La La Lemon (organic)

First let me start with this disclaimer: (1) I am new to the world of loose teas (thank you DAVIDsTEA in Quebec City!) and (2) I like black tea and lemon together.

With that said, of the handful of different teas I have tried thus far, this is definitely my favorite. No sweetener required (though a bit of honey or agave is great too). Perhaps this isn’t the most “exciting” tea ever, but I think I’ll always have some around at my house.

Today after breaking up fights with the kids, cleaning up the dumped plate the cat knocked of the counter and making sure all the pets where fed, I sat down with my first cup of tea. Today I decided that first cup was going to be La La Lemon black tea by David’sTea.

The first thing you will notice when you drink this tea is there is a very good punch of lemon, which should not surprise you, after all it is called La La Lemon for a reason. With my usual milk and sugar it seems to give it almost a dessert like taste with out being over sweet. Keep in mind that I use 2 tsp of sugar in about 500 (ish) ml of tea.

The black tea is some what over powered by the lemon and surprisingly with the amount of orange in this tea you hardly taste any of it at all. Some would say that since it is a black tea you would think you’d get a strong black tea taste but in my opinion I think it works perfectly as it is.

The only down side I have found is that 1.25 tsp is enough for a small cup of tea, for my travel which holds 8 fl oz needs about 2 tsp worth the tea to get the same flavour, but really that calling it a down side is a bit of an over statement.

The feelings I get drinking this tea on our cold winter months is one of summer, sitting with family enjoying a cup of lemonade while the kids and family play in the sprinklers while the sun beats down on me. A rather nice feeling when the weather is so cold.

I would highly suggest this tea if you are a lemon fan. I do caution that if you add to much sugar you will get a sweet lemon candy effect, so limit the amount of sugar or sweetener of your choice when drinking this. Further more I will be trying this later with honey, I think the two flavours would worth very well together.

I walked into David’s Tea and just decided to go with it, mostly to compare it to the beloved Earl of Lemon. The tastes are both similar with lemon, but they both take on different aspects of lemon flavour. While Earl of Lemon is more sweet and tasting like a pie, La La Lemon gives me a soothing and more rustic taste. It’s really nice to drink on a cold day such as today.

Anyone who knows me knows I am a citrus taste addict.
Being raised in a European household we always had black tea with slices of lemon floating and squeezed into it.I even used lemon juice on black tea going as extreme with lemon as I can go in tea.
So I was definitely SUPER excited to try a black tea infused with extreme lemony taste and smell It smells amazing like perfectly lemonized black tea.

Well damnit Smelled amazing and full of promise but the tea was simply bitter with a tiny bite of lemon really not worth mentioning.

I think I perhaps steeped too long.I will try again and see if I can find the lemony black tea promised land in my cup.

I have a lot of hope.

No number rating yet.

I’ve been feeling a bit of a scratchy throat and thought I’d try to fight it off with some lemon tea. I found this in my cupboard and brewed up a pot. I under steeped it for silly reasons (I have a new teapot and was using for the first time and excited about the whole process) but it proved to be the right length.

There is a strong lemon scent and flavour to this tea. Almost too strong and I wouldn’t like to over steep like I usually do. However I found it to be a fresh lemon flavour as if I had picked them off the trees myself. After a sip I added some honey as I find that it is a black that definitely needs to be sweetened.

All and all a basic lemon black tea but quite enjoyable.

This tea is actually one of my favorites but I have to be careful not to oversteep it. Usually 4 minutes does the trick. I usually drink this in the morning as I find it has alot of caffeine in it and will definitely wake me up, lots of nice lemony goodness :)
I have to try this iced soon because when it is hot the taste sorta reminds me of nestea iced tea powder but without all the sugar.

Nothing else to say than, black, citrus, okay.

Nothing impressive, just… Black and Citrus feel, like the 70 average hippie song.
Great but, you’re just like every hippie band.

This is probably the only tea I actually get a craving for. I love the fact that it’s a black tea (I’ve never met a black tea I didn’t like), and has a single ‘flavor’ added (as in just black tea and citrus – nothing else). I wasn’t entirely sure I’d enjoy it when I first purchased it, and from past experience, only picked up 10 g, which disappeared very quickly.
I find that like all black teas, if it’s over steeped, it bitters, so I try to stick to the guidelines for time and temperature.
I love the creamy black tea, with the citrus undertones – almost like candy!
I am very glad that this tea is here for the long haul.

This was a nice change for me, as a lot of the teas I drink are very fruit based (a lot of herbals). While there is a lot of lemon in this, I agree with another review that it tastes like rind rather than fruit. Still delicious, and the black tea shines through underneath. Careful not to steep too long or else it can become quite strong, but when properly done, I think it’s delicious.

Tried this one in store. First got hit with the lemon, which is tasty but a little sour. This backed off as I kept drinking. The black tea base was slightly bitter. It would be better iced with some sugar, or used in baking, but I don’t think I’ll be stashing any soon.

I tried a sample of this at a friend’s place and it is on my to buy list now. Not sure how it will hold up on the second steep so I will only get 50g I think but still a delightful citrus! Looking forward to trying it cold.

I’ve only had this hot so far, but I feel that this would make a great lemon iced tea. Having it hot is a great way to go however, it was just comforting, like the way I feel with a good tea when I’m sick in bed with some chicken soup. It’s simple which is great for me. On those days I don’t want a BAM HERE I AM flavour this will help, and as one can probably already tell, this is great with honey instead of sugar.

I found this to be quite dark (as the base is a chinese black tea). It had good flavour but I wasn’t really a fan of it. The dry leaves smell incredible, but the citrus scent was lost with the almost molasses finish. I found the woodsy pine oil flavour interesting, but I wouldn’t have it again.

If you’re not careful, this tea turns extremely bitter. My preference is a 1 minute steep, and I like to put in tonnes of leaves and then pour it over ice for a delicious iced tea. Honey or sugar is a nice addition if you like your tea sweet.

Definitely tastes more of lemon oil, or zest, rather than juice.

My co-worker brought this tea into work and I tried it there. I personally didn’t care for it. Granted, part of the reason is because I’m not a big lemon fan to begin with, but I found the tea too citrusy and strong (although, the “strong” issue may be due to my fault in leaving the teabag in for too long).

I don’t know if it’s because I haven’t found the perfect brewing situation for this or what, but I really WANT to like it, I just don’t. Every time I’ve had it’s very bitter and I’ve tried a few different brew methods/times so I’m not sure what is going on.

It also doesn’t really taste lemony. I really want a good and not too tart lemon/citrus iced tea sweet more than tart. Any DT recommendations?(I don’t shop online and DT is in my ’hood.)

My first steep today was a bit long (about 4 minutes). Which meant my first cup was a little too bitter for me. The second steep was much better (about 3 minutes). The lemon flavour wasn’t overpowering, more of an after taste. It was a good choice for this morning’s cup.

My wife says it tastes like Pledge. I didn’t fully agree with her, but it definitely wasn’t what I expected; I was hoping for a lemon tea rather than a lemon-infused black tea.

As a hot tea, it acheives the three Bs: Bitter, boring and blah.

As an iced tea: it makes the gosh-darned best lemon black iced tea I have ever made! Too bad it just don’t really like iced tea…