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The scent here is tricky because there’s a disconnect between peach scent and taste. Nonetheless, always happy to have new teas to try — thanks to VariaTEA. :)

apparently this came out of my cupboard…in any case sample from VariaTEA that i’ve had a couple times now. not really a fan. it’s a perfectly fine blend but the flavour profile isn’t quite up my alley and isn’t knock your socks off exciting :) still glad to have had it

Thank you for the share VariaTEA – I think this might have technically ended up being both my last tea of the decade/2019 as well as my first tea of 2020/the new decade. While it wasn’t unintentional, I’m pretty sure drinking the cup crossed through midnight…

This was actually shockingly good! I could taste the peach right away – and while it was sort of candy sweet and artificial tasting it was still really juicy and full bodied and it really enveloped the entire palate. It drove me a little crazy, actually, because this specific peach note tasted INSANELY familiar to me and I can’t place what tea exactly it’s reminding me of (and I’ve definitely not had this one before) but that deja vu was STRONG with this infusion…

I can’t say I particularly tasted the coconut or quince as “distinct” flavours but I did get elements of both of them; a creaminess to the mouthfeel and finishing notes of the cup that could easily have been from the coconut, and a subtle floral undertone that could have been the quince.

This was a pleasant surprise for me, so thank you again for sharing!

The best before date on this was August 2020 and today’s cup was a touch off so I did something I don’t like doing and tossed the tin.