I got to try the pumpkin trifecta today at Davids Tea. I’m still partial to the pumpkin chai, though I’d be hard pressed to identify it from the pumpkin patch flavor. And pumpkin cheesecake is as ridiculous and decadent as it sounds. It’s nice to have a rooibos/decaf pumpkin option. All of them, but especially the cheesecake flavor, are pretty sweet or have little candies in the tea. I’ve got a favorite pumpkin flavor of my own from somewhere else, so I think I’ll stick with that for this season.
Pu Erh Ginger:
One whiff of this tea sold me. I’ve been having a stomach ache today so I wanted something with ginger. The earthy pu erh is a nice compliment to the hot and spicy ginger. I was careful not to let this steep forever, though it was probably a few over 5 minutes. The tea brews up a rich red-brown color, bright with the almost citrus, sharp taste of ginger, and smooth with the fully leafy tones of pu erh. It did help my stomach, sort of, or at least comforted me to have something warm and clean-tasting. I love ginger any time of year or day, so I knew this would be a winner for me. It’s nice to have a ginger tea that’s not also a chai; cloves and cinnamon are all nice, but I like to feature the ginger itself for once too. I haven’t found a tea quite like this at my other usual vendors, so this might be something I purchase a full pouch of this fall.
Flavors: Autumn Leaf Pile, Earth, Ginger, Hay, Smooth, Spicy
