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Another bagged tea… I was too lazy to thoroughly wash out my steeper so went with this. Not bad, I must say. Impressive, for what it is.
Now, I couldn’t taste the fruit part, maybe it was somewhere in the background but wherever it was, I could not recognize any of the fruit.
It was simply a nice, refreshing, white tea. The “splash” part was definitely there and there was a slippery quality that made my teeth squeak a little. Hmmm. Well, I have nothing notably bad to say about it! Still, it is not something I will be replacing… a tad too boring for my preference!

Eek, I oversteeped! either that or the chicory is just naturally super bitter. Next time I’ll try less in the bag and time in the pot. I added some milk and sugar but it’s still super dark and I can taste the sugar, but the chicory overrides it, by a landslide.
Otherwise, it tastes very similar to coffee! I can taste the vanilla and the almond (very blended, I can’t tell where one begins and the other ends) but the chicory is the main ingredient here. I really need to try this again before giving it a true rating. This one is only temporary!
Nevertheless, I can tell that this is a high quality tea, destined to be loved by many…. and I can most definitely see myself turning to this when I have a serious coffee craving to. Mmmmmm coffee…
(my aging body can’t handle all that caffeine, thus the tea obsession)

YUMMMY!!!!
It does indeed taste like chocolate, and raspberries!! though that part is a little vague, I could easily mistake it for banana. I’m not sure about the almond… I need to try this properly at home. A great alternative to my other Mate teas when I need that boost. and much MUCH better than the disastrous Matechino from Tea Emporium— I was a little worried Chocolate Rocket would be more like that… yay that it isn’t!
Still, not my fave tea. I still prefer my Sunshine Mate

I tried this in the store today… and I had been told by so many that this tea was amazing, so I think it had been built up in my head. Maybe it’s the fact that I’ve never enjoyed grapes all that much and only have the juice once in awhile…
The grape part really sings through, and I do like the taste, but it was sort of like a regular juice for me, a grape cider if you will. The white tea was hardly there at all, with no balance between the two whatsoever. Overall, enjoyable, but just ok.
Gah! the strawberry white really set the bar high for me. I have a feeling that I will forever be comparing my fruit teas to that now *sighs

So this is another of the samples I got from bulk barn. and yes, this is looseleaf this time!
Funny, the “tea” part tastes almost just like that of the white apricot tea I had last night. There is a touch of that same watery flavour I mentioned in the white tea post as well, though not nearly as strong. I wonder if it’s the same vendor, and if there are any common ingredients. Hmmm.
Anyhow, when it was still hot, I tasted something spicy in there, but now that it’s cooled I can’t find it anymore, sorry I can’t elaborate more on that!
And the orange… it really comes through! I added a dash of sugar to help it along, which really brought it out some more. There is a moment when swallowing that makes me think I could actually be eating an orange slice, and it lingers long after the sip to. This is very refreshing! I would love to try it iced one day.
I added some milk and tried a touch of it separately in a teacup(I do this with most new teas), very nice as well! Bravo Orange Oolong, bravo :)
Oh and the aroma… that alone makes the tea worthwhile. I LOVE the smell of tangerine.
Yes, I think I will replace this one when I finish the sample! I was quite unsure at first but the cup really grew on me. I just wish I had time for a second steep before heading out for the afternoon…

So this is a bagged tea, and pretty good considering! now I’ve never tried bagged white tea, anything I’ve ever had in that area has been looseleaf. Even still, I am pleasantly delighted.
The white isn’t as crisp as I would like, which is something I’ve associated in my head with white teas, so that is a bit odd. However it’s not quite oolongish the way I find alot of fuzzier teas to be – I can actually taste the “white” now that it’s cooled down some, which I could not earlier.
Once you get past the initial half, the apricot really makes itself known. Up until that point, it’s mostly just tea though
In fact, if it were possible to take just half a sip (and not finish) then this would be most disappointing with just a very mild apricot background note.
Not to worry! The end is fantastic, leaving a lovely apricot aftertaste. I feel like I just ate an apricot!
There is something else in the finish as well. I can’t quite put my finger on it… it’s very refreshing and watery, but doesn’t make the tea any lighter. Almost as if water could be a flavour? like a note in the tea. Hey maybe the “splash” part of the tea’s name is more than simply a gimmick. ha!
Anyhow, I only bought two bags of this tea to sample (perk of shopping at Bulk Barn) as they had so many… I just had to get as many samples as I could!
Not sure if I will restock this one, they had a few loose-leaf whites that I bought… who knows where they will take me?? :)

