Hot Toboggan (organic)

Interesting. I didn’t get the caramel notes as discribed. My first reaction was that it tastes like a sort of light cider. Definitely something you could enjoy on a cold snowy day. Still usually on such days I prefer that which a bit heavier and this is clearly light. I got this as a sample from David’s Tea so I don’t have any more to experiment with but I imagine if made stronger with more tea and longer steep time perhaps I could have added honey and maybe a little milk but that would be reaching for me. Nevertheless, it was alright and I imagine I will not be trying this again because if I wanted to I’d have to purchase it unless they send me more with another order and I simply didn’t like it enough to order more.

This tea = not for me.

I can see what it was maybe trying to taste like… but to put it in few words, I couldn’t even finish my cup.

It tasted like bath water. Dirty bath water. wtf?

Anyways, something in the cinnamon.. apple.. crumbly type flavour.. is not working for my tastybuddies.

I was trying to find a tea this morning that would cure me of the spins, as a result of lastnight’s escapades. Don’t judge, I rarely drink and after all the fireman business I needed a night out, alas it did not work haha
I’m not sure who I got his one from but it was in a swap and on my shopping list.
it did smell a bit on the old side and unfortunately this came through a bit on the taste, but the apple comes out enough to mask it and be a good apple tea. I don’t really think I am getting any other flavours here. I thought it could use more cinnamon but then it would probably taste too much like Forever Nuts.
overall a good apple tea that is mice and light

This one is from ShayneBear, and it is right for me, right now. It has cooled off outside and gotten cloudy, and I wanted something kind of heavy and hearty, but not too much. I guess I wanted more comforting, but not too heavy, but hearty and warming enough. I know…that probably makes no sense.

So, it smells good, and the mixture is less tea and more fruit and nut. It does remind me a bit of Forever Nuts, without being pink, in that it is apples, almonds and cinnamon. I don’t get any caramel either, and it is very much like an apple cider. I’m actually ok with that.

I wouldn’t say it is my favourite tea of this nature, but it is certainly a very good tea. I don’t think I would repurchase on my own because I prefer Alpine Punch over this, and while it is a slightly different taste than Alpine Punch, it is too similar for me to justify the two. The main advantage is that this one does have green tea, so it is caffeinated for those mornings I want something like Alpine Punch, but with a little go juice as well.

This smells absolutely amazing on opening—rather like apple crumble; very intensely apple. I had high hopes for this tea, perhaps too high.

The tea itself is like a very light apple cider drink. I get light apple, and cinnamon, with a bit of almond in there as well. It isn’t as weak as some people had experienced, but not as intense as I was expecting. I probably should have used more—I only used 2 teaspoons for a 12 ounce mug.

Steeped for 7 minutes (oops!) at 95C with 2 teaspoons of tea for 12 ounces of water.

Omg, my friend and I were so disapointed when our local DT was completely sold out of this during the winter season because we were dying to try this tea. Well I bought some online during the weekend and recieved it today and was so excited to taste it. Wow what a disapointment… It tasted more like a cinnamon bun instead of a carmel apple (BTW I totally HATE cinnamon buns). So I had such high hopes for this tea that I bought 100g… I dont know what to do with it. I am very sad now ): This tea just isnt for me. If you are they type that loves cinnamon buns and sweet sweet apples then this is the tea for you. I cant wait to bring this to the store and return it for a nice big tin of something else…(:

Hrmmmmm. Just….hrmm. This tea was my tea of the day today, my little liter thermos full as I made my way to what turned out to be a painfully long day at work. It was tasty, sure, but I dunno. It was presented to me as “Mom’s Apple Pie…but better!”, but I have to disagree. Mom’s Apple Pie kept me reaching for more. This tea is just…okay. Probably won’t restock.

Trying my first DAVIDsTEA green tea. I’m a wimp and have still to really like a plain, just leaves tea, so forgive me.

Dry Smell: Smells like amaretto, weirdly enough. Nutty. So I do smell the almonds. I also get the lemongrass. It smells a little like something caramel-flavored. So not a really buttery caramel.

Steeped Smell: Smells faintly of apple cider. Maybe a little spicey, probably the cinnamon. Color is a very light beige-y green.

Taste: This is not a strong tea, which tend to be my favorites. However, I do enjoy this. It tastes like a hot apple cider. Kinda. But I like my hot apple cider mulled with plenty of zingy spices, so I’m not used to a plain appley flavor. I would have liked if there was a bit of tartness to the apple. Maybe some lemon to make that happen. I will try squeezing a bit of lemon in this next time. I do taste that caramel-flavor flavor. Not true caramel. In my opinion, caramel is a buttery gooey sweet chunk of goodness. If you tell yourself this is a caramel apple, you may be disappointed. But as a warm soothing drink that tastes like a weak but well-balanced caramel-flavored apple cider, you can let yourself accept it. So, in conclusion, something I like, don’t love, it won’t be one of my regular, must-keep-stashed-at-all-times, but if someone bought it for me, I would enjoy it and leave it at that. In all truth, it tastes good. Just can’t pinpoint why.

This is the last sample from my order that I hadn’t tried. I don’t know why it took me so long!

