1379 Tasting Notes
Firstly this smells sweet and creamy both before and after brewing and the mixture looks like large natural, pale leaves…similar looking to natural sage.
I had to check what buttercream was and the internet says that here in the UK some people make it into icing for their cakes. I think I remember reading in a book that Americans (and possibly Canadians) also have this as a drink similar to milk…that I cannot imagine as it’s super sweet.
Anyway the colour is a golden yellow and with the first sip I can taste subtle mango and slightly sweet chamomile. It seems that the more of this that you drink the sweeter it gets!
It’s strange…I’m more of a savoury person than sweet but this is an interesting experience. It does taste like liquid frosting and I bet if you were to add sugar to it then it would taste even more like it. However for me it would be too sweet.
In simple terms imagine a warm, sweet, creamy, lightly fruity yet with floral highlights cup of tea and you have a good idea of what this tastes like.
Overall: First cup is interesting, I may try adding milk next time to see how it turns out…so far it’s nice but going to take a savoury girl time to get used to.
Preparation
This is my first time trying a pumpkin chai tea. It took me a few sips to get a liking for the drink as I am not a chai fan at all (I dislike the taste of clove) but once I got used to the taste I found it pleasant. It sort of does taste like pumpkin, well spicy pumpkin (like soup) and I can see it being an autumn drink as it has a warming effect.
The chai mixture is not overpowering which is why I didn’t mind this tea and I feel that my rating may be biased so I will update with each cup of this that I have. So far though it was a good start. :)
Preparation
This smells like sour apple sweets which after a hard day at work is just what I needed. So breaking the ingredients down basically this is a green tea with apple pieces which I have tried a few varieties of (some of which I didn’t bother trying).
First sip and you notice the apple before the green tea, it’s sweet with a little sourness and a green natural after taste. It’s pleasant overall but does not have anything particularly special about it to stand out from others that I have tried. Would I buy this again? If I lived locally then sure but I don’t think it’s worth importing it especially.
As for the pie part I think it’s just to make it sound sweeter than it actually is.
Preparation
I finally managed to get my hands on a few Davids Tea 25g bags and my first cup was of this.
It smells gorgeous (banana and coconut mostly) and it reminds me of a fruit cocktail or luxury trail mix. Since this doesn’t contain any actual tea I don’t count is as one but instead it’s a fruit drink.
Alright so beyond smelling lovely both raw and once brewed the colour itself remains a very light yellow which is a nice novelty.
Taste wise it’s very yummy, each mouthful seems to have a different flavour changing from the banana to the coconut to cocoa (in a dark chocolate sort of taste). I gave a cup of this to my boss and he said it was like drinking a bounty bar. We tried it without added sugar because we frankly feel that it’s sweet enough and very natural tasting. Wonderful to clean the pallet and make a change.
Overall it’s nice but I’m not sure I could drink it all the time. Great to cure those naughty snacking urges.
Preparation
I drink this tea quite often and forgot to review it. This is a gentle fruit blend with refreshing white tea and as the title suggests makes yummy ice tea. It tastes similar to something by Lipton and it’s very nice for the price. I would say this is a more basic tasting ice tea and nothing too fancy.
You can taste a mixture of exotic fruit with a tinge of gentle bitternessfrom the white tea. Overall its a nice blend.
Preparation
This is a very nice and fairly strong mint green tea with oodles of minty freshness and flavour. Great if you want something basic.
More in depth I could not taste the Darjeeling tea at all as the peppermint is very overpowering. Sure the tea is smooth and minty and you can get perhaps a hint of green tea all the same but there is no way I could pin point which kind of green tea is in this. After reading other members notes it would seem I am not the only one to have this problem.
Overall this is nice but very average.