backlog! from this afternoon. Darn that work getting in the way!
So I’ve had this tea for ages… my friend got me a whole bushel of the stuff and it’s taking forever to finish! Which normally I would not mind except that it seems to be losing potency- It’s been two years, maybe three by now.
and that’s why I don’t blame the tea for the sub-par cup I just had. This rating is for all the cups of Earl Grey rooibos past!
Bergamot is typically wayyyyy to flowery for me(the smell reminds me of lavender, and I hate lavender scent), but somehow this tea manages to make it less overpowering. The sourness I find in red teas balances it out quite nicely.
It goes really nicely with a dash of milk to, but this time I just added some sugar. Next time I’ll add more tea, maybe that will make it stronger.
This isn’t a very complex tea at all but it just reminds me of home, and comfort- perhaps because I’ve had it so long!! my security blanket…

underwhelmed. Comparing this to the strawberry white, that is all I can think of. The “under” part doesn’t even deserve to be capitalized. (grammar nazi at heart here)
Maybe it would have gotten a better reaction from if I hadn’t tried the strawberry first…. and I should have added some sugar/agave to bring out the mango. It smells incredibly luscious when steeped, compared to the flavour- more so than the dry leaves.
I think what bothered my was that I wanted to taste more of the mango, but it was more of a background note with tea in the forefront. Perhaps I didn’t get enough mango “flavouring”? I know I know, I say that every time a tea dissapoints me… but it’s a legitimate concern! and I really wanted to love this tea.
Besides that, the “white” part was substandard as well. It was all fuzzy and tasted more like an oolong. I wonder if that was the ginger sneaking in? I certainly couldn’t identify it as such. The marigold and rose probably helped make more of a mess here to. I know rose is somewhat overpowering in a tea, kindof like hibiscus.
Bah!! There is just too much going on here for the mango to be really present. It almost reminds me of a bagged tea, the way everything is muted.

Uh huh, that’s right… I went there! and no I will not take it back.

Ok so this is soooo much better when done right!!! Can I marry a tea? *sighs
I think I’m so smitten because I was somewhat meh about it before and didn’t expect much out of it. This time, I used my steeper (the one that pours out the bottom) and I guess I’m over my flu!
Anyhow, this is definitely a complex tea. I have a couple “chai” teas in my arsenal so it was nice to find one that stands apart, though I would not consider this a true chai at all.
When I first take a sip, I taste malty tea with a slight chocolate edge. When it’s hot, the chocolate really rides ahead on the vapors but not so much as it cools down.
The tea itself tastes a bit thin(again, not a true chai), which I think is part of what I was tasting before-even though the flavour is potent and full. Also, I am getting a bit of the sourness that comes naturally with tea, but not in a bad way. I usually dislike that sour effect but in this tea it really complements the flavour, balancing it against the sweetness that I find in the back of my throat when I roll it around. (and I added no sugar to boot, and I almost always add sugar to my black teas, even if it’s only a third of a teaspoon. I suppose the chocolate took care of that for me, but not much)
As for the peppercorns, well they aren’t so much something that I can taste… more of a burn after I swallow. Ahhhh!! It’s a nice refreshing burn that I cannot get enough of! I like how I feel it everywhere, not just in the throat like with most alcohols- not to mention it’s milder.
Also, I tried it with some milk and found I like it better without. However, I think this would make an amazing latte.

This was one of my DT samples. It was ok. Very limey. I could not taste the coconut at all. It made me sad that it was so one dimensional… kindof like a limeade, only hot.
I think I’ll try the rest of the sample iced.
Well, I have nothing against this tea, but I simply do not love it. I had such high hopes!