is the second time I’ve ordered this tea. When I opened the bag I could tell the mint in this batch was a lot stronger than the last one. The mint smell filled up my kitchen. I was a bit worried the mint would be too overpowering in the brewed tea.

After I steeped it for 3 minutes, I took a sip right away, while my cup was still steaming. The mint combined with the steam was overpowering at first, but I decided to let it cool a couple of minutes and was relieved that the mint had toned down, and the tea tasted like a Girl Scout thin mint cookie like I remember from the last batch.

I think they made a good choice choosing puerh as the base tea, since it combines well with the cacao nibs to make the blend actually taste chocolatey.

I tried this tea yesterday and again today. Yesterday, I followed the instructions and brewed at 207°, but it came out a bit bitter for my taste. Today, I tried it again at 195°, and there was no bitterness. The rose flavor is very strong, and I can’t taste the black tea at all. Personally, I wish the rose flavor was a bit more subdued, but maybe it would be better diluted with almond milk or iced.

This is a great shou! It has a thick, silky, smooth texture. I am getting background notes of cherry and vanilla. It’s uplifting on this gray, cloudy morning!

I’m a big fan of subtle white teas and like this one a lot. The tea is smooth and floral with a powdered sugar like sweetness and a thick mouth feel. Unfortunately, I finished off the last of it today, but I will be getting it again in the future.

I’ve ordered this tea a few times now. I love the smooth texture, but what keeps me coming back is that the flavor is uniform and tastes like one thing, and that is a piece of coconut candy – simple and delicious.

I had a gongfu session with this tea for the first time. I was pleasantly surprised by the texture. It felt thick and silky smooth. There were woody notes with a dark chocolate-like bitterness and a bit of sweetness on later steeps.

I get notes of chocolate and honey. I like this tea a lot.

This tea is really tasty. It is sweet and floral with a background note that reminds me of cinnamon toast crunch cereal. I’ve only tried it western style so far.