516 Tasting Notes
What do you mean I’ve never tried Blazing Strawberries but I went out and bought 100grams this afternoon?… that’s how much I love and trust the Steepster community :D
I’ve found a few taste twins and trust their tongue judgement 100%. Also, I needed it before it went away! I missed out on Banana Daquiri :( The girls said that the fall teas are coming next week but we don’t get to try them until the start of Sept! Way to tease me.
Anyways wow. This tea is good. It’s super light, I wasn’t expecting it to be this light at all. I used a generous 2 tsp with lots of peppercorns and strawberry chunks so I could have a proper first cup. The flavour is quite subtle, but I’m so in love. It’s strange, it’s not spicy, but there is a fieriness to it that is quelled by the bamboo. ALSO the bamboo is cooling my throat from my bad acid reflux.
You mean I just found a tea that sooths my heartburn? And it’s name has Blazing in the title? And it’s almost out of stock?!
Well, at least I bought an insane 4 ounces of it :D
This one is MUCH better than my previous Belgian Chocolate Rooibos.
I don’t find it particularly “chocolatey” in the sense that Chocolate Rocket is – it doesn’t replace a candy bar in that sense, but it is still a decedant and yummy tea.
I added a splash of milk and agave nectar and it was a really nice alternative to black tea tonight. (Last night… backlogging haha)
I have a LOT of this tea so I’m going to be experimenting with it, mixing it with other teas (Chocolate earl grey?) I’ll let you know if it turns out!
Upping the rating because this tea is out of this world.
My amazing boyfriend bought me this tea and a David’sTea Bodum Travel Press in my favorite colour so of course I made a cup right away! Well, a few cups, it resteeps really well for me. Again I stress – although it’s a green tea, don’t understeep! I didn’t get any bitterness with my 7 minute steep, just lots of yummy caramel/apple popcorn flavours, yo.
My first birthday present tea _
I love when a friend knows nothing about tea and then buys you 100g. Poor guy spent a fortune on me because he didn’t know you could get less than 100g haha. Anyways!
This tea is from a local tea shop called Steeped About Tea, and I’ve been loving it so far.
This tea in particular is really nice. The little chamomile flowers are scarce and just add a mellow note to the tea. Don’t oversteep as it gets a bit bitter, (heh bit bitter), but when steeped just right it’s a very relaxing, tasty tea!
Of course, I know it will just shine when I ice it, so I had better get on that :D
I am really loving this tea.
It’s (hopefully) probably not apparent on Steepster, but I need a lot of help in the happy department. Tea is my current sanctuary, and I’m loving every sip of it.
This tea is perfect in that respect! I love love love peach teas (usually green) but with the rooibos it’s deep and luscious. The lemon myrtle is a tasty touch, and I can’t wait to make a huge jug of yummy iced tea.
It’s making me smile with every sip, and this is totally the tea for me.
I tried the PMS, stop being such a bitch, wellness tea from The Republic of Tea. It tasted awful and it clearly didn’t work. You’ve peaked my interest with Get Happy though… I could use some happy.
hahaha that made my day! Yeah nothing can stop me from PMS unfortunately. I was looking at some of the other teas too, like for your face, relaxation, lose weight etc. I picked this one because it looked like it would taste the best… maybe that’s what’s making me happy hehe
I’m glad I ran into this review. My wife was talking about this very line of RoT teas today (I guess it’s called their Wellness Collection)! I will tell her about the review. :)
I just went out to their website. They have 18 different “get” teas (http://www.republicoftea.com/be-well-red-teas/c/1/). Lot’s of fun names. My wife would like to sample all of them, so I sent them an e-mail about this. Do any of you know if they sell a variety sampler of each one?
Nice! Well I know they have little tins of six bags? but they’re $4 something each, so that ends up being a huge tea order rather than just a sampler haha. Good idea popping them an email, maybe they can work something out for you, I hope so! Keep me posted, I would be very interested in something like that as well!
Birthday Tea!!
Almost done my tin D: But not quite. And so I will keep sippin’.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!
You say it’s your birthday
It’s my birthday too, yeah
They say it’s your birthday
We’re gonna have a good time
I’m glad it’s your birthday
Happy birthday to you.
It’s not my birthday, but I love that Beatles song and we always sang that one in my family instead of the traditional one. Have too much fun tonight!!!!
O: ! My favorite part about this website is the age range, but we all have the same tea in common. I mean thing. Thing in common: Tea!
@ Jenn – ee Thank you!
I will now chare my family’s special birthday chant – ala Dr. Suess.
Today you are you, that is truer than true. Today there is nobody youer than you. Shout proud!
I’m glad who I am!
I’m glad I’m not just a ham or a clam or a dusty old jar of sour gooseberry jam!
I’m glad who I am, and that’s a great thing to be, and if I say to myself
Happy birthday to me!
Oh, you two are just Girls! My baby is in Jr. High…..AND I had him when I was older than you both!
Happy Birthday, DaisyChubb!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! C:
Love Jenn’s birthday tradition, LOVE the Beatles, and everything 60’s – 70’s :)
and I LOVE your birthday chant!
hope you’re having a great day!
My first Harney & Sons.
A little back story, Uniquity dropped a hint that I could pick up H&S at my local Chapters! So I ran there as soon as I could, and the only kind was Paris. It sounded intriguing (although I’m dieing to try Florence), so I picked up a canister and never looked back.
Wow. It is delicious. I feel grown up! It’s delicate but has body, a little fruity and a little bergamot. I’m also in love, along with all of you!
Now tomorrow in my birthday and I have to choose what tea to have! Will it be Paris or Buttered Rum? A very difficult decision. Well, not really. I’ll have both, but which to have first?!
Please please tea-gods, may you bless me with more Harney & Sons one day.. one day..
Ah yesssss! I want!
I’m not going to do a swap until after my birthday party (I may have told everyone to get me tea. I may also be having a giant themed costume party, even though I’m turning 23. I may also do that every year)
I digress! I want to have lots of yummy teas for swappage, so I will totally message you guys when I’m ready! Sometime next week perhaps?
Sounds perrrrfect. I actually have some shipments coming in this week so it’s a double bonus for you :D
I’ve had a handful of Harney teas, but Vanilla Comoro and Tower of London are the two that really stuck with me. I even ordered a pound of vanilla comoro in my one and only H&S order!
So I’m not sure why I can’t rate this a full 100, but I just can’t!
Anyways, it’s high enough haha.
On my third steep this morning. The second cup (4 min 1st and 2nd steep) was just as flavourful (more almond/raspberry), and the third cup (5 min) is getting a bit weaker. Not just tasting like hot water weak though, still pleasant!
I would try one more steep if my bladder could take it. maybe this afternoon :)
Edit: Didn’t quite hold up to a 4th steep! Pretty watery, so I threw in some chocolate rooibos to give it some body and it’s lovely :) Might keep that in mind as a way to use up the rest of my rooibos – save it for my 4th steeps! haha
Wow! This is up there now with my most favorite teas!
I’m so so glad I went with my instinct and bought 20g to try today. I couldn’t keep my eyes open, and even after a few sips I am wide awake and energized.
First of all, it is the best Mate I have ever had. The flavours compliment the woodiness perfectly. I do taste the raspberry, but not seperate from the chocolate. It tastes like those raspberry- chocolate oranges at christmas. Terrys!
Okay, now that it has cooled a bit, I get that banana bread taste others are talking about. It only came out after cooling a bit though, interesting! This has a most lovely aftertaste, wow I can’t wait for my next cup. I guess I should finish this one first haha.
I did break my rule and bought tea before my birthday, but it was just a little wee bit so it can’t hurt right? n_n;