I previously purchased the black tea sampler for a friend, and he was incredibly happy with it, and his birthday was recently, so I ordered this for him. It arrived speedily, and we couldn't be happier. He used a french press to steep it and made it hot - and it was a lovely eldritch purple color while steeping, and it was absolutely gorgeous. It's one of those teas that just smells like a garden but also very faintly lemony, and it's REALLY purple, which is a big plus! When he actually poured it it was this gorgeous wildflower purple shade, and it was really delicious. It's a dryer tea, but it also tastes really smokey and lemony. He says, "I think they were onto something when they showed this iced and with alcohol but it tastes VERY good hot too." Anyway, two big thumbs up.