Liquid Evergreens
This has got to be one of the weirdest, if not the weirdest tea I've ever had from August Uncommon. I don't hate it, but it is NOWHERE like what i was expecting. I was expecting a blackcurrant and gin mocktail like tea, August does mocktail teas pretty darn good so I was really looking forward to taste this. Instead it tastes like I'm drinking an evergreen tree or drinking rosemary tea in an evergreen forest. No where would I describe this as a "Wildflower honey" tea or a "blackcurrant" tea. Of the descriptors on the front of the bag the only two accurate ones are "juniper" and "spruce". Even with honey added it tastes like liquidified shrubs and herbs, but now sweetened. Maybe I have a 2023 batch since the description for 2024 says it is less herbal, but if this is the less herbal batch then I can't imagine what it tasted like BEFORE. I've had two cups now and it's indeed "a lot to ponder". Like I said not undrinkable, but not what I wanted or expected and definitely won't be ordering ever again.
Online Rating - 3
Tea Snob Rating - 2.5
Flavor Wheel Highlights - Intense 5 (Fir/Spruce), Herbaceous 5 (Rosemary and Thyme), Sweet 2, Fruity 2 (barely berry)
August Uncommon Tea
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