Serenes

Hmmm dry this tea smelled just like forever nuts. The taste is a bit hard to describe (and I’ve never tried Kanpe tea), but it was fruity and I guess picked up that oatmeal cookie factor of forever nuts a little bit…with a hint of tartness. But there was a super fancy piece of cinnamon stick in my tin which was neat.

It was an enjoyable day 10 cup of tea to have last night, but it’s nothing that I would rush to the store to try. It doesn’t really stand out as a unique tea, but maybe I would need another cup to make sure.

Hmmm. I’m really disappointed and I never thought this day would come, but I think this is the first cup of DAVIDsTEA that I try and don’t like so much! I’m really not a fan of licorice, and even less of a fan of pepper, so I was a little bit worried to try it out on day #9 of the advent calendar.

I didn’t really get the licorice taste, which was nice – but it did end up tasting like a peppery cup of mint tea :( And it’s a shame because I LOVE mint…so I added a sprinkle of sugar, which made it more bearable, but I don’t really want to make the other cup left in this mini sample tin. So sad :(

This tea is just divine! Like others have previously mentioned, it’s so smooth and creamy-minty-delicious. I find it tastes better and better as the cup cools down a bit. I could and would drink this every day! Definitely getting me in the mood for the holidays and the first snow – when I will hopefully be curled up with a cup on my couch :)

It makes me a little bit anxious for the end of holidays though, when it will start disappearing…eek!

Absolutely amazing. I think I will be dreaming about this one until I can have my next cup tomorrow. This smells exactly like Terry’s Chocolate oranges and tastes a heck of a lot like them too! I honestly have to say that this is the most chocolatey tasting DavidsTea I’ve tried yet.

Must must must!

(Also, not bad upon re-steeping!)

Really warm and tasty tea. This reminds me a lot of the Second Cup Holiday blend, but better. I’m normally not a fan of pears, but I don’t find it takes over too much, so I don’t mind it. The cranberry flavour really comes out nicely too. This is the perfect fall to winter transitional tea.

Today is rainy and blah so I decided to keep this as a hot cup of tea even though it is screaming to be iced. I know people might be hesitant to drink this hot, but it’s really good! Really warm, sweet, and creamy. Really nice.

I have never tried lime bang or any of the other lime teas from DT, but I really like this one. It kind of reminds me of Dreamsicle for the creamy and sweet factor, but it’s pulled off way better. I really hope they keep this one around – I think i’ll be craving it from time to time.

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Hmm it’s kind of sad because I was discouraged by the salesgirl from buying a bigger quantity because she said it smelled like paint drying and warned me not to let it steep for too long or it would be too full of caffeine…so I only bought enough for a few cups. The first cup I steeped I forgot about and had to dump, which was sad. Finally, after I re-steeped a hot cup of it I thought it was really nice. It tastes like peachy juice and gave me a nice boost. No taste of paint thank god! I’m sure it would be great iced.

Cold 911 has been my best friend for the past few days. An unexpected mini-cold hit me at the worst time possible and I needed instant relief. The smell of the tea is incredible and strong with mint and eucalyptus – instantly clears your sinuses even if just for a brief moment. I really let it steep for over the recommended time thinking that it couldn’t get too strong and I needed all of the help I could get. The taste is really nice. It was much more mild in the medicinal quality and just nice and sweet minty with a nice touch of orange at the end.

This tea definitely helped me feel more comfortable while I was sick and my cold is mostly gone now. For fun, I also tried mixing it half half with the Immunizer for an extra healing kick and it tasted really nice!

I kind of really like this tea – it’s growing on me with each cup. It smells like delicious, sweet buttery popcorn and it tastes like it smells. I don’t really pick up on the maple so much as I do on appley-sweet (but that’s okay because I’m not a fan of maple…). Also, the green tea taste is mostly absent. Like everyone says it is a bit on the weak side, so I just steep it for 5-7 minutes.

