Lavender Earl Greys are yet another of those tea categories I’m not quite comfortable with (I’ll probably need a good rest at a spa or something after this swap box sampling round.) but want to make some kind of final decision on. I decided to go with the steeping suggestion from a Steepster review of …
Tea score: 20
Prince Vladimir – Kusmi Tea
This is one of those teas I’ve always avoided. When I picked it out going by scent, though, I think the hot mess that is Mamma Mia from David’s Tea had infiltrated this bag a little, in spite of being double-bagged itself. As I now smell the tea, I get far less wacky fruit punch. …
Körsbär (Cherry) – Tehörnan
When I got this, it was mostly an experiment – I haven’t been a fan of any artificial cherry flavouring (Dr. Pepper is death in a can.) since the liquid antibiotics incident back in ’84. Ugh. This smelled more like berries in the store, though, so I went for it. The good news is that …
Uppsalablandning (Uppsala blend) – Tehörnan
So this is the local Uppsala blend – I don’t know if it’s specific for Tehörnan, or if I can find it in other tea shops around town. I got it as a gift when I bought something else – this is definitely not something I would pick out. It smells vaguely spicy in the …