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No. 12, Le Hammeau/Bellocq Tea Atelier -Ashmanra-

I have purchased a few herbal tisanes in the past year for those nights when I want to avoid caffeine. I wanted something that isn’t thin and pale beside my beloved tea but is also delicious without resorting to fake tasting additives or sweeteners. This offering is all organic. First, the aroma really knocked my…

FruitHerbalTisane

Rose Lemonade/Taylors of Harrogate -Just Tea-Zen-

I love when I find a bold, caffeine free herbal! This is another one of those teas that I have to remember to sip instead of guzzle. If I had to describe it in one word, I’d have to say it is “LUSCIOUS”. I am one who normally shies away from floral blends because they’re…

FruitHerbalTisane

Lemon Vibration/Wise Ape Tea -Skysamurai-

Are you familiar with the song Good Vibrations by Marky Mark feat The Funky Bunch? If not or if you need a refresher go take a listen then come back. This tisane definitely has lemon vibrations. To be honest I don’t drink herbals unless I’m sick but seeing as this was in the review pile…

BlackTea

Assam Nokhroy Estate Black Tea (STGSOP1)/Simpson & Vail -Skysamurai-

This is a tea for you cream/sugar tea drinkers. Not that us purists won’t enjoy it but I find this one is lacking the appeals of a cup that can manage on its own. No dry aroma. This is a gifted review tea so I suspect some of the other teas have leached. However, the…

Oolong

2019 Original Tieguanyin Revival/Verdant Tea -Skysamurai-

Have you ever tried to use a dehydrator to dry herbs? It gives you a good sense of all the work it takes to make a good tea. Too hot, too cold. Too long, too short. And so on. A unique tea like this one, which one can tell just by looking at the leaves,…