Ashby's of London

I wouldn’t have guessed grape, but now that it’s mentioned I do taste a bit of a grape-like flavor. I am having it with milk and sugar, so that might cover it over rather than bring it out. I’ve had Darjeeling three times and I’ve never been particularly impressed. Still it’s a good tea to go to when I’m tired of fruity or spicy teas, but still want something that isn’t plain.

I might have over-steeped this since it came out a bit strong, though I think that is needed to separate it from ‘regular’ tea. The flavor makes me think of molasses for some reason, though it’s not molasses-y at all. That’s just the only flavor that comes to mind. It must be the combination of plain creamer and the tea itself.

Much richer than regular green tea. I added a few teaspoons of sugar, but since green tea seems to be naturally more bitter than black tea, I never try to get it very sweet. Now that I’ve had this, I definitely prefer it to other green teas.

very yummy! A good sick tea, I think. :)

Couldn’t have said it any better than @shesteeps: this tea lacks both of the flavors its name suggests. I even left the teabag steeping the entire time I drank it, down to the last sip… Still no flavor aside from a slight hint of cinnamon. I would have liked to taste some plum in there, but I guess Ashbys neglected that half of their Cinnamon Plum tea recipe.

If I had known I was going to steep a mug of brown water, I would have swirled myself up some Nestea Lemon Iced Tea powder mix. =/

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Found glazed donuts waiting for everyone at work today. Hooray free donuts! I thought this would be a good time to try this vanilla spice tea sample I picked up at a cute little shop in Fredricksburg (cute B&B type small TX town). The tea bag smelled heavenly next to the warm donut and it works pretty well in liquid form too. I even gave it a little dunk, as I hear people do such things with donuts and coffee. (note do not dunk donuts in tea unless you enjoy watery donuts).

Nothing special about this tea. I bought it in a holiday pack and was excited to try it but did not find a very exciting flavor. Not bad, not good.

I bought this in a holiday pack and was unpleasantly surprised with my first brew. Tasted like water with a hint of cinnamon. No plum notes noted. Will try again with boiling water.

Found this tea bag in the teacher’s lounge with other tea bags that are provided for us. My own work tea collection is in my classroom so I rarely need to get tea elsewhere but I was feeling adventurous.

Steeped for 3 minutes, smells like an instant Chai mix. Taste isn’t too bad, not high quality but it is flavorful. May have to get out of my tea corner more often just for fun.