Madame Flavour - Sultry Chai

I really like this brand (especially the mint lavender flavour). 
Chai is not my usual pick because I don't put milk in my tea and I feel the flavours would benefit from it.

This one is a black tea (Ceylon and Assam) with cinnamon, cardamon, fennel, ginger, clove, safflower, and Australian Mountain Pepper leaf.

I opened the packet and ... the tea bag was broken. 
It was a manufacturing error but I was able to work with it.

It smells lovely and spicy (as in pertaining to spice, not hot).

The taste? Very smooth and well blended.
It isn't jarring like some chai teas I have tried before.

If you are looking for a good chai, try this one!

Thanks Miss Buttons! :)

Price: 4.5/5 ($5.80 for 18 bags)
Rating: 5/5

Tea Blossoms - Black Lemon and Berry

This tea is courtesy of  Miss Buttons!

This is a black tea with rose petals and lemon flavouring... the website goes on to also inform you it has marigold blossoms and berry flavoring as well.

The scent of the dry teabag takes me back to a summer in childhood, but I can't place it. I only know it is familiar.

As with many flavoured teas, this is more of a smell than a taste.
Close your nose while drinking it and it tastes like black tea with the bitter hint of lemon zest.

Price: 3/5 ($16.50 for 45 tea bags)
Rating: 1/5

Tea Advent Calendar - Day 23 - Lucidity Natürlich

This tea has Ceylon black tea (South India, China), natural aroma, jasmine flowers.
It tastes delicate, medium strength, almost a little fruity, with a jasmine after taste.

I liked it enough that I made PB try it. It is a good tea for beginners (he's new to tea)

Rating: 4/5

Tea Advent Calendar - Day 18 - China Keemun

I forgot to take a photo, so here's a photo of the photo!

This tea is a black Keemun tea.

It tastes crisp, strong, and very pleasant.

Rating: 4.5/5

Tea Advent Calendar - Day 13 - 8 Sinnesfreuden (8 Sensual Pleasures)

It kind of looks like Jupiter XD

This tea has Darjeeling tea SFTGFOP1 (Super Fine Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe) , Assam tea Tippy Golden, Golden Yunnan black tea, Keemun black tea, natural aroma, cranberry, yellow marigold, and strawberry.

It tastes ...ok. As with many 'flavoured' balck teas though, this is really more of a scent than a taste.

Also, why put nice teas in this if your just going to put flavour over it? Why blend it?

Rating: 0/5

Tea Advent Calendar - Day 3 - Schwarze Johannisbeere (Blackcurrent)

This tea has black Ceylon tea (South India, China), natural aroma, blackberry leaves, blackcurrant, and red currant.

Pipping hot!

It starts with a strong black tea taste which changes into a light berry flavour. Unfortunately the blackcurrant is more of a scent than a taste (a common problem with 'flavoured' black teas).

Rating: 1/5

Tea Advent Calendar - Day 2 - Kenia TGFOP1 Kaimositea

This tea is a black tea from Kenya which has a redish colour when brewed.
The TGFOP1 stands for Tippy Golden Flowery Orange Pekoe, the '1' signifying it is of very high quality.
I love Orange Pekoe so I'm very happy with day 2!

It tastes like a good black tea, it has quite a strong taste. 
If you like a strong tea, this might be something for you.

Rating: 4.5/5