It hardly tastes like green tea, it’s hard to even find green tea in here. It’s almost more like an herbal cinnamon apple tea. It’s good, but I’m not sure if I like it that much. Glad to have gotten to try it though, and I have enough for another cup!

Day 43 of my 101 days of DAVIDsTEA challenge.

Bought a cup of this in-store, and WOW, does it ever taste like a caramel apple! I found myself savouring it as I drank… I think I might have to buy more of this before it goes out.

The sweeter, apple flavour hits you first, but then the caramel echoes as a delicious aftertaste, and stays in your mouth after you drink. Just the right strength — I loved it!

Unfortunately, it doesn’t resteep well at all. That’s just about my only complaint.

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Dry, omg I adored the smell of this one. I’m a sucker for all things apple and cinnamon and couldn’t wait to try it. I wasn’t the biggest fan of mom’s apple pie, and this had potential!

Sadly, despite it being a step up from MAP, it still wasn’t what I was hoping for after the brewing. I felt like it wanted to be a complex flavour and instead was a watered down forever nuts brewed in apple juice. It was like wanting and expecting a slice of fresh hot apple pie and getting . . . apple slices with cinnamon sprinkled on top. Good in and of itself, but such a let down after high hopes.

Not a bad tea, but not one I decided to stock up either. Farewell Hot Toboggan, I hope you find someone who loves you.

I think time’s effect is starting to take its toll on this one. Its very light flavoured. I think I should have added another tsp to my cup of this one.

I do like it tho. It’s sweet and apple cinnamony deliciousness

Made for me in a DavidsTea store. No idea how much they scoop in.

If you want to drink hot caramel apple, this is your beverage. It tastes very much like a caramel apple to me. So much so that I had to double-check that there was any actual tea in the blend.

I’m getting old and cranky. I like straight teas more and more.

This is very tasty — it just does not taste remotely like green tea. The liquor is very pale; it looks like a white tea.

I hardly know how to rate it.

wow ppl do not seem to like this tea…got it as part of the winter collection and trying it for the first time.

this smells amazing dry and steeping, this is what my mom’s apple pie smells like, i feel all warm inside right now. and its the color of apple sauce, so neat.

the taste is a little weaker but still bitter apples, cinnamon, and i get the smoothness on my tongue and the warmth in the back of my throat.

ok i’m gonna sweeten this with an agave stick and see what happens…

mmm, i like it! i don’t see what everyone is complaining about, this is good!
sweetened the spice really pops and it tastes like a baked apple with lots of cinnamon.

I can’t quite place what this tastes like. It’s kind of sweet and spicy with a strange, smooth aftertaste.

It’s not bad, but it’s not memorable enough for me to stock up on.

I picked up 50g now that it’s back online :)

poor tea.
all these bad reviews really turned me off from trying it, but i got a sample in my latest DAVIDsTEA order, so i had to try. my brother was more excited about it, so he made it… with unfiltered water.
now, i’m not trying to be a snob, i will drink tap water, but in my tea, the taste really comes through for me, especially with this tea. which was doubly upsetting, because dry, this tea smells exactly like a caramel apple, so yes, i did get my hopes up.
i can taste a very faint hint of caramel/cinnamon/apple, but the tap water taste comes through strong.
maybe i’ll get another small sample if they still have it in stock the next time i’m near a physical DAVIDs store. and try again with some filtered water.
ah well.

The smell of this tea dry had me absolutely salivating. It smelled so delicious I had a hard time not just eating it right out of the bag. I really enjoyed Mom’s Apple Pie, and so I was looking forward to this one.
I just made myself a cup, followed the directions and steeped two tsp for 7 minutes. As I lift it to my nose, it no longer smells enchanting. The water is murky (I couldn’t tell you the colour, I made it in a black mug…but I can see that its murky). The first sip is blech. I am not in love with this tea.
It’s a bit weak, but bitter and with a taste of something like…dirt? I’m not quite sure. Whatever it is, it isn’t good. I can smell and taste the cinnamon, but it almost seems like ‘cheap’ cinnamon, if that makes any sense? Not like a quality ingredient.
I am really disappointed with this tea. I’m glad I only got a 25g bag, and I’m also glad that I stocked up on Mom’s Apple Pie!
To be fair, my partner said he liked this tea, but he only had one sip and gave no indication about what it was that he liked about it (he also seemed quite apologetic to be disagreeing with me!). He did agree however that the dry smell and the taste coming out of the cup were basically nothing alike.

The caramel apple (or apple pie) smell I get from this tea gave me the impression that this tea would have a nice fruity note to it. Upon first sip, I noticed something strange, strange like this taste does not belong and out of place. I sat there thinking to myself what it could be.

I looked into my teabag and saw that there was lemongrass inside! I kinda felt like this tea could’ve done without it because lemon grass doesn’t add a fruity taste to the tea, it makes the tea taste a little savoury.

I was intrigued by this tea as it sounded very similar to Mom’s Apple Pie (which I love), so I figured I would get a bag of this to take home. Unfortunately I think I oversteeped it as the cinnamon is overpouring everything. I am not getting the caramel apple taste that I was hoping for. I will try for a shorter steeping time and see how that goes.