MaddHatter

Mmmmmmm!

If I stick to using the DAVIDs"perfect scoop" this tea comes out perfect every time!

I think that I do, truly appreciate burgamont and strawberries!

Mmmmmm!

side note: I blew through 50g in no time at all!!

Ummm…. EWWW!

I had to plug my nose to actually drink this! it smelled great, like kindling and hot dogs (don’t ask where the hot dogs came from) but it was terrible! Most certainly NOT a tea I will buy more of! Thank-fully I did not break the bank with this one at a mere 10g it was only $2 worth of tea.

I tried to do two steeps of this one.. umm contrary to popular belief pu’erhs are not meant to be steeped more than once – or maybe this one is not of the right quality?

Either way, this tea is yet another that I will want to purchase more of, the cinnamon was sweetened by pu’erh tea and not as intense as the name suggested, but so yummyI think I inhaled rather than sipped and savoured this one!

This one is another of my 10g purchase and I think I just might go back for more of this one!!

I also noticed this would be a pretty one to watch unfurl (or steep) in a glass bodum or clear glass tea pot as the leaves really open up as they steep. I should mention I almost passed on purchasing some of this because it had that mouldy grass scent that makes my stomach go BLECK and my face to pinch, but after a second sniff, I realised it was more sweet than mouldy.

Steeped it makes me think of orange pekoe in a way and I want to add cream to it and curl up with a book rather than go to work this morning. But alas one must do just that.

There is an astringency that I am learning to notice and it is not overly unpleasant, this is defiantly a tea that is going on the “Must buy more of” list, but I have to make it through all these other teas I have first.

Hello, my name is Erin, and I have a compulsive tea purchasing habit, it has been merely 12hrs since I last purchased tea…

Ummm, I am glad I only bought 10g of this, it smells mostly Rooibos and I want to say honeybush, but I am not sure. There is no raspberry scent or taste, but I have yet to sip this tea, I am waiting for it to cool.

I only purchased 10g of this today, as I am noticing I have a lot of teas in my cupboard from DAVIDs that seem to get forgotten or lost simply because they are not my “cup of tea” (pardon the pun)

This one smells like a coffee lovers dream come true, if they were ever to branch out from coffee. I have the cream in the fridge in case this one needs a little help. I also should mention that I only put in a tsp of this tea into a T-sac, as I find most of DAVIDs teas are slightly over powering in flavours. I have just enough left that if I need that other 1/4 tsp for the next cup it will be there.

The tea makes me think of Sunday afternoons reading a book on my Kobo while rain pelts the window behind my reading chair.

More on the taste after it finishes steeping.

I don’t quite taste the chocolate or caramel notes, but this is a tea I will certainly place on my purchase list, I will need more of this one. I might add a little cream just to see how it plays with the chocolate and caramel notes in the tea.

I am slowly running out of luscious watermelon, and when I pulled this off the shelf I thought watermelon, goji, watermelon, goji, WATERMELON and GOJI!! So I happily put one perfect scoop of luscious watermelon and one perfect scoop of goji pop into my basket, and my oh my!

I could smell the sweetness of the watermelon complimenting the sharp vitamin c of the goji and could not wait to “taste the rainbow” – taste the rainbow I did. I sometimes fine Goji Pop to taste like freshy before the sweetener is added and yet with the luscious watermelon there was enough sweet to not need any agave.

Mmmm, and no prizes in my steeped fruit this time…. ;o)

omg, OMG, OMG!!! Oh My God!!

I waltzed into DAVIDs today with the intent of buying 10g of 10 teas that I am not 100% sure I will be crazy for right off, and this was the tea I purchased as my “to-go” tea and why I did not get 100g+ to take home with me I do not know! I have yet to meet a tea at DAVIDs that has papaya in it that I did not like.

This will be on my permanent shelf for when I want something cold to drink, that does not have the incredibly high sugars of juice.

Last sip…. Oooooo, my GAWD!

Back-log

Don’t love it, Don’t hate it, but it defiantly needs a 1/2 pump/squeeze of agave syrup to make it drinkable. This one is going into the tea cupboard at work.

