Disney Wonderland Tea

I’m here! Really I am! I haven’t had much time for Steepster because we drove down to San Diego last weekend for a wedding, and then I was just exhausted. The trip back was pretty much a nightmare. Now that I’ve recovered some, I’m back!

While we were down there, we stopped at Downtown Disney to have lunch with a friend, and guess what I got? Alice in Wonderland tea ware! So cute! I got a teapot and two cups with saucers. I was hesitating because I’m pretty frugal, but my husband convinced me. He’s a good husband. ;)

I was going to pick up a tin of loose leaf, but the tea ware came with a ton of bagged tea…the same flavors as the loose leaf, so I didn’t, although the loose leaf might be better. So, my review here is of the bagged version.

This tea turned out to be a pretty good, balanced blend. I definitely tasted the peach, apricot and ginger. I was happy that the ginger wasn’t overpowering. Not amazing, but not bad. And may I say, freaking CUTE packaging!!

Btw, I’ve re-watched the mad tea party scene from the movie on Netflix twice now. :D

Favourite of the Disney blends.
AHAS;DKFSDF I’M DYING WITH FINALS. I’LL DO A LEGIT NOTE LATER.

This is one of the better flavored black blends I’ve had lately. As other people have noted it comes in a cute black Alice in Wonderland tin. I still wished it had a bit more tea flavor, but I didn’t find it as bitter or acidic as most blends. It says Indian tea and I’m assuming Assam, but am not quite sure. I like the flowery fruity bits with hint of ginger. This is a very good summery tea and I liked it even more iced. The fruit flavor is quite sweet so it doesn’t really need sweetener. I found it was tasty with a smallish teaspoon and a longer steep didn’t make it bitter. A nice tea overall.

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So, seeing as today is one of my unbirthdays, I thought I’d try this tea!

This reminds me of drinking peaches in unsweetened ginger syrup. Which I happen to like. I did a short(ish) steep because Adagio has made me wary of oversteeping when trying new flavored black teas. The base here was still a little bitter, but very light on the astringency. The flavoring is naturally sweet from the apricot/peach flavor, but there’s very much ginger spice that comes through as well. It would still benefit from additional sweetener and possibly some milk or cream to add some creaminess and interest. The aftertaste totally is peachy gummy rings. Though I don’t get that during the sip.

It’s a fair flavored black tea. And I’d bet it would be really good cold steeped to kill some of the bitterness in the base. I also really like apricot flavors iced. Yum.

I also was hoping for my own personal Cheshire Cat to hop out of the cup and was sorely let down there. Thanks Rie for letting me try for some Disney magic here.

Thank you Rie for sharing some of this tea with me.

I didn’t realize that it had ginger in it when I first asked to swap for it. I do not like ginger except in cookies and other heavily spiced recipes, just not ginger alone. ginger tea makes me nauseous just smelling it. For the longest time, I didn’t realize that ginger was my problem. There was a flavor I frequently detected in some Chinese dishes and it was awful, but as I didn’t know what it was, it was impossible to avoid. I never suspected ginger, because it is common in all the yummy autumn pastries that I love, how could it be the enemy? Then one day, when I was eating some store-bought sushi, I sampled the pickled ginger that came with it. Yuck! that was it. That was the nasty Chinese food flavor that alluded me for so long. Finally! On a related note, I was in shock the day I learned that ambrosia fruit salad is made with mayo. Strange how ingredients can take on a life of their own in a blend. So far, I haven’t had any luck with ginger blend teas.

I read reviews of this tea and most of them say that the ginger stands out. Strange enough, I didn’t detect it at all. A case of ambrosia salad? This tea tastes like peach gummy rings. Oh man, I used to love those things when I was a kid. I had a bag of them in my candy stash at all times. The tea brings back memories, but I’ve largely lost my taste for candy. My sweet tooth aims for cakes and bakery goods, but generally not candies.

My husband on the other hand, who is not the biggest fan of peaches, likes this tea. He says he gives it an 88. Good thing since I have quite a bit left!

After a couple hours of traveling, a cup or four of this is perfect.

I don’t usually drink my tea iced, but I can’t stop drinking this one. It is wonderful.

It’s like a little hug from The Hatter himself every time I drink this tea.
No need for milk or suger for me. It’s perfect as is :)

I’d love to love this tea, since I love all things Wonderland… but I don’t like it very much at all.

I don’t know what the black tea blend is, but it’s not particularly strong, or smooth, or tasty, or anything… It’s just a base, it seems, to the strange off-sweet ginger that dominates the profile. The aroma and the liquor are very similar, with that flavor that hovers lamely between slightly spicy fruit and light bitterness. There’s nothing notable about the body or texture either.

It’s just… a flavored black tea blend, and worse off for having to rely on sugar or milk to be appealing at all. I almost can’t stand it without additives. Adding a spoonful of sugar makes it much more bearable, but then the tea itself is so spineless that the sugar flavor becomes the most pleasant in the cup. Milk does the same, for texture.

This tea is better when something’s drowning it out, sadly. It’s no wonder this has so frequently been forgotten for months at a time in the dark corners of my cabinet, which is uncharacteristic of me. I love rediscovering it, since the tea tin is one of my favorites, but then I end up letting it disappear again after tasting the tea…

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When I woke up this morning, I thought this tea would be a good way to start the day. Now, several hours after actually getting up, I am finally getting the opportunity to enjoy it!

My actual drinking tea for the morning.

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Already making pot number two.

Drinking a bit of this that was “cold”-brewed on the countertop, while I was out.

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Second pot of the morning, while I look for a pu’erh sample to drink at work.

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Emptied my cute tin and enjoyed my last pot of this tea. A great blend that I will miss in my cupboard

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