TeploPeredacha

You’re in for an unusual review | opinion! Why unusual? Because today we’ll be talking about Nikita’s homemade blends from the TeploPeredacha channel.

Our comrade creates interesting flavors for his followers, and he sent some to us as well. We tried them all and here’s what we think:

MAGIC — declared as hemp and vanilla. To us, it tastes more like a vanilla-sweet herbal mix (wormwood, rhubarb, lavender). Tasty, unusual, and bright.

Sounds F’n Dope — supposed to be peach and cotton candy, but we read it more as peach ice tea with a dusting of vanilla powder. Not quite on target, not very tasty either, with an overload of sweetness and a slight drift away from peach.

Mushrooms — divine in terms of flavor transmission. Spot-on porcini and champignons, though mostly in the sense of mushroom spices or even sautéed mushrooms. Highly recommended if you can grab this one!

Pink Champagne — close to sparkling wine with strawberry jam notes. Not bad, drink-like! Still far from real champagne, but the alcoholic profile is recognizable.

Prunes & Cream — excellent flavor of prunes in cream, and we even found the perfect pairing! Add a cereal or porridge flavor (any will do), and this will become one of your favorite mixes in no time.

Tequila Sour — well… basically just “something alcoholic.” No clear tequila notes, but why “Sour”? Because you can definitely taste lime and even lime zest. Interesting, but not outstanding.

Punch — one of the most debatable flavors. We didn’t get it. Just a vague, fruity, background taste. Skippable, but nothing disgusting.

Fig Pie — a good counterpart to lemon pie (that’s exactly what it reminded us of), but with a bright baked-fig taste. Recommended!

Cactus Soda — a decent cactus flavor with soda notes. Sweet, slightly dry. Not memorable, but usable.

Gin & Cappuccino — Weird? Yes, weird. But it works. We’ve never tried mixing gin and cappuccino, but this is actually tasty. Cappuccino comes through nicely, and gin is noticeable too. Recommended.

Cucumber & Pear — a solid cucumber lemonade with a hint of pear soda. A truly natural cucumber flavor, with pear soft and gentle in the background. Top!

As for strength, we’d call it somewhere in the medium range.

And a big thanks to Nikita for the extra gifts — soap and mouthpieces!