It is time to add this to the shopping list again, it is the only bagged tea I allow into the house (other than my hubby’s beloved Tetley)

I think I am “enjoying” the insomnia side effects of the medications I took last night, for today’s blood work. So now I am sipping this and hoping it is just what I need to tip me into bed and sleep. I can hear my hubby in the other room gently “breathing” away, and I want to join him, I truly do…

Damn you body!

So I am not a chamomile fan, but I am a little leary of my new package of Goji Pop and I need something to bring me out of my funk, something red and bright and happy, so I reached for this.

I am hoping I can sip-sip away my (Please God let it be true) last day of blood work!

We shall see, I will be back.

Hmmmm

After the mishap with Goji Pop, I still had lemonade made that was waiting for an extra summery kick, I added some Luscious Watermelon… The verdict is still out, but here is the set-up.

I prepped a jug of Crystal Light (I know groan) Lemonade (or Chemicals in a Jug), I always add an extra half litre of water.

In a 2 cup wet measure cup I put in 4 heaping (perfect) scoops of tea, pour on boiling water and let steep. Add to lemonade after it had cooled, and some twisted leaves of lemon mint…

Wait for it, wait for it….

Mmmmm!! I wish I could share!!

Ummm, I can take it or leave this tea…

It was tasty iced, but it reminded me of curried rice while I drunk it…. I think heated with some coconut milk would make this tea a little more memorable.

EEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!!

There was a snail floating in my tea as it steeping this morning! I am officially turned off! and I was going to make a lemonade based iced tea with this too! BLECK!

Mmmm, MMM!

Did not drink this today, I steeped 4 heaping (perfect scoops) in a 2cup measure of hot water, let cool and used it to make pancakes this morning. WOW! This really added to the Sunday Brunch affair! I topped the pancakes with a reduction of strawberries and honey and got RAVE reveiws!

This tea really BROUGHT-IT!

I did not smell the leaves before I bought this one, because I knew I would loose my nerve and turn up my nose in disgust and look for something that pleases my olfactory sense better, so I ordered 100g (knowing co-workers and family LOVES this tea) and went home to steep this one, but ended up waiting until this morning. (Window shopping without any intent to buy wears me out, it is a useless activity wit no real end result)

This morning as it was steeping I found myself pleasantly enveloped in citrus and vanilla. I went with a slightly cooler water, and an exact 4 minutes steep time. Mmmm, this was palpable, although I did find the finish tough to savour at first. To the point that the next time the husband calls to ask what I want from the store I will eagerly say: “Cream please”

This is a note worthy tea and with some practice and perfecting has the potential to become another weekend treat, Vanilla just does not seem like a day-in-day-out kinda thing…

As far as Earl Greys go, this one has been by far the most flavourful, there is a definable Strawberry flavour with a distinct citrus note, there’s black tea, smooth and enjoyable against the fruity notes.

Intriguing, who knew nuts could make such a tasty tea! It as just a sample I had, but still enough to make me want more!

While I could not smell the macadamia nuts, the fruity-sweet scent of the leaves was enough to encourage me to purchase this as my “to-go” tea today. I was tasty over ice and note worthy enough to want to purchase it at a later date.

I stored the leaves over night, in the fridge with a little water and boiled some more water this morning, and Mmmmmmm!!! This is a tea not easily forgotten!

I am so in love! I hope that I have converted my husband to liking fruity oolongs!

Long Live Long Life Oolong!

I have a feeling that this tea may have been left open a little in it’s jar; the tea is fragrant but the steeping took longer than I would have liked and I only got one REALLY GOOD steep out of this tea instead of the usual 3.

BUT, that being said, it is still a GREAT tea, and I am already at the bottom of my tin, finally it is time for a “justified” DAVIDs run! lol

GROSS!

It smells like sweet hay during hay season, and tastes just as bad!

Mmmm… Not as great as the first time I had this tea. I think the Roost just uses water that is really not hot enough for these full leafed bagged teas…

But, still yummy enough to satisfy.

I am guessing for myself that black teas need a little cream, I just need to learn how much cream is enough because I did not want to overpower the flavours of the tea with too much cream.

And today was almost too much..