Tealish

Another Tealish tea from my swap with Courtney
This is pretty true to it’s name, it’s a nice berry black tea. There are some hints of melon in it. I think that distracts rather than accents for me, but it’s not bad.
Thanks Courtney for letting me try this.

Thanks Courtney for the sample of this tea.
This is an ok fruity green. It’s not quite strong enough for my tastes, and I’m not sure sencha is my favorite green base.
This is slightly sweet (strawberry), slightly tart (rhubarb), a little bitter green.
Thank you for the opportunity to try this Courtney – nothing really wrong with it, but also nothing really special. Just ok for me.

My cat is interfering with my drinking tea tonight.
They were doing fire alarm testing in my building today, including entering all the units to test the smoke detectors. My cat hates loud noises and doesn’t do well with strangers – this was going to be a bad day for him. I gave keys to my neighbor, and went to work – need to work if kitty wants roof over his head and food in his dish. While I understand he isn’t going to like it, I can’t really do anything about it.
I come home and he rejects food, lectures me for about 20 minutes, then plops himself down on top of me and won’t move – decided he needed to get caught up on all the sleep he missed and he was doing it using me as his pillow. I of course feel sorry for the cute little thing, and allow the clingyness. A hockey game and 3 hours later – he gets moved, and I finally get up and make more tea.

I’m telling stories rather than talk about the tea – yeah I’m avoiding commenting on it. Courtney generously sent me a sample. Thank you.
I can’t believe I’m going to say this, but here goes……. this is flat, lacking in flavor – there is nothing offensive, it’s just boring. I prefer Davids version of this.
Thanks Courtney for the opportunity to try it.

I received this in my swap package from Courtney – thank you so much!!!

I’m currently drinking my third cup of this, and I’m still not sure what to say about it. Strange little tea. The description isn’t matching my experience and that’s confusing me.
Vanilla?? hmmm nope
Almond? no don’t get that either
Hibiscus? Yep there is some of that but just a touch it’s not too tart
Orange zest? ok, there is some citrus in the back but I think there are other fruity flavors that are more predominant
Cinnamon and Clove? really – I think there is some spice but that’s not the spices I would say.
Wow, just strange. I think this is a juicy, fruity, slightly tart with a hint of spice. If I hadn’t read the description, I would have thought berry, hibiscus, lemon, pepper……..
I guess the good news is I’m still drinking it, it’s so strange that I just keep going back for more. I like it.
Thanks Courtney.

A very smooth and mellow green with a delicate jasmine flavour.

Monster cup of this last night turned into lovely cold leftovers.

Gosh I love this tea. It soothes and pleases, and I always drink it way too fast after it’s cooled. I may need to see if a cold brew is in order at some point… I mean, I have more than enough of it to try. ;)

I am constantly surprised at the creamy meringue and lemon loveliness in this tea. How many more awesomesauce ways can I describe it? :)

2.25 tsp in 20 oz.

Always delicious, this creamy, lemony, custardy tea treat.

1.5 tsp in 12oz.

Firmly back in my cupboard now, and likely here for a while. A lovely treat before (what I hope to be) an early bedtime.

Really, this and Della Terra’s Lemon/Lime Chiffon’s are very, very similar. I’d say this one has a bit more creaminess to it, however still ultimately delicious. So glad I grabbed about 4 ounces!

Thankfully, this is one of the rooibos teas that still love me, and I them – likely because it’s mostly green? Dunno. This is just plain delicious. I love it so much, I bought an obscene amount last night… creamy, sweet deliciousness, and I noticed with the slightly lower steeping temperature that I could taste the meringue even more.

Had this last night before bed, and enjoyed more just now as well that was left over. Even oversteeped (overnight!) it’s still a delight.

Must order more soon. I love this tea! Much better with sweetener, yet still delicious either way. Finishing off my evening with this yummy beverage ends an almost-perfect evening.

I could easily have this every day. Well, if I craved lemon meringue pie every day, that is. :) Great way to end the day.

Ah, I’ve been hoarding this for reasons I’m still confused by. I can always re-order it, so why would I hoard it?