This is great when I’m craving popcorn or as a nice dessert alternative from the usual chocolatey or rich flavoured dessert teas from David’s. Yumm!

This tea has been on my shopping list for the longest time and I somehow never seemed to get around to it…until today! I needed a David’sTea pick-me-up and I went straight for this sweet treat. The smell of the leaves is really nice – a hint of vanilla sweetness. Reminded me a bit of Buttered Rum.

I don’t think I made the water hot enough, so I felt like I missed out on the first few hot sips (if that makes sense). It reminds me very much of the Quangzhou Milk Oolong in the same buttery, creamy way, but with a vanilla follow-through. I’m not too sure where the orange/citrus taste is, but I don’t mind.

I’m happy it’s not too overpoweringly vanilla and I think it will be a great dessert tea – especially since it’s thicker than other teas and more satisfying.

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I got a little sample of this from an online order of DavidsTea. Since it’s hailing outside and the sky is dark and angry, I decided I could use a little dreamsicle magic this morning.

The smell of the tea is spot on like an orange creamsicle. I’m not a huge fan of those, but the smell of the chocolate and orange in the dry mix was really cheering me up. I used the whole sample tin, which was maybe closer to 2 tsp, but I chose an extra large mug to steep it in.

The taste is definitely more orange as others have said, with a bit of a green tea background and some sweet white chocolatey after taste. As the tea cools, the creamsicle taste really comes through in an extra creamy way, but the green tea taste has completely disappeared. Overall, it’s a nice treat, but it’s quite sweet. I don’t know if this is something I would have every day or if I would actually go and buy some, but the popsicle mould idea definitely intrigues me…

Hmm I take back my comment about this tea not making me sleepy. Maybe it was just poor timing, but I just woke up from an hour and a half nap after finishing a cup of it. It seemed like one of those days where I wanted a special and unique type of sweet treat, and I immediately knew which tea to reach for…mmm…

…maybe I should restrain from having more today. I can’t afford to take another nap while trying to finish off my end of semester papers.

So I decided to be adventurous and made this as an iced tea the other day at work, adding just a pinch of sugar to sweeten it. It turned out to be really delicious and refreshing! I found it much easier to drink chilled (even though I have nothing against the taste of this tea hot). I can see it being a great summer drink to help quench my thirst and spoil me with its added health benefits.

This is the last of my new teas from my latest DavidsTea run. It has such a distinct scent and flavour. I have never tried anything with lavender before, so I was admittedly a little hesitant about thisinteresting taste experience.

In the end, the lavender mixes very nicely with the stronger coconut and rooibos flavours. There is a lot happening in this cup of tea! The coconut seems to take over the tea nicely in a smooth and refreshing way – I almost expect to crunch down on little white flakes while I’m drinking it. It’s just the right amount of sweet to make it satisfying as a stand-alone treat, without needing to add any milk or sugar (I like my tea straight). I don’t feel as sleepy as everyone else has mentioned, but I am definitely feeling calm and relaxed. I accidentally let it sit for a bit and to my surprise, it even tastes just as good cold.

I don’t know if this is a flavour I would reach for on a regular basis, but it is definitely delicious and would be something I will crave on special occasions. It’s a really nice tea to help finish up writing papers for the evening and unwind before bed.

With the whole day ahead of me, I decided to dedicate my Saturday to essay writing and tea steeping, and this tea definitely wins the prize for best study companion. The ideal reward to successfully writing a few pages of an essay is getting to infuse another mug of buttery, milky, goodness.

I wanted to see how many successful re-steeps I could get from this tea. The verdict from this round? Five!

Infusions one and two were the best – there was a floral, buttery scent and a sweet, milky taste. The bottom of the cup was extra creamy. Infusion number three was still excellent, full, and milky, but starting to fade slowly. By the fourth infusion, the scent of the brewing leaves was still strong, but the flavour was growing weak. Finally, I had to stop at infusion number five – the leaves lost most of the scent for me. The tea itself was still had some flavour, but most of the milky essence was gone, leaving a light oolong taste.

