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I smelled this tea in store this weekend and knew I had to have it. It has a delectable bourbon vanilla aroma and the taste does not disappoint! It’s rich and smooth and sweet with just the slightest hint of smokiness from the black base that somehow works great with the vanilla. It leaves a great creamy aftertaste in my mouth. I can foresee this becoming a staple in my cupboard!

This is a very light, smooth black tea. I could see myself enjoying it black as an afternoon tea. However, at breakfast, I prefer something a bit more robust.

A friend shared a small sample of this tea from her collection and it seemed like the perfect thing to be sipping during Thanksgiving month! I’m not really getting a lot of pumpkin flavor, but the spice blend is right on target and there is a nice creaminess to it. And I was happy that it didn’t have that unpleasant woody flavor that is so common in rooibos blends. Overall, this is nothing too special, but I did enjoy it.

When I opened the box from Butiki, this was the first thing I smelled. It has a super strong, sweet pineapple scent. The flavor is equally delicious, but not quite as assertive as the aroma. It’s a light, natural pineapple flavor with the perfect balance of sweet and tart and just a hint of floral notes at the end of the sip. I don’t taste much of the oolong base, but it has a wonderfully silky mouth feel!

A boring, forgettable bagged black tea with the barest hint of spice. It wasn’t terrible, but I wouldn’t drink it again unless there was nothing better available.

I’ve enjoyed every sample I’ve tried from Great British Tea Store and this chai was no exception. I accidentally over-steeped mine, but it wasn’t bitter at all…just VERY spicy (which made it perfect with milk.) Not getting a lot of vanilla, but a good balance of cardamon, cinnamon, and clove. A very warming winter chai.

YUM!!! This is my first Butiki tea and I love it. Sweet strawberry flavor with rich chocolate notes and a nice black base. Teas with chocolate don’t generally re-steep well, but I tried it with this one anyway. Definitely less chocolate flavor, but still a nice strawberry vanilla taste the second time around. Stacy suggests to add sugar, but I found mine really didn’t need it. I will savor every teaspoon of this one for sure!

This is one of those “teas” that’s really just a bunch of different dried fruits and flowers. In spite of having both rosehips and hibiscus, this one wasn’t too tart for me. However, I also didn’t find it terribly flavorful. I agree with Leah Naomi that it has a “generic berry flavor”…it’s pleasant enough (and would probably be better iced) but it’s nothing special and nothing I feel the need to re-purchase.

I’m always wary of rooibos blends, as they can be quite nasty if they’re not flavored well. But Great British Tea store seems to do them quite well! This one probably needs to be sweetened to really have that gooey sweet flavor I associate with pecan pie. But on its own, I still find it quite tasty! A nice nutty/pastry flavor with a pleasant aftertaste and none of the offensive woodiness often associated with rooibos. I also smell some caramel in the blend, but I’m not really tasting it in my cup.

I’m not quite sure where the mischief came in on this one! It was quite bland, with only a hint of fruity flavor. It was also surprisingly astringent for a white tea. Overall, I wasn’t a fan.