Anyway. Made a cup up earlier tonight, and it was, as always, absolutely delicious and divine. Smells and tastes identically to a lemon meringue pie.

As advertised, this smells like a tart lemon meringue pie. Steeped it smells little, which surprised me.

Drinking it is like sipping a very, very tart lemon pudding, with the egg white meringue sneaking in at the very end and lingering a bit. It’s crazy good, and even better with a bit of sweetener to remove some of the extra tartness. Some sips I notice the meringue, and others I miss it… however I love tart lemon pudding (and have yet to make some since going grain-free) so this is a true delight. Will definitely re-order more, although I did get a 50g tin of it.

This was another sample I received from Courtney. I’m so grateful that she was nice enough to send me not one, but TWO packages of tea samples from her cupboard.

I don’t know how to describe what I was expecting from this tea, but it sure isn’t what I got! I guess I assumed it was going to be very sweet with an assortment of very strong berry flavors, which I also would have really enjoyed, but instead it had a slight berry taste and a flavor I wasn’t familiar with. At first, I thought it might be some sort of flower, so I headed over to the Tealish website to investigate. I came to find that this tea contained melon, not flowers, and I immediately realized my error. What a fantastic combination of strawberry and melon!

This is another tea I’ll have to add to my shopping list. I’m excited that Tealish is a Canadian Company and that it’s available at retailers throughout the country.

NOTE TO SELF: Try this one iced as the Tealish website suggests.

I received a sample of Toasty Almond from Courtney this past week when I found an unexpected package waiting for me in my mailbox! Prior to receiving it, I don’t think I had ever heard of Tealish, so I was really excited to try some of their teas.

This tea is nearly identical to DAVIDs’ Forever Nuts. Both had that nice pink color and the same delightful aroma, smelling of baked apples and almonds. At first sip, I found Toasty Almond to have a very strong apple taste; however, I found the almond flavor in my second sip.

Although there isn’t anything that is overly different between Toasty Almond and Forever Nuts, I still prefer Forever Nuts. I find it has a slightly smoother taste over Toasty Almond and since it’s the tea that began my addiction, it will likely be preferred over any other tea I find similar to it.

While this tea doesn’t taste very much like carrot cake, it’s not a bad tasting tea. It has some spiciness that’s not overpowering. I added some creamer and a touch of sweetener (maple syrup) and I found this to be a pleasant dessert type tea.

I tried a re-steep – didn’t work. Had to dump it. Bleh.

This again is similar to David’s Toasted Walnut, and by similar, I mean essentially the same haha. Although I believe this one is ever so slightly less expensive. The walnut, almond, and green tea is a lovely combination, especially with the added sweetness of the brittle and pineapple. This tea doesn’t need anything to sweeten it up, and it’s nice to find a green tea base with flavours that clearly shine through, but don’t completely overpower the tea.

Toasted Walnut was always one I meant to go and get refilled, but never ended up doing. I’m definitely happy I ordered this one.

Okay so I sometimes get a little overexcited in my tea ordering rampages and should’ve realized this is Tealish’s version of Forever Nuts by David’s. I enjoy Forever Nuts, but it didn’t ever make my cupboard permanently.

Perhaps Toasty Almond will make the cut :)

This is a lovely herbal. The combination of baked apple, almonds, and a hint of cinnamon is quite comforting. It’s unlike many other herbals in that it feels slightly more substantial. I’m not quite sure that’s the correct way of wording it, but until my mind works out something more suitable, that’s what we’ll go with. Perhaps it’s the almonds? I will enjoy this one the rare times I’m not trying to caffeinate myself as of late, to get the least amount of sleep humanly possible.

I generally do not enjoy fruit teas with a black base. The ones I’ve tried just seem to be at odds between the fruit(s) and the base, but alas, this tea is quite tasty.

I threw this in my order just because. It had melon, which is always so tempting. The melon is right there, beneath the surface, and I’m getting a hint of strawberry. The strawberry and melon work great together. There is a hint of an artificial taste, and usually this would be a deal-breaker, it’s not overly offensive in this tea at all. I am quite happy I threw this one in on a whim. Perhaps there’s hope for black teas with fruit after all.