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Strong and highly caffeinated. If you like brisk Earl Greys, you will probably like this, as it has the same brisk citrus notes and astringency. Oversteeping makes little difference, and it has held up in my cupboard for several months now, so I’d say Red Leaf’s claim of a long shelf-life is accurate enough.

Another cup of tea for tonight, perhaps the last for the night. I think i finally have the recipe down for this tea. 2 teaspoons of the tea itself in simmering water, just hot to the touch. In these conditions this tea excels. The sweetness of the chocolate comes out and the smoothness is exceptional. No Tannin when brewed at this temperature, which is essential for me to enjoy a cup of tea. You cannot really detect the mango that is allegedly in the tea, but the vanilla and the chocolate blend nicely.

This one is a bit strange. First very hot sip was downright gross. Once it was warm, like the temperature of a good hot chocolate, it was like drinking a light minty chocolate drink! Not bad at all!

To start off, I am completely biased when it comes to tasting this tea, as I am a firm Electric Lemon user when the cold season comes around.

I got it as a ‘to-go’ tea one day when I was sick and wasn’t able to get my Electric Lemon (or medicine, as I call it) at home. The tea was ok. I mean, I was completely stuffed up so couldn’t taste much, but EL still packs a punch in the most dire situations. This tea was too faint to taste. It was soothing and warm, and I could catch a faint whiff of lemon scent, but it didn’t do more than any other tea to clear me up or fight the cold blues. Other than Electric Lemon, of course.

One day I will try this again as an actually tea instead of a cold fighter!

I’m pretty sure the website has steeping instructions way off. This is the second white tea from them steeped per instruction that was undrinkable. Will try again

Weird smell… I am honestly not sure what to think, aside from that.

Finished off my last bag of this today. Made a small pot and sipped it whilst performing calculus. I will miss this.

Like advertised, this was just what you would expect if you were going to the spa! It’s like sweet lavender! Super calming and smooth. I actually got this because of a recommendation from someone who worked at the DavidsTea store. He recommended it when I said I loved Rooibos de Provence. Great customer service, I might add! I think his name was Aaron. I mean, isn’t that what salespeople should always do? Listen to the customers favorites and recommend something new based on that information? I sometimes find they don’t really take the time to listen, but start right off throwing recommendations at you. I guess I should probably put a Tea Place rating in. Anyway, on this tea, I liked it a lot. Not sure if it outranks Rooibos de Provence, which has more complexity to it, though. I should probably try these two back-to-back.

I don’t know how to feel about this one. I’ve read the reviews that say it’s like liquid maple syrup and … well … I’m not getting that. It’s smooth and sweet and I really like it. Like, “Wow, I can’t believe I didn’t pick up a sample of this the first time I was at a DAVIDsTEA !” good. But it’s also something I can drink without really thinking to much about it — mindless enjoyment. I wonder if I’m so used to consuming overly-flavored things I can’t appreciate more subtle tastes in tea.

On the brightside, at least my fiance got maple syrup from this blend.

Resteeping to try again later.

Raspberry? There’s raspberry in this? I don’t get raspberry at all. Coconut? Yes. Chocolate? Yes. Even butter? Yes. But no raspberry. Which is disappointing because I really like raspberry. Oh well, if you want coconut, this may be the one for you. Buttery and smooth…

Sweet, bright and citrusy! I tried this hot this morning and I love the fruitiness of this rooibos based tea. It does contain stevia for a little sweetness, but I think the fruit is also lending some natural sugar as well, and the citrus flavour covers the stevia aftertaste for me, so it’s not offensive. I love it hot, but I bet it will be even more delicious iced!

Super bummed today. This cheers me up a bit with some almond milk.

Just stopped at David’s tea today, Copabanana was the free-to-taste tea. I loved it! It has a strong taste of coconut and dried bananas. Delicious!

First note I tasted was wine, its really delicious. Not a regular price purchase, more like a collectors set or clearance purchase.

I’LL POST FULL TASTING NOTES WHEN I DIGITIZE THEM.

TLDR: My heart broke when I couldn’t buy a full sized cake. If you can get your hands on this shou, do it!

2006 Classic 66 Dayi from Liquid Proust
It’s a delightful Shou Pu’er from Yunnan.

8.17g per 150ml gaiwan, 195°F
Rinsed for 10 seconds and then I did a 10 second infusion with +5s on each consecutive infusion.

I’m currently on infusion 6 and I’ve been drinking it all day. I’ve felt energized, yet calm the entire time. I’m assuming it has a nice theanine to caffeine ratio given how it is affecting me.

Overall, it is woody, sweet, and smooth. In the beginning it had notes of licorice and dried herbs. Over the infusions that was replaced with a savory nature with strong wicker notes and a hint of grains. It had a light nutty (almond?) taste on the 3rd infusion. But as time has gone on, the tea has tasted brighter with a pleasant crispness. The astringency has been building, but it adds a nice mouthfeel.

I ate a few meals today with the tea.

I had a bacon, havarti, and salami sandwich on brioche with the second infusion. It brought out a mellow sweetness in the tea, which I enjoyed.

With the 5th infusion I ate a salad (walnut, apple, cranberry, blue cheese, chicken, with a sweet and creamy dressing). I wasn’t sure how it was going to go, but it was fantastic. The contrasting tones highlighted the sweetness of the fruit/cheese with the savory qualities of the tea. The smooth woody notes added a lovely touch that tied everything together.

I want to experiment more with food pairings that are more targeted towards the tea’s profile.

Either way, I’ll probably continue drinking this one for a while. I might save the leaves in the fridge to see how they do in later infusions. I bet I could get 8-10 decent infusions from these leaves (and I didn’t even use a tea knife to loosen the leaves) even though I broke some of them whilst removing them from the main cake.

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Strong, fresh, bitter-sweet and slightly floral.
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This remains one of the most complete Chinese greens I’ve ever tasted. The dry leaf is richly sweet, almost chocolate-like. A first steep yields nutty umami from the wet leaf and a liquor that is extraordinarily sweet and fresh, with a lingering mouthfeel I can only describe as buttery. It’s like sipping springtime. Good for at least 5 steeps. Bravo, Imperial Tea.

It’s mint in a tea bag. Simple, easy and good when you need it. Not something I’d walk 1000 miles for, but just simply good.

Very nice roasty oolong with floral notes and sweetness. I steeped this western style at 195 for 2.5 minutes. I will try this again in a gaiwan at some point.

I love the sweet, floral scent of jasmine flowers. The taste is light and smooth and it makes me want to stop everything and enjoy every sip

I love this tea. The lemongrass does it for me. It’s just enough. Not too overpowering. Although if you aren’t used to stronger teas, this may be too strong for you. It’s not spicy, but has a wonderful nutty taste, again with that accent of lemongrass. A wonderful blend of nutty and citrus, with chai too.

Overall a great tea! I would like to try this as an iced tea.

An aromatic Earl Gray with only mild bergamot. It has a certain spice/heat to it, but I can’t tell what it is.

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I was excited to try this flavor because I love the flavor combination of cherry and lime. I wish that those flavors were a little sharper in this tea. It’s still a really good iced tea, but the flavors are not quite as bright and distinct in this as I’d like them to be.