Santa's Secret

Since I came across this tea, I drink it every Christmas. With the black tea in it, it gives me a little kick of caffeine I need to get through winter afternoon slumps. I’m also a sucker for the peppermint and sweet little candy canes.

This wasn’t everything I was hoping it to be. Maybe I let the hype get to me and high expectations, but I found this tea to be weaker than I would have liked. The black tea just didn’t live up to the peppermint. I will say, the peppermint sprinkles were incredibly adorable.

Full Review:
http://fullysteeped.blogspot.com/2015/12/davidstea-santas-secret.html

My favorite Christmas tea! At first, I was tired of the black tea + mint combination since I have a few … but this one is by far my favorite!

What makes this tea more unique (and Christmas-y) is that it’s not so much mint as candy cane peppermint in this tea. It’s a sweeter (and I guess technically more artificial flavor since candy canes don’t taste at all like real organic mint) tea but definitely one of my favorites.

The tea smells like a forest after it rains, but with sweet notes of mint within.

I add milk and sugar to my teas.

The tea was very nice. It was smooth and creamy, not astringent or bitter in any way. The vanilla was soft and the peppermint wasn’t overpowering. It was a nice mix of both.

This is a delightfully minty tea, with sugar it is just like candy. It doesn’t get 100 because I feel it’s a tad weak at the recommended amount. Upon upping the loose tea though it is just bursting with candy cane flavour! Christmas here I come!

This is a much better option than DavidsTea Snow Day. It’s a blend of black tea, a bit of peppermint leaves and some vanilla as well. The scent is nice; not overwhelming or artificial. And it tastes exactly like what it is. The hint of vanilla is nice. The peppermint is fairy subtle but I plan to add some peppermint leaves of my own in the future to heighten the minty taste a bit.

This is an old sample from Shmiracles. Thank you! Why I haven’t tried it till now, I couldn’t tell you. Samples have a way of getting lost in my cupboard after a few months.

The brewed tea aroma is peppermint, sugar, and cream. Despite its age, this tea is deliciously minty! Wow, this is really incredible! It’s got a great balance of mint and vanilla. Add vanilla and cream flavors to just about anything and I’m sold! This is no exception. Plus, it’s got those cute little candy canes. :)

Mmm mmm! I am really enjoying this. I know it’s late to be drinking black tea, but this is hitting the spot. There’s a bit of an odd aftertaste that’s not too great, but the main flavor is so delicious that I think I’m going to pick up some more this holiday season!

Obligatory yearly cup of Santa’s Secret.

This is also the final tea from the “airport” portion of my Montreal journey. I nabbed this one from the DT in the Montreal airport after we landed. Similar to the Toronto Airport this DT also has a really open layout/concept – my favourite part of which is their Merch Shelves which are “free standing” across from the teabar counter and have a glass backing so you can see through them into the rest of the airport. VERY cool. However, because of the lighting, it’s less “bright” and instead feels almost more like ordering tea at a bar!? Which is also kind of cool.

This was tea of the day, and at this point I just wanted something very quick so that’s what I ordered. Plus, every year I try to have at least one cup of Santa’s Secret before forgetting it exists for another eleven months. It’s not my favourite tea; in fact I think it’s a little bit overhyped. This cup wasn’t too bad though; but maybe that was the jetlag/exhaustion talking. Still mildly minty and notes of vanilla; I think the reason I liked it more than I traditionally do is because it had less of that “fondant” quality I normally get from this blend – which, I think, is the sprinkles!?

Bottom line, I think I just prefer my peppermint teas have more “oomph” to them. Which is why I lean more towards Candy Cane Crush, which is sweeter and more distinctly minty…

Friendly reminder that I do not numerically rate DAVIDsTEA blends as I’m currently employed there and it would be an obvious conflict of interest. Any blends you see with numerical ratings were rated prior to my employment there. These reviews are a reflection of my personal thoughts regarding the teas, and not the company’s.

I love chocolate teas and peppermint teas alike, but all I could taste with this tea is watered-down mildly-flavoured candy…

My brother’s girlfriend got a package of this for me for Christmas (I opened it Christmas Eve) and I loved it! I had finished it all by Boxing Day and went and got myself a whole tin of it. I knew that it was a limited edition tea so I saved most of it for this holiday season. However, I’m hoping that they bring it back for another year! PS who’s excited for advent calendars!?