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An obvious aroma of strong mint, mentholating through the senses so much you can taste it in the back of your throat.
Product Details: 15g or 25g loose leaf
Price: £
Final Thoughts: Obviously, nothing beats fresh mint (Sorry Tea Belly), but dried mint is an acceptable second, especially when the leaves are organic, crisp and as good as you could hope them to be. These provide a great punchy mintyness.

Sencha Kombucha is sweet, not overpoweringly so, but noticeably more than a usual sencha blend, which makes sense as it contains cane sugar. It’s also really fruity, the exact fruits aren’t distinguishable, but hints of a berry and lemon are detectable. The tea isn’t fizzy, but weirdly, there’s definitely something slightly effervescent about it.

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I LOVE LOVE LOVE ginger. But, for as much as I love ginger, theres another part that equally hates hot lemon. >.< The ingredients even state the blend is 50% ginger and a 50% mix of lemon peel and lemon grass. Ekkk! It could literally have gone either way and I was practically praying that ginger won out! The dry teabag is super zingy, so ginger smelling it’s unreal! It was exactly what I wanted to smell! But once soaked and steeping, lemon starts to override. D: Being brave, I took a sip anyway, the initial flavour is a strong hit of lemon, the kind of flavour I really can’t stand to drink, with a good fieriness in the finish, lasting for a few minutes between sips. Did I like it.. No. Was it good… yes. Ok, mixed message on my part. I hate lemon, but just because I hate it doesn’t mean this isn’t a great blend. It’s obviously very flavourful, and perfect for winters cold/flu season.

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ou can see from the teabag that the leaves aren’t the typical dusty tea fannings that you would normally find in high street teabags. They taste as classic Chinese green tea should, with mellow toasted notes, a slight fruitiness and next to no astringency. Happy to report, I really enjoyed it.

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A defiant herbal scent, mixed with cinnamon and cloves creates a really warming and autumnal feel. There are mild hints of apple beneath these spicy flavours, making it extra strudel-like. Again, it’s a very gentle flavour, but it’s tasty and comforting too!

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The aroma hints at apple, with a faint whiff of elderberry mixed in. Whereas, the flavour is a predominant elderberry with a faint fruitiness underneath, followed by a slight astringency in the after taste. I’m not a fan of elderberry, so I knew I wasn’t going to enjoy this one. However, I know plenty of people who are elderberry lovers who would defiantly enjoy this!

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In classic fashion, the packet is deeply enriched with notes of cocoa nib and deep stone fruits, combined with a gentler tobacco scent. Once steeped, the liquid turns a dark colour, emitting a strong fruity and toasted aroma, along with an added floral-mineral backdrop. The flavour is predominately toasted, with a slight astringency in the aftertaste, which easily attributes to a dark chocolate note.

Final Thoughts: This was not my first experience with Big Red Robe, so whilst these leaves produced a tasty cup, I know that there are better out there. What’s great about this tea though, is that Adagio are such a big company operating globally, so this particular tea is available from the UK and US websites.

Aroma: Beautifully aromatic, with strong mint and liquorice. When brewed the aroma becomes increasingly minty, making a sinus clearing scent.

Flavour: I have an affection for all things ginger and mint. The chance to try them together sounded exceptionally appealing! Unfortunately for me, the ginger doesn’t make much of an appearance, hiding behind a curtain of mint and liquorice. The latter being so so strong.

Final Thoughts: I really enjoyed the mint foretaste in Liberty Spirit. Unfortunately, at the time of tasting this I was starting to discover that I really don’t like my liquorice too punchy, so I ended up not being a fan of this one. Well blended though.

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Although enclosed in tea bags, this jasmine tea is not finely cut leaves, but fuller, high quality leaves that have been rolled into “pearls”. There are pros and cons to selling these quality pearls in teabags. Teabags are more accessible and inclusive to the average tea drinker, therefore less daunting than loose leaf, if one should fancy a change from the standard black tea. Therefore, these teabags are great for introducing newbies into the wonderful world of good quality tea. However, the teabag isn’t quite big enough to let the pearls fully unfurl and agonise without over steeping. Luckily though, you can actually buy this as loose leaf from the Teapigs website! They taste really good, with just a hint of green tea being detectable and a very strong, pungent jasmine flavour, that has an incredibly dry finish.

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