Capri

I don’t think I’ve had a fig tea and the other flavors of lemon and vanilla were really intriguing. I don’t like this hot, it tastes like every other fruity tea from Harney. Cold is much better but I don’t really get the flavors they list. Maybe I get prunes? IDK it wasn’t a home run but I did enjoy most of it cold with a tiny bit of sugar. I wouldn’t buy it again though…

I am drinking Capri again on my second journey through the May prompts, but this time to fulfill the lemon tea prompt.

I ordered this for the fig, but I find none. Not hot, not cold, not sweetened, not unsweetened.

It is, however, a brisk and assertive tea with lemon and vanilla. The dry leaf aroma is very enticing and I thought I was getting a silky cup of lemon and vanilla tea, but the actual beverage is less dessert-y and more “goes with dessert”. It went well with blueberry waffle breakfast.

I do like it, it just isn’t figgy.

I tried this last night and it was actually my first experience drinking H&S! The quality is unlike anything I’ve ever experienced. I think it is similar to Paris, just a tad bit fruitier. Went great with my slice of German chocolate cake! I would recommend giving it a try. I may purchase again in the future but plan on trying other Harney & Sons teas before re-purchaing any of the teas I just received in my order.

Got a sample of this from my mom and tried it this morning. Very sweet fig flavor. It’s pretty good. There’s a little lemon too. Only disappointment was the base tea didn’t really bring anything to the party. Still a nice flavored tea for those who like fig.

This sample came from dort. While it is not what I expected, it’s still quite tasty. I expected more fig flavor, but I think a lemony-vanilla flavor is taking center stage here. Perhaps if I’d have sweetened it, I might have been able to coax out more of the fig flavor. I’ll try that next time. This is one I’d pick up if Harney & Sons was offering a discount.

The fig smell is strong, with a hint of vanilla, but I don’t really smell lemon at all. Buying a fig flavored tea was a streach for me since I’m not a big fan of actual fans (the texture throws me off). I added a bit of sugar to mine to bring out the figgy sweetness and it is wonderful. I find that with a little bit of sugar I can taste the vanilla more strongly. As for the base of the tea it is wonderfully strong without being bitter, which I find to be a similarity across the flavored h&s teas.

Thank you SO MUCH Boychik for sending me a sample of this one! I REALLY wanted to try it! Fig and lemon on Harney’s black tea base just sounded delightful. However, I’m not sure if this is the base they would usually use. Or maybe my taste is changing… it seems to have a bit of that cardboard flavor that I notice in other black teas. I hope I don’t notice them in the other blends now. There is a sweetness and fruitiness to the tea but I’m not sure I’d actually call it fig. The lemon is missing for me too. The magic I expected just isn’t here, as I love Harney’s Paris and Tower of London which I’d rather reach for. Of course I’m happy to have tried this one!
Steep #1 // 1 1/2 tsp // few min after boiling // 3 min
Steep #2 // just boiled // 5 min

Miss Marzipan was sweet enough to send me a sample of this once after she ordered a tin during their free shipping sale. Thanks Marz! :) Visually, it’s generic black tea leaves with itty bitty chunks of something, which I assume is fig? A couple of them look like they could be citrus peel, so maybe it’s both. Dry scent is delicious strong and sweet fig with vanilla – I don’t really smell lemon here. I did a 4 minute steep at 200 degrees.

Mm, the brewed aroma is also strong figs (which to me, includes a honey scent) with sweet and woody vanilla and a touch of lemon. To be totally, I’m a little bit disappointed by the level of flavor here, I could have used a little bit more. I can taste all three flavors, which is nice, but I was hoping for more fig. I added a teaspoon of honey to mine, because I feel like honey and fig is a natural combination, and it did help to bring out the flavor a little more. I actually really like the lemon here, it adds a nice top note and really freshens the whole thing up. Something in the base tea tastes a little odd to me, almost mineral? Maybe I should have stopped at a 3 minute steep. Luckily, Marz sent me enough of this to try it a few times! :)

I received a sample of this from the wonderful TheTeaFairy. Thank you so much.

This is just weird to me. Fig, vanilla, lemon, black tea. Not sure what it is that I don’t like, maybe the lemon – or maybe it’s just the combination of flavors.
Whatever it is – this doesn’t work for me.
Sorry Fairy, I know you like this one.

I don’t know how much I’m going to be posting lately. Over the weekend my boyfriend and I broke up. We’d been together for six years.
Its a no-fault break-up. We still love each other, we still love being with one another. But our lives do not seem to be going in the same direction, and we needed to go apart and think about the future.
It doesn’t feel real. I feel blank, and am having trouble eating.
I’m working on being super nice to myself. Thats where some of this tea comes in.
Nothing too bold or daring right now. I’m just going to have nice teas for a while.
I hope you don’t mind if I’m not writing too much right now. But I will be reading. This is such a nice place to be.