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Blah, I’m on my way to the Rocky Mountains for an awesome little vacation and I’m getting sick, so I need some tea. The closest tea is Tim Hortons. I immediately opted for this one when I saw it, and I’m glad I did. It’s actually much better than I expected. Its wonderful spicy aroma filled up the hotel room and it leaves a pleasant burn in my throat. I can taste a little bit of liquorice in it but I like it here.

I totally lost Roll Up the Rim though. No free stuff for me.

Ok seriously, right off the bat, the aroma of the dry leaf reminded me of a fantabulously tasty thai dish I had last time I was at a fancy Thai restaurant. Even the steeped tea smells like that! Now I want Thai food.

Well would you look at that. It even tastes like that too! There’s a perfect balance between the lemongrass and coconut. There’s a gentle creaminess to the coconut too, like in a coconut lemongrass curry sans spice.

Glad I picked out a sample of this one. I’ll admit that I didn’t really expect it to taste Thai-esque because I have a tea with very similar ingredients and they smell and taste totally differently. This one lives up to its name.

Out of all the TeaFrog samples that I ordered, this was one of the samples that I was the most excited about. I love all things chocolate and spice. In the pouch, this smells good enough to eat. Like a spicy chocolate pudding that’s heavier on the ginger.

Steeped, the aroma has already changed. The chicory hath emerged. Flavour-wise, this is also all about the chicory, although I can feel the slight burning sensation of the peppercorns and ginger at the back of my mouth. This is my first hot chicory beverage, so while I’m not used to it, I still think that it is nonetheless unique. I’m a bit disappointed that the chicory overpowers everything else though. I was hoping to get a balanced symphony of chocolate, spice, and chicory. No dice.

The more I drink this, the more I taste the ginger, though. It’s a nice change from what I usually drink but I’m grateful that TeaFrog offers sample sizes because I wouldn’t personally invest in a full-size pouch of this. I have my eye on other TF teas when it comes to upgrading, though!

I totally snapped up the last pouch of this. It was destiny. I love vanilla, whether it’s used in a perfume or in food, so this one was calling my name.

This dry leaf smells a lot like pure vanilla extract. I’m picking up the maltiness too. The two together smell glorious.

The first sip is all about Assam. Like it’s going on about its life story. This is still really hot though so I’m just going to listen to the Black-capped Chickadees sing while this cools off a bit.

Alright, I can still smell the vanilla more than I can taste it. Oh yeah, this smells like vanilla bean whipped cream. But this still tastes like malty Assam. Tastes great but I’m missing the scrumptious vanilla. Either my taste buds are fried from all of the tea I’ve been drinking over the past couple days or I need to tweak some variables like steep time and, um, vanilla hormones.

I am SO having this for breakfast right now. My initial impressions as I whiff the dry leaf from the pouch: Malibu rum. Extreme coconut nonetheless. And am I ever excited about the huge flakes of coconut distributed throughout the tea. I love the pairing up of tea with coconut so getting this was a no-brainer.

While this was steeping, I caught a glorious whiff of luscious, sweet coconut. The first sip has different stuff going on at once. Just as my taste buds start to appreciate the coconut, the black tea pushes it over, but then following right after that is a faint creaminess. It’s nice. It has attitude, but I like it.

For the second time in 24 hours, I broke the rules, at least in my rulebook, of drinking tea without any additives. The slight astringency of the tea compelled me to add a couple tablespoons of milk to this. While the milk has rounded out that astringency, the coconut has blended into the milk so much that I can hardly taste it. It smells like wonderful creamy coconut, however!

I’m going to have to play around with the steep time in order to find balance here. Other than that, if I ever acquired Malibu rum while this tea was still around, I would definitely add a dribble of that in just for kicks.

My first Tulsi, so I’m not quite sure what to expect. I’m really enjoying the smell of the dry leaf. It’s a melange of floral, herbal, and verbena. It kind of smells like a tea store, with all the teas mixing together. Well, minus the dessert teas.

The taste is very intriguing. Definitely get the lemon verbena and chamomile together, then the lavender. No basil whatsoever.

Very satisfying tea. I can see myself reaching for this whenever I’m sick, or if I’d like something to make me feel healthier in general.

This is a beautiful-looking tea. The pink rose buds add a touch of femininity to this. The smell of the dry leaf kind of scares me though. It’s a little on the artificial side, and reminds me of the Vanilla Oolong from DavidsTea, which was a no-go for me. Let’s hope the taste won’t disappoint.

Fortunately, the aroma has improved ten-fold once I steeped this. The coconut has come forth and the vanilla toned down on the artificiality.

Wow, first sip = Holy Coconut Batman. The most coconutty tea I’ve ever had. I don’t really taste any vanilla but I’m definitely not complaining. This is absolutely lovely.

Today’s a great day. Not only did my first 52teas order come in, but so did my package of TeaFrog samples.

I wanted to try this one first because as soon as I opened the pouch, the smell reminded me of Tea Desire’s Irish Cream, which I’ve always enjoyed. Comparing them side by side though, there are definitely some differences. While Irish Cream is sweeter and creamier, Chocolate and Cream has more chocolate, and it even smells like chocolate liqueur or something. Or like a chocolate truffle with a few drops of rum.

Wow, is this every chocolately. It’s like biting into a bar of dark chocolate. While the steeped tea smells like milk chocolate, the flavour is bolder. Colour me impressed! It’s like drinking hot cocoa. The real stuff.

Ok, so I just cheated, at least in my books. I almost never add any sweeteners nor milk/cream but halfway through my cup, I decided to add a couple tablespoons of milk. It’s actually pretty good. Turns this more into, well, milk chocolate. The aroma smells more bakery-like too.

The moment has finally arrived. I finally received my very first 52teas order. The two-week wait nearly killed me. I’ve been daydreaming about pancake-flavoured tea ever since I knew this existed.

The dry leaf reminds me of maple syrup. Steeped, the aroma is still maple single note, although after a couple minutes, I swear I caught a whiff of butter. Did that just happen?

The first sip: mild and again, maple syrup. No pancakes! But perhaps I should let this steep a little longer next time. After the fourth sip, this is reminding me more specifically of the maple candies I bought here in Canada right before moving to Sweden. Just a little something to remind me of home. But I actually kind of like this better because the black tea complements the sweetness of the maple very well and creates a nice balance.

You know what? As this is starting to cool off a bit, I can detect the subtlest trait of pancake. If a pancake had feet, it would have one foot in the door.