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This was a weird one for me, I love David’s teas rooibos blends ( if not sweetened) but this one was oddly savory and tasted more like smokey butter than anything else. Not a keeper…

Another swap from Cameron and I loved this one! Cameron, if you’re reading this you have amazing taste! I normally go for ctc assams but this was delightful, I’d love to add it to my collection when it’s back in stock.

One of my favorite chocolate blends. It’s not too sweet, fresh, and minty. I really love the malty black tea with cocoa and vanilla notes. The mint comes in with a tingly feel at the beginning and then paves the way for the sweet chocolate flavor.

My favorite Break Blend! Though I am not from New England, maple is very dear to me as a New Yorker. That being said, don’t go into this blend thinking it’s going to be syrupy sweet, and indulgent. It’s not. This is a strong, malty, bold, black tea with a hint of maple flavor laced throughout it. If you add sweetener or honey the maple is exaggerated a bit but I love this one all on its own. A solid year-round morning pick me up, especially during fall.

I got this blend back in July or August when all of their holiday products were on clearance because I liked the nordic mugs and I wanted to have a few seasonal blends on hand for this year. Turns out, I never checked the ingredients… This blend is full of sugar and sweeteners. Big oops! I usually don’t mind sprinkles in my tea but this blend is overkill. There are sprinkles, candied fruit, candies, and brittle in this herbal blend, so much so that I can’t taste the herbs! It may be just a me thing but this blend also had the nail polish remover/ alcohol taste that the Witches Brew had. I was so disappointed because I loved the scent of this blend but it’s just sickeningly sweet, for my own tastes, and for my PCOS this blend won’t be staying in my collection, I just have to find a home for it I’d hate to just throw it away.

Another blend I ended up keeping from the SVTTB, I really love chocolate blends when they’re done right. This blend just nailed it for me, I loved the dark chocolate flavor, the malty and bold black tea, the touch of candy sweetness from the marshmallows, and the pop of peppermint. As a mint and chocolate lover, this was perfect. It’s sort of funny to me because I love chocolate teas but I don’t enjoy chocolate in sweets or foods except for Red Velvet flavored desserts and mint-chocolate sweets.

Another one I tried from the SVTTB, I am transferring my notes over a little at a time. This blend was something I don’t remember ever having, though it looked pretty familiar. When I steeped it I wasn’t expecting much because I haven’t loved many of Adagio’s chocolate teas in the past but this was really good I liked the creme element too. I preferred it as a latte but it was really good plain too. I don’t recommend this one iced.

Another winner from my swap with Cameron! I typically don’t love Christmas blends because too much spice tends to give me headaches. However, what I’ve found with Dammann Freres Christmas blends is that they’re mainly subtly fruity and a bit woody which I love. Even though this is a Christmas/ seasonal blend I think I might grab some for my all-year-round stash ( yes I liked it that much!)

This is one of the blends I ended up keeping when I had the #svttb last week. Prior to having the box, I had never tried anything from The NecessiTeas before and I was definitely in for a treat with this blend. With any Creme Brulee blend, I expect three things: rich burnt sugar/ caramel-like flavor, strong cream and vanilla elements, and of course the flavoring to balance well with the tea. This blend delivered tens across the board, the only negative thing I have to say about it is that it contains a bit of sugar which most people don’t mind I just tend not to purchase presweetened blends, this one would be an exception to that rule.

This is another blend from my swap with Cameron, while this sort of blend is typically my jam, it was not my favorite. I thought it was pretty bland because I like super strong bergamot flavors. It also had a thick film on the top even though it was looseleaf I’m not sure how that happened.