Day 23, so close to the end! I shall miss my tea surprises. Today is Pumping Pomegranate.

Apple, hibiscus, rosehip, elderberry, "flavouring", pomegranate seeds.

Bag smells sweetly of apple, with some berry undertones. Strongly scented, and a tempting aroma.

Tea smells of apple mostly, but with berry in there.

Flavour is delicious! Lots of apple, but hibiscus, elderberry and pomegranate are there too, working hard. It's sweet, fragrant, light, refreshing. Big fan of this one.

Proper strong too, none of your feeble tisanes here.

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Day 22. Melbourne Breakfast.
Black tea and artificial vanilla flavour.

Bag smells lightly of vanilla.

The tea smells more strongly of vanilla, but (and I'm about to sound like a snob) it's definitely fake vanilla (ooh get her, airs and graces).

Flavour is decent. The vanilla isn't over powering, but it's there.

Decent brew, I'd like to try it with real vanilla but that would be expensive I s'pose.

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Day 21 already. My my time do fly. Sweetest Dreams.

There's a LOT in here, prepare yourself. Apple, chamomile, roasted chicory root, birch leaves, sweet blackberry leaves, lavender, citric acid, rosemary, "flavouring", silver lime flowers and rose petals.

Bag smells generically fruity and floral. I can't pick out anything distinct, it's a nice comfortable sort of scent though.

Tea smells warmly of blackberry leaves.

Flavour is unclear. It's nice, fruity and not floral at all - I can't detect rose or lavender, but I can't say "Oh there's the apple, there's the rosemary..." it's just a sort of mish mash of warm fruity flavour. There is the slightest, very slightest, bite from the citric acid though.

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Day 20! Crème Brûlée.
Black tea, "flavouring", caramel, vanilla, cream and "brittle pieces" which are hazelnut and sugar.

Bag smells of sweet caramel.

Brewed tea smells mostly of just tea that is sweet, with a hint of caramel.

I've popped some milk in. No gods no masters.

Sipping just tastes of black tea, the party is in the aftertaste which is lightly sweet, and caramelly. I'm not getting much hazelnut, but it is there. Lurking. Sneaky.
It's not as sweet as popping a teaspoon of sugar in a cuppa.

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Day 19 already! Gorgeous Geisha.
Green tea with "flavours". Strawberry, Yoghurt and cream. Also freeze dried strawberry bits.

Bag smells of strawberries.

The brewed tea smells very lightly of strawberry.

The flavour is mostly green tea. There is a hint of strawberry in there, but I'm not getting any of the creamy side of things.

It's nice, light and refreshing.

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Day 18! Jasmine Pear
Green tea, Jasmine Green Tea, pear pieces, "flavouring".

Both bag and brewed tea smell of jasmine, but pear isn't really a bold scent so I'm not surprised.

I AM surprised at the pear flavour, which has stomped firmly on the jasmine. The jasmine is there, hanging around, but the pear is out front singing and dancing. Possibly there is baton twirling.

It's good, a little sweet from the pear and a nice fresh flavour.

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Day 17! Irish Breakfast.
Contains Black tea, unsurprisingly.

Bag smells of black tea.

Flavour is strong black tea. It's good, it's tea.

I'm having it with milk, no sugar and it's a little stronger than normal because I got distracted while it was brewing, but there's nothing wrong with a big strong mug of tea.

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Day 15. Lemongrass and Ginger.
No "flavours" etc in this one, just lemongrass and ginger.

It's not a tea I drink regularly not being a huge ginger fan. I don't mind it, it's just not a flavour I choose often unless it's in something like a sauce or stir fry.

Bag and brewed tea both smell strongly of ginger, surprising no one.

The ginger and lemongrass balance is about perfect so the ginger isn't the boss. It's there, but it's behaving itself nicely and letting the lemongrass have a shiny moment too.

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It is day 14, I have stuff to do but first, tea! Singapore Breakfast.
Pu-erh black tea, genmaicha green tea (that's the one with the roasted rice), coconut chips, artificial pandan flavour, "flavours".

Both the bag and brewed tea smell strongly of roasted rice, which is a very nice scent.

Flavour is strongly ricey, with a hint of coconut. The coconut is not really putting in a ton of effort, but I suppose it IS December and it's been a long year.

I do like it, I think what I'm liking in this is the genmaicha (which was in an earlier one I enjoyed) so I might just track down some of that.

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Day 13, and a Friday the 13th. Look out for ladders.

China Jasmine. Green tea and jasmine.

Bag smells, see if you can guess, of jasmine.

Very strong jasmine flavour in the tea, though it claims to be scented and not flavoured. This is a lie. It tastes of jasmine, with some green tea under it. Very floral, but not soapy.

Quite nice and fresh tasting, would definitely have again.

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