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I’m not big on fruit tisanes, but I actually really enjoyed this one.

It tastes like cherry candy, but specifically like cherry Jolly Ranchers, one of the few cherry-flavored things I actually enjoy. It has a nice tartness to it, but not too much thanks to the lack of hibiscus. Perfect balance of sweet to tart IMO, with the coconut adding a subtle accent.

Tried it hot and cold brewed, and both were scumptious. Would consider buying more of this, shockingly LOL. Now I really want to order more from Trader Nicks, but I’m not doing very well at drinking tea at the moment, so it’ll have to wait heh… :P

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This one was fast-tracked to be sipped down just because I like some of the other Old Barrel blends so much more.

Not that this is bad, it’s not. In fact, it’s quite good. I think my problem with it is that overall it’s just quite sweet. The puerh base is nice, it doesn’t go too earthy/funky like some other flavored puerhs I’ve had. Just the right amount of darkness and depth, and then the cinnamon and pecan remind me of coffee cake. It doesn’t specifically remind me of pecan pie, mostly due to the cinnamon.

Would highly recommend for pecan and dessert tea lovers though! Really, really good example of a flavored puerh.

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This one was just sort of bland.

I can taste hints of floral notes, mostly the rose (not that I know what lotus tastes like), but not really anything resembling orange or vanilla. The green tea itself is also very mild, maybe I should steep their greens a bit longer than I normally do. Though weirdly, their rolled oolong gets bitter rather quickly.

Anyway, it’s a meh.

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Finished this one off. It’s a nice enough tea, just not my jam I guess. The lingering honey & oats finish is nice though.

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The last Moomin tea! So exciting! \o/

This is a lemon cheesecake rooibos. Honestly, the dry scent smelled exactly like a lemon & honey lozenge, which gave me pause. Luckily the taste isn’t quite so medicinal. It doesn’t taste much like cheesecake to me, but I do get a mild lemon candy sort of note. Like their other rooibos blends, the rooibos is too strong IMO, and overpowers the flavoring, even at a one minute steep.

It was fun to try all of these Moomin teas, and the teabag wrappers were very cute, but there aren’t any teas I would reorder.

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This one was pleasant enough. The flavoring is on the light side, but I can still detect something apple or pear-ish, and also the sweetness and roundness of the vanilla. I like the combination of the crisper fruit flavor with the slight creaminess.

Is it something I would go out of my way to order? Definitely not. But I did enjoy sipping through my few teabags. :)

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This one is just bland to me. I mostly taste rooibos, even after shortening the steep to one minute. Maybe it’s because rooibos and chocolate flavoring can both have a sort of boozy vibe to me? Regardless, I only get a hint of anything resembling chocolate, and definitely no cake.

¯\_ (ツ) _/¯

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Finally finishing this one that I got at the end of 2020. Not its fault, it just got forgotten about in my cupboard heh. This was a holiday release when I got it, but it seems to be a permanent offering on the website now.

Definitely a nice fruity green rooibos, though the flavor reminds me more of apple than pear, and reminds me of the Japanese apple jellies I’ve been eating lately. For some reason I haven’t been drawn to green rooibos in a while, so for that reason I probably wouldn’t reorder this one. But would recommend it for fruity green rooibos fans!

Random tea of the day.

This one is actually in my sipdown pile, because for whatever reason, I’m just not a fan of wakocha. Like, it’s fine, but I’m never in a mood to drink it specifically. It actually tastes a bit similar to later flush Darjeeling to me, which I don’t particularly love either. This one has some musty hay notes to it, along with some malty bread and a hint of bai hao-like honeyed fruit. I dunno, I guess I would rather just have a Chinese black tea or a white tea, whereas this falls somewhere in the middle for me?

Anyway, still have a few more packets to go before sipdown!

A bit sad to see another floral tea this month, after the cherry blossom one in April. Ah well, not their fault that I don’t like rose.

It’s honestly a bit bland? I do taste rose, but it’s much milder than the dry scent. Not really getting black currant at all though…? Maybe a little hint.

Not loving it, but mostly due to my personal preferences. Going into my rehoming box so someone else can hopefully enjoy the pretty stained glass-themed label art.