drank Crème Brulée by DAVIDsTEA
513 tasting notes

Uh oh.
I’m pretty sure I hate rooibos. I couldn’t even finish this cup. I remember specifically not liking one sort of medicinal aspect of birthday cake by dt, and the very thing I didn’t like was glaringly present in this one—I can only conclude that it’s the rooibos. I hate the way it forcefully plows its way through any attempt at flavouring, obliterating any attempt by the tea maker to give the tea any flavouring other than that gross medicinal taste. It didn’t even matter if I added cream or sugar; this tea could not be saved. Eww eww eww.
I’m glad i don’t do numeric ratings. Not only is the rating system inaccessible, it also just wouldn’t be fair or accurate in this case, because although I poured this down the drain, I think I’ve come to hate rooibos and thus can’t really be objective. Why be objective though, anyway? it’s my mouth that tea is going into LOL. I’m just saying though that I don’t want to rate it poorly, because given that it’s a flavoured rooibos, it might be quite well done, but I’m not the person to be asking.

Anna

I’m really not into rooibos right now either; I have no idea why. I have a few to write notes for, and I keep postponing it…

Stephanie

I hate rooibos as well :(

keychange

Yeah, I was afraid that this might happen. Dexter kindly sent me a few rooibos samples to try, so the jury isn’t entirely out yet, but it’s looking more and more likely that I’ll find myself in the rooibos hating camp, sadly.

Dexter

I’m glad I threw in a few samples of other types. :)) Hopefully you will find something you like in the package. Even if you do hate rooibos, at lease you found out without buying several and then having them in your cupboard….

Bonnie

I’m terrifyingly allergic to rooibos and it’s relatives honeybush and licorice. All are in the legume family in case you feel unwell when you drink the tea, aside from disliking the taste.

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Anna

I’m really not into rooibos right now either; I have no idea why. I have a few to write notes for, and I keep postponing it…

Stephanie

I hate rooibos as well :(

keychange

Yeah, I was afraid that this might happen. Dexter kindly sent me a few rooibos samples to try, so the jury isn’t entirely out yet, but it’s looking more and more likely that I’ll find myself in the rooibos hating camp, sadly.

Dexter

I’m glad I threw in a few samples of other types. :)) Hopefully you will find something you like in the package. Even if you do hate rooibos, at lease you found out without buying several and then having them in your cupboard….

Bonnie

I’m terrifyingly allergic to rooibos and it’s relatives honeybush and licorice. All are in the legume family in case you feel unwell when you drink the tea, aside from disliking the taste.

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Well, it’s been slightly over six months since I’ve joined steepster, and I can’t say enough wonderful things about this community. Like many of you, I began my foray into the world of loose-leaf tea by discovering David’s Tea, and although I’ve ventured out and have discovered many other companies that I’m extremely fond of, there are still many of David’s teas that I hold close to my heart and I will always appreciate it as a starting point for my journey.

As for my preferences, I tend to prefer bold black tea, flavoured and unflavoured alike, and I almost always take my blacks with cream and sugar. This isn’t to say that I don’t enjoy a good, flavoured white though, and I’m slowly making my way through the incredibly confusing world of oolongs and greens. I am also not a fan of rooibos, although I am starting to suspect green rooibos may be ok, but you know how it is: when you’ve decided you detest a certain ingredient, you’ll notice it everywhere—perhaps even where it doesn’t exist!

Things other than tea: I’m engaged to be married to my best friend, and feel like the richest woman on the planet because of it. I am also a veracious reader, and I also happen to have an obsession with fragrances, and have amassed quite a collection, although it pales in comparison to some collections out there! As a result of this obsession, I also follow several fragrance blogs, and am always up for a chat about scent. I’m also almost completely blind, and this does indeed mean that I come complete with a guide dog, who unlike me, hales from the sunny California campus of Guide dogs for the Blind. I think I’ve rambled on long enough, but if there’s anything you’d like to know or if you just feel like chatting to someone, please don’t hesitate to send me a message.

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