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Cold 911 from DAVIDsTEA

Steepster Score 71 Ratings Rate This Tea

81/100

Cold 911

Herbal Tea by DAVIDsTEA

Emergency relief
Bad colds require badass interventions. Take this tea, for example. It’s a deliciously soothing mix of peppermint, juniper berries and orange peel. Pretty badass, right? If that’s not extreme enough for you, you could try eating raw garlic, or gargling salt water, or inhaling lots of steam. Yeah…we didn’t think so. Probably better just to stick to the tea. With its soothing citrus and mint aroma we can’t guarantee miracle results, but at least we can guarantee it tastes great.

Ingredients: Organic: peppermint, juniper berries, orange peel. With natural eucalyptus and orange oil.

77 Tasting Notes

infused1
74

Eucalyptus, baby!

This tea is basically in your face eucalyptus mellowed out by mint and a bit of orange. I really like mint, so I started off thinking it tasted great. Well, a few sips in the eucalyptus hit. I was sick last week, and ever since my voice has sounded a bit hoarse, even though I feel ok. I think the eucalyptus may have fixed that. I won’t be able to handle drinking a lot of it, but I don’t think you need a lot. This will be added to my “medicinal tea” section, which I hopefully won’t need to use for a long time.

Oh, and I forgot about this one and accidentally steeped it for about 45 min, so it might have been milder in taste if I’d had it after 5 min. :)

Lisa
66

Nice minty taste, but I prefer the Bravissimo tea’s soothing licorice.

stashaholic
100

I can’t survive without this tea. I’ve become a bit of an evangelist with it – even so far as buying a tin for the office staff. I swear by it. Colds, allergies, even when I need a pick me up – it’s always with me.

zainabm
93

this tea is a lifesaver when you feel yourself coming down with a cold! not only is it delicious, it really helps soothe your throat (especially with the addition of a bit of honey) and clear your nose.

Brandon Maracle
83

If u like pepper mint tisanes than u owe it to urself to try this tea. This is just solid peppermint tea with some citrus. Right now it is my go to peppermint tea.

shauna
66

I enjoy this when working night shifts and need a wake up moment with no caffeine

GreyJedi
66

I’ve accepted that cold remedy teas are not going to be quite as delicious as others that I drink regularly for no reason. However, going to Cold 911 from the Gail’s Organic Cold Remedy is a vast improvement in my opinion.

I don’t find that the peppermint overwhelms anything, but then again, I drink a lot of straight peppermint, so I suppose I’m a little more attuned to the different flavours that are present.

Coming out of the tin this tea smells powerful. It reminds me a little of menthol to be honest, but it’s designed to destroy colds, so a little menthol-scent isn’t a bad thing.
With cold season just around the corner, here’s hoping that I don’t get quite as disenchanted with this one as I did with the other cold remedy from DAVIDs.

maple195
78

I have had a cold and sore throat for a couple days now and this tea really does help you out. It makes my throat and me relax for a bit.

sugarloaded
92

It totally clears up your nasal passages!!

Amanda Carr
91

This tea is amazing! The eucalyptus oils stand out so much in this tea. It always helps ease my cough, and helps clear out my sinus. It even seems to help when my allergies start kicking in.

It’s just a very clean tea, easy to enjoy too.

Jasmine Liska
98
Jasmine Liska 3 tasting notes

Tea of the Day— fantastic!

The last time I tried this tea, I wasn’t sick, I made too much of it, and I ended up drinking some of it cold. It made me nausious. This time, I actually am ill, and I drank it hot. It was great; it made my throat and head feel so much better.

I need to remember not to make a whole pot of this. The first cup was good; by the 4th, I was getting tired of it.

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Voiceofcloud
81

I was sick this week. My coworker Patricia was too and she offered me to drink a cup of the tea Cold 911. Because I had a cold, I cannot tell if this tea tastes good or not, but I really appreciated it.

kaite86
79
kaite86 2 tasting notes

Surprisingly tasty. So today I have a cold. I ran out of Gail’s cold remedy so I decided to buy Cold 911 after having heard quite a few good things. Man they were all right. This tea is delicious. It really soothes the throat when you are sick but it also tastes great. I think I would drink this even when I’m well.

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Miss Alex
70

I’m hoping to grab some of this shortly.

The mint alone helps make colds seem less awful, but the overall taste of the tea is pleasant rather than medicinal. As with most things that contain juniper, I can’t quite shake the gin smell. But I’m over it. I drink this even when I’m not ill.

Oreole
81

Love It!!
Less strong then I think..
I’ll drink this when i’ll be sick for sure

Gazel M.
86
Gazel M. 2 tasting notes

Really tastes like a herbal tea. I don’t quite like it, but it did soothe the throat. (Though I think most teas do that effect?) It’s also kind of pricy. So I bought it at the store in a ready-to-go cup instead.

Re-reviewing this again because I don’t think I gave it a good chance last time.
This stuff, while very “herbal” tasting – I got used to it after a while, and I crave this when I am sick. The eucalyptus really soothes your throat, and I feel better for a while. Though I drink this like 10 times a day when I’m sick, it’s okay hot or cold, but it’s best served hot. In comparison to Gail’s Cold Remedy, this one is clearly the most effective and tastier tea to combat a cold. Recommended if you’re sick and need a pick-me-upper to soothe the nasty sore throat.

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Sofia Del Rio
91

This tea works wonders and clears the nose in an amazing way and it tastes good, and minty.

Drew
71

Much better tasting than the Vicks Vaporub it smells like! Cleared my sinuses immediately, and without the weird feeling of Vicks. (Also, I love the tin!)

DisneyCat
67

Definitely a miracle worker, got rid of my cold in 3 days and tastes great!