whosbradpitt Send Message

whosbradpitt drank Mangowar by BrutaliTeas

294 tasting notes

I was quite excited for this on scent and early in the cup. In the initial sips, this seemed like it would be a solid black tea with a subtle mango candy aftertaste. But the more I drank and the more it cooled, the less subtle the mango candy became, and it was striking how artificial it tasted. It reminded me a lot of the spicy mango gummies from Vidal that our Universal Yums subscription box seems obsessed with, minus the heat.

Shame, because if it had maintained that flavor from the first few hot sips, it would have been a winner.

BrutaliTeas Advent, Day 16

Flavors: Artificial, Candy, Mango

I Like This

10 likes

0 comments

People who liked this

Profile

Bio

Mom of 2, adjunct, and general homebody in California.

Great at buying tea, okay at drinking tea, awful at timely reviews. Drawn to fruit, floral, spice, smoke, and flavored teas in general; prefer those that stand well without milk or sweetener. Black is fine, green is better, and red rooibos is trash.

My ratings are for me, so I don’t accidentally buy something that sounds amazing but I’ve already tried and disliked. I struggle a bit with wanting to be “fair” to a tea that other people would probably like, but then my system won’t work!

90-100 A: loved it; would make this a permanent member of my stash
80-89 B: tasty; would pick it up again
70-79 C: good; could grab with a good deal or to try in a different style
60-69 D: okay; would keep in a set but probably would not repurchase on its own
1-59 F: various shades of bad; would not purchase; closer to 1 means may not even drink again if offered.

Following These People

Moderator Tools

Mark as Spammer