Having a cup of an old favourite this morning. I’ve been neglecting it as of late, after discovering that there’s a whole world of tea beyond Davids. For the longest time, it was the only tea company I had tried that I truly enjoyed every aspect of. The tea, the marketing, the branding, it all drew me in. And Buttered Rum has to be my very favourite that they have to offer. So delicious and rich and satisfying.
I just opened up a new bag of this and it’s quite different from my last batch. I got this pouch on sale, I think they had split up a bunch of unsold giftsets and were selling the pouches individually on the cheap.
This batch is a lot heavier on the smoky rum flavouring, which is not my favourite. I love it for the buttery sweet caramelized coconut notes, which are a little muted by the rum. Oh well, still tasty. I wonder if the rum will fade over time? Either way, this tea and I are old friends, and I have a feeling I’ll be keeping it around for a long time to come.
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You make me think that DT might have changed something in this blend? I also noticed a difference in the new batch I just got… It’s not as butterscotch as it used to, there’s a sharpness to the taste that wasn’t there before…
Yes! A sharpness, that’s exactly what it is. I think you might be on to something with DT changing the blend. I never thought the tea screamed ‘rum’ before, but now the sharpness seems to dominate the flavour.
You make me think that DT might have changed something in this blend? I also noticed a difference in the new batch I just got… It’s not as butterscotch as it used to, there’s a sharpness to the taste that wasn’t there before…
Yes! A sharpness, that’s exactly what it is. I think you might be on to something with DT changing the blend. I never thought the tea screamed ‘rum’ before, but now the sharpness seems to dominate the flavour.
I agree! The first time I tried this tea is was amazingly butterscotch. I picked some up a month or two ago, and it’s just not the same…