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Wow. I agree with other tasters that the initial scent of bergamot is a punch in the face. However, the tea’s taste doesn’t concur with that punch. This is an incredibly smooth, soft brew. It’s the first tea I’ve ever had that reminds me of actual velvet. Adding cream actually diminished the coconut notes for me. Adding a dash of coconut milk, on the other hand, makes this downright heavenly. It’s a really good thing for my wallet that this is only available once a month!

I could spend a whole page gushing about this tea, from the fact that even the leaves themselves—and the nuts and the fruit pieces mixed in with them—are delicious. It smelled so good—dark and earthy with hints of sweet—that I nibbled on a leaf before pouring hot water over it. It tasted like the best dark chocolate I’ve ever eaten. Then I munched a pistachio nut and a piece of lime, all infused by their time mingling with the tea …
And then I tried the tea as actual tea and was blown away. I could live on this. It tastes like autumn harvest in my mouth, with lingering traces of summer and spring. So. Good.

This makes FANTASTIC iced tea. Wouldn’t recommend it hot, but on a humid summer day, a fruity cold pitcher of this is bliss. It really does taste exactly like the name. One of my favorite seasonals!

Wow. Absolutely zero flavor vanilla flavor to this vanilla tea. I love strong teas, but this one is bitter and weirdly pungent without any real character to it. Not a fan.

Heavy on the lavender, not so much on the bergamot. It’s a very one-note flavor, with the black tea base overwhelmed by the lavender and flavoring. Couldn’t taste any vanilla at all. I’ll finish what I bought, but won’t repurchase.

This is a decent enough black tea. I didn’t find anything particularly wonderful or awful about it. I think it would make a great base for a stronger tea blend, but on its own, it’s just okay. Not something I’d order again, but I’ll finish the sample I got.