I’m up early, which is always absolutely horrible for me, so I decided I deserved a cup of this. It’s such a very good tea. So much flavour – this is what I love about Mariage Frères’ greens – they’re present throughout the entire sip. None of that Dammann nonsense where you have to sit …
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Thé des 2 Chinois – Dammann Frères
This is a sample that came with my order. It looks like a nice enough blend on paper, I mean – mango, rose petals? Other delightful fruity things? But then there’s Dammann Frères’ ginger. And boy, is their ginger not for me. It’s a faux-exotic ginger. It’s a dirty ginger. I don’t know if I can explain …
Grapefruit Dragon – Butiki Teas
Okay, so this is interesting. I’m drinking this on the same day as Butiki’s Creamy Eggnog, and as I smelled this sample in the bag, I was struck by how very similar they appeared to my nose. There’s one note that’s very present and dominant to me and that sort of drowns out everything else. …
Creamy Eggnog – Butiki Teas
I’m not from a noggy nation at all – those big cartons of eggnog you can buy at any supermarket in many countries? No. None of that. So I don’t really have a relationship with nog – it’s not a seasonal thing to me, and I can pretty much take it or leave it – …
Mélange du Prieuré – Dammann Frères
This smells absolutely lush and lovely. There’s peach and a hint of orange and a vague, smooth fruit base. Brewed, the orange notes become more present, but without overpowering the peach. In the cup, the tea reflects the scent profile quite accurately; I’m surprised by how much I enjoy the peach/orange combination. A typical Dammann …
Thé Vert Baies Sauvages BIO – Comptoir des thés et des épices
Sometimes it’s good to be wrong; I thought I’d tried all my Comptoir teas, but there was one sample and one black tea that were hiding behind everything else on the tray. This is the sample. The picture of the dry tea looks very pretty, but there is nothing even resembling a strawberry in my …
Kiwi-vanilj (Kiwi vanilla) – Kränku
I can’t deal with any more new tea acquaintances today. Hello, kiwi vanilla goodness. Hi. You’re really pretty and you smell good. Want to come to bed with me? Yes? Excellent. Boiling, 1 min 30
Rhubarb Vanilla – Fru P Kaffe & The
Oh wow, the leaf expansion. Completely unexpected. I turned away for a second (Okay, well, fine, four minutes.) and just SPLORFA! I swear I did not overleaf. Anyway, I’ve tried a good number of rhubarb teas, and they all too often end up too tart for my tastes. A little tonguetip-tartness is fine, but not a …
Tè pesca – Carrefour
I recently picked this up in the grab cupboard of the communal kitchen. That’s an awesome cupboard! As close to a condiment Narnia as you can come. I thought the tea would be green, but it’s black. I also thought it would be vile, but, strangely, it’s not. It’s a very basic, not particularly artificial …
Mandarine-Verveine BIO – Comptoir des thés et des épices
I so rarely come into contact with verbena/vervain in any form that now, when I have this golden opportunity, it’s going to be very, very hard to not make at least one Vampire Diaries joke per sentence. But I will try. This is, according to my highly scientific calculations (I checked the tray of untried …