I think this could have easily gone for one or two more rounds had I cut the infusion time shorter for each cup. This tea is definitely worth the price and is a perfect for long weekends days of work. The unique taste is absolutely delicious and having a cup feels like a treat.

I don’t think it’s possible to review this tea enough. Every day I feel like my rating for it increases. And to think, I wasn’t sure about what to think when I first tasted it! It goes perfectly with a morning muffin while sitting in class and wakes me up gently and sweetly.

I have an admission: Fantasy Island is like my morning drug, or cup of coffee (not that I drink coffee anymore after meeting DT…). Sipping on my daily cup right now. I can’t go without it or I get cranky. I’ve managed to re-stock twice – I’m a little bit ashamed, really. This needs to become permanent! Seriously. I mean when you think about it, you need to take a trip to a dream island all year round…

This Thursday, I was sitting in my family/couples therapy class and we were discussing family-trauma and attachment issues…you can imagine it is a rough few hours sitting through that every week. I needed to dissociate a little bit from all of the heavy family-trauma talk and lighten my mood, so I escaped from class to get some hot water and steep a cup of Pink Flamingo tea. Best idea ever.

It stood up perfectly to the boiling hot cafe water and long steep time, as I left the leaves in my Timolino travel mug for all of class. This was exactly what I needed – a taste of spring and a reminder of warm sunshine and happiness. I still can’t believe there is no grapefruit in this tea, and this time, I really noticed the notes of the lemongrass and lemony-ness come through. Kind of like a re-vamped and amazing lemon-tea (which I love and haven’t had since the bagged versions…those kind of seem extinct now).

I’m still waiting to try this as a real glass of iced-tea (and not my makeshift version), but I think I want to wait until the weather gets nicer, as a sort of celebratory drink!

I’m recently discovering rooiboses (rooibi?) as a nice evening caffeine-free treat and I got a to-go cup of this from David’sTea just to try it out. I’m not a huge fan of caramel, but I found this to be very tasty. With no milk or sweetener added, it was nice, smooth, and caramelly with a rich rooibos aftertaste – very comforting. I think I might prefer some of the other dessert teas, but I would definitely try this again :)

I brewed another cup of the countess this morning, and made sure to keep my eye on the timer for a slightly shorter steeping time. Results: much better! More light and smooth citrusy flavour without the bitter after-bite. No need to add anything this time. It was a perfect and refreshing morning boost before I ran off to my internship :)

I bought this tea with the mission of finding caffeine-free dessert tea alternatives. I love Read My Lips, but I don’t want to be kept up at night if I drink it too late in the evening after supper…

The dry leaves smell almost identical to its caffeine-counterpart. The taste is also quite similar – more mint than chocolate, smooth, and sweet, but with the rich and earthy rooibos taste in the background. It also tastes a bit lighter. Although I wish there was a bit more of the chocolatey taste, this tea is delicious and really hits the spot for sweet cravings after supper. I’m really happy with this find!

And yes, DavidsTea was absolutely right – the bedtime version of Read My Lips. Mmmmmm this is perfect.

I’ve been desperately trying to ration this tea since I only have a tin and a half left (only!). When I got up this morning I felt the blues trying latch onto me, so I just knew that I needed a warm pick-me-up-cup of Cloud Nine to bring with me to work. I can tell when it’s going to be one of those days and I automatically find myself reaching for this comforting tea of choice.

Mmmm it smells wonderful, soothing, and fresh – with a nice berry-kiss. It tastes just as wonderful and soothing too. A perfect mood enhancer for sure. Thanks Cloud nine for keeping me alive!

I’ve never officially had a cup of Earl Grey (I know, I know) so I can’t attest to how good of a variation this is – BUT, I can say that this is one nice refreshing and light cup of tea! The citrusy notes are really nice, making this ideal for a nice sunny afternoon. I accidentally let it oversteep so it did come out slightly bitter, but it’s nothing a dash of honey can’t fix.