Northern Lights

I’m not sure what makes me like this tea. It’s sweet and minty! It tastes really refreshing. I would really love to try this tea iced!

I bought this not expecting to enjoy it, but I actually ended up liking it somewhat. It has earthy/herbal backgrounds similar to Strawberry Ginger and Pink Flamingo, but is, in my opinion, more palatable due to the fruits and mint. This seems like it would be pleasant iced.

Day 77 of my 101 days of DAVIDsTEA challenge. (Catching up on the backlog again!)

Dumped what I had of this (16g) in a good-sized teapot, in celebration of Flag Day (Febrary 15th, for all us Canadians!!)

I found the flavour combination of this a little odd. Nothing was bad about it, but the flavours didn’t seem to meld together as I would have liked them to. I suppose the minty and fruity flavours just didn’t…. coalesce as they should have for an optimal combination. I’d like to see if another tea can make the combination of fruity and minty work better.

I used 2 and 1/2 scoops of dry leaf for my 473 ml thermos.

This tisane is satisfying as a mint tisane. I was initially drawn by the prospect of having fruit flavours mixed with the mint. I was also intrigued by the addition of the juniper berries. The mint flavour isn’t too pronounced and allows the apple and juniper berry flavours to come through. Sweet on the finish with a satisfying refreshing mint feel. The flavour reminds me of the taste of eating fruit after brushing my teeth.

For my second infusion, I used about 1/3 less water than from the first one and allowed it to infuse for 10 minutes. The mint flavour was less prevalent and the apple and juniper were allowed to come through a little bit more.

This is not a tisane to leave in while drinking. The apple gives a tart flavour which mixes very poorly with the mint.

Cold-brewed this tisane has a nice mint flavour which does not compliment the sour-tartness of the apple.

It’s my treat tonight…! :)

I think I like this tea.. I’m not sure yet… Doesn’t taste like I tought it would…

Well, all the flavors are really mild. I steep one and a half tsp in my cup so I’ll try with more tea and write another review another day.
We’ll see!

I was very apprehensive about this tea when I first cut the bag open. It smelled horrid to me – which I was later informed is because gin smells that way and I don’t like gin – and I left this sit for a few days before I relented. It surprised me in how much I enjoyed it.

I was worried it would have an overpowering taste but it was very muted and pleasant. It did not need any enhancers added to it which was a plus to me as well. But, alas, it did not wow me. I will keep the bag and enjoy it at my leisure but no tin buy for this one.

Odd, yes! But absolutely lovely for sure. I could see myself drink this all the time.
All the flavors compliment each other very well, believe me.

First of all, I live in Canada. I appreciate the nationalist pride here as well as the locals’ capacity of making everything with Canadian products. But, this is taking things too far. Without an ounce of sugar and/or sweetener, this infusion is nothing but hot mouthwash. The peppermint is slightly overpowering, making the berry and apple into a sour mush. Yucky.

SO GOOD!! I haven’t tried it iced, only hot, and it blows my mind every time. Minty, fruity, a little bitter… I love it. It destroys headaches and bad feelings with a single sip. :)

LOVE IT!!! hot and/or cold.

Tried a sample in-store, so that’s not really enough to go on. The flavour is similar to chewing minty gum then taking a swig of fruity drink, an interesting blend of flavours, but probably not something I would purchase myself…