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So last night was my friend Katie’s 19th birthday so a group of us took her out to the bar/club for the first time – I can’t really afford to drink out right now (saving up for dental work; shoot me now) so I was the sober one of the group.

Sometimes being the sober one is a good thing; you get to watch the crazy antics of your friends. Sometimes, it’s a bad thing though – you have to babysit when they get sloppy. In this case, it was a bit of both? No one got messy drunk, but we went to the loudest/busiest club in the city and as someone who is severely introverted and who doesn’t like dancing, I was FAR too sober to have a good time there. But, we weren’t there for me so I sucked it up.

Fast forward to this morning; Katie and our friend Matt were too drunk to go home so they crashed on our couch for the night. This morning I decided I’d make a big brunch for the three of us (Trey had already left for work, and Cathryn is out of town this weekend). Hashbrowns, scrambled lemon pepper cheesy eggs, toast with homemade blackberry jam, mandarin fruit salad, and of course nice hot tea! What I forgot, sadly, was that there are two main kinds of hungover people: the kind that need to eat away the hangover, and the kind that are far too sick to even look at food. Unfortunately, they were both the latter. Which is a shame, because brunch was so good.

However, the one thing that they actually BOTH finished from brunch was the tea! So, Liquid Proust for two highly hungover non-tea drinkers I’d definitely consider that some mighty high praise. And deserved praise; they each got a cup of tea but I very selfishly finished the rest of the pot because I really, really adore this one. Honestly, the fact I was willing to share any at all if actually pretty impressive and proof that I’m not a COMPLETELY selfish person.

Notes of lemon, bergamot, white peaches, and peach heavy fruit salad with those delicious little candied cherries. Floral undertones. Really smooth, medium bodied with a long lingering finish. Mmm!

It’s also holding up well for an older(ish) tea.

Flavors: Bergamot, Floral, Fruity, Lemon, Peach

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Hello! My name is Kelly, though many people in the tea community call me Ros or Roswell.

I am a mid-twenties tea addict, blogger, and all around nerd. I grew up in the Prairies, but a few years ago I relocated to Quebec to pursue a career with DAVIDsTEA in the tea industry! I’m still working on getting my French language skills down…

My first introduction to tea, in any form outside of instant and bottled iced tea, was about seven years ago when I happened to stumble upon DAVIDsTEA while looking for a birthday present for a friend! I tried their Birthday Cake rooibos blend, and I’ve been hooked on tea ever since! In those seven years; I was introduced to the online tea community, expanded my interest in flavoured teas to include a deep love and appreciation for straight teas and traditional brewing methods, got a tea themed tattoo, started reviewing teas, amassed a sizable tea and teaware collection, became a TAC certified Tea Sommelier, & even came full circle by beginning a career in the tea industry with DAVIDsTEA!

I consider myself a Jack of all Teas, and strive to have a knowledge and appreciation of all tea types, formats, and styles of drinking. I don’t like to feel boxed in to just being a “flavoured tea” or “straight tea” drinker – my expectations may vary depending on the type of tea or how it’s been processed/prepared but if it’s good tea, it’s good tea no matter how it’s been made!

You name it, I probably drink it- and I’ll absolutely try anything at least once.

My default method of preparation is hot, Western style, and straight – but I’m not opposed to additions if I’m in the right mood. If I ever add something to a tea or use a different method of preparation I will ALWAYS call it out in the tasting note though.

I like to listen to music when drinking tea, especially when I’m brewing a large pot at a time or steeping Gongfu. Often I curate very intentional tea and music pairings, and sometimes I share them here in my tasting reviews. Music is something that I find can deeply affect the experience of having tea.

I’m also one half of the “tea and fandom” podcast GeekSteep where, weekly, we discuss newly explored fandoms over tea as well as try to figure out the perfect tea to pair with each fandom. You can find us on Spotify and Apple & Google podcasts.

Favourite flavour notes/ingredients: Pear, lychee, cranberry, cream, melon, pineapple, malt, roasty, petrichor, sweet potato, heady florals like rose, hazelnut or walnut, sesame, honey (in moderation), and very woody shou.

Least favourite flavour notes/ingredients:
Lemongrass, ginger, strongly spiced profiles (and most Chai in general), mushrooms, seaweed, chamomile, stevia, saltiness or anything that reminds me too much of meat that isn’t supposed to taste like meat…

Currently exploring/obsessed with: Sheng from Yiwu, Yancha (Qilan in particular), anything with a strong sweet potato note. Also, I need to try ALL the root beer teas! Searching for a really good caramel flavoured blend, ideally with a black tea base.

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Currently I’m employed in the tea department of the DAVIDsTEA head office. While I’m still sharing my own personal thoughts on new & existing DAVIDsTEA blends, I am no longer numerically rating them due to the obvious conflict of interest. Any comments expressed are a reflection of my own thoughts and opinions, and do not reflect the thoughts and opinions of the company. Any DAVIDsTEA blends you currently see with a numeric score were reviewed prior to my being hired there and have not been adjusted since becoming a DAVIDsTEA employee.

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