Banana Daiquiri

I like bananas, but cannot stand them in any form other than freshly peeled and by themselves. In juices or smoothies they make me gag so, needless to say, this didn’t appeal to me. But I got in on the $1 iced tea refill mug deal a few days ago and my two options for free tea were this or Read My Lips. I’m not into Read My Lips either, and thought since this is from a temporary collection I should give it a try.

It was refreshing, and the rooibos in this was actually nice. The banana wasn’t too bad, but I think this was largely because of the way the tea gets really diluted after they steep it and then pour it over ice. That was okay by me, this time. Anyway, not a total failure but not one I would buy or probably choose to drink again. I think if you were someone who loved everything banana (are there people like that?), this would be delicious because everything else tasted good.

Iced with brown sugar and a splash of rum – perfect way to end a stressful summer day. Thanks Jenn :)

This was good!!!! banana and coconut, and honeybush spun up in a pina colada like whirlwind of yumminess. I feel this way about pretty much anything containing coconut so I’m not all that surprised. I’d love to have more of it, but that would be breaking my rule *sighs

Sorry for the short reviews. I’m all out of energy today and getting ready for the cottage tomorrow after work. See y’all Monday! maybe Tuesday. Happy Canada Day, and Happy Pride week! :)

This is a tea I would never had considered without provocation. I don’t like the tought of banana in tea, and had no urge to even try it until I smelled the tin in store. Somehow, that delicious smell convinced me to try it. Retrospectively, it smells sort of like those banana marshmallow candies…far more like candied banana than real bananas, but it’s a nice smell.

I bought 26 g of it to try out…and after smelling a brewed cup, I think I might regret that choice. The smell of the steeped tea has a weird pungent edge that I don’t appreciate at all…still a candied banana smell as well. Why am I having this at 10 am after having only eaten a cheesecake ball for breakfast? Apparently I am a sucker for punishment..

First sips give are unimpressive. The taste matches the weird smell I got from the tea. I know that my dislike is partially my own fault, as I’m not feeling the greatest, but this might have been a mistake. There is a very weird taste mixed in with the sugary banana. Maybe the green rooibos base? I’ve had green rooibos in other teas, but I could never identify it. I think I will let this cup cool and try it cold, see if that is any more impressive. For me, this is not a tea I should have tried, so I’m not going to rate it. It’s probably a 30 for me. Not extremely disgusting, but definitely something I don’t ever want to drink.

This is my tea of the evening courtesy of Uniquity. This one is puzzling. I do get a little banana, but it really does not seem to go well with the slight bitterness of the green rooibos base. Hmmmm. They suggest adding a splash of rum in the product description. I think I will try that! I definitely think a little Captain Morgan will fix this one right up!

Edit to add…..yep, pretty good with the rum added. Considering this is my first tea related mixed beverage…. “Cheers! Live long and prosper, dear Steepsterite Friends!”

I cannot believe I have never logged this tea! I have had so much of it this Summer. Both at Camp and at home! (Thanks again DAVIDs for your generous donation of herbal teas for these children to enjoy Sun Steeped tea at Summer Camp!!)

I’ll be back tonight to post the children’s reviews as well as my own. It was a great love affair while it lasted!

A real summer tea with a intoxicating aroma- powerful banana scent mixed in with marshallow. Detectable both ways( hot and cold). When steeped it goes form yellow to a honey amber colour. The over powering scent dies down,when steeped. If you like light teas- then add this to your list.

This is my last cup of this tea :C

I love the banana flavor, it’s just right. I wish I had tried it iced.

Today is a perfect day to try out my new iced teas! And this is turning out to be pretty nice, even though/maybe because I didn’t expect too much. I wanted to see if I liked this any better than Dulce & Banana – it’s sooo much better, (at least in my opinion).
Made a cup of this iced, and it’s very smooth and refreshing – I can smell a hint of coconut, and the taste is light, sweet. There is definitely some kind of pina colada after taste, but with more banana than pineapple.
Wouldn’t have bought this before, but now I’m kinda considering getting a bit to have on hand.

I am trying to go through the remainder of my summers teas before the fall ones come out from Davids Tea :) I had a jug of this iced yesterday and it was alright, I keep expecting it to have more of a banana taste but it is rather bland. Out of the 4 summer teas I have, this one is my least favorite.

I prefer this tea iced over hot. It was a nice change though to be able to have it that way. A good summer flavor!

Nice – but I think the banana needs to come out more.

Back log from this summer: One of the first iced teas I made. Was disappointed in it as I quite enjoyed the aroma of the tea and the idea of it was exciting. However, found it just to be too light. I steeped for a long time (again, me and my over-steeping!) but it didn’t seem to get better. In the end it tasted more like water with a tinge of banana.