Paradise Found

Wow, everyone who talks about the hibiscus completely taking over is right. And it’s so unfortunate, because beneath the hibiscus I can taste some lovely floral notes… the same ones you can smell in the dry tea. As a consequence of the hibiscus, the tea is incredibly tart. I might try either removing some hibiscus before brewing this again. Icing it would maybe also positively change the flavour?

Boo, I’m really sad about the overwhelming hibiscus. Now I get why other people curse its inclusion into so many teas, if it takes everything over like this.

Holy tartness Batman.
I don’t have the hibiscus hate everyone else seems to have (perhaps I’m too new to tea?) so I won’t blame one flavor over the other.

First I must say this smells so good! Fruity and a strong citrus scent. It reminds me of Mexico. Mmmmm. There are pretty flecks of red and blue and in my davidstea branch mug my cup of tea literally looks like a warm red autumn day.

I love the scent and red color. I couldn’t wait to dive I. And wowza!!! Tart.

German rock sugar and a little agave sweetener and still a bit too tart for me. Then I thought "this might be much better cold. MADE ALL THE DIFFERENCE!

I poured it over some ice added just a bit more agave and oh what a sweet tropical yummy delight!!!

I really like it

Oh My God…

being a DavidsTea expert (self proclaimed)I made sure that I went with a lower steeping time and with 1.25 tsps since their black teas can become too bitter if even steeped a little too much.You can’t just dump mounds of tea in because you’ll ruin your tasting experience.

I steeped until 5 minutes only.

I was looking for a Tazo Passion tea clone from DavidsTea and I found it!!!!!

SOOOOOOO happy.
For all the people having trouble with this one go easy…and you’ll find the paradise mentioned I swear!

ahhh this tea smells absolutely magical!
fruity black teas are 100% my favourite, so i have high hopes for this one, although i’m a little afraid of the hibiscus, being number one on the ingredient list. i’ve read a lot of reviews that say adding a little agave evens it out, so i am steeping 30s less than the recommended time with an agave stick ready and waiting!
oooh i forgot this has green tea too! they were hidden, but steeped those leafy greens float to the top! and i honestly don’t see any black tea leafs at all. hmm…
blech. yep. waaayyy too tart. adding agave…
alright… better, but still too tart for my taste. i’ll let it cool and add some ice and see how that goes. i’d also like to try it with my favourite fruity black; The Earl’s Garden, just a 1/4 tsp. or so to jazz it up a bit.
we’ll see!
no rating because there’s still a lot of playing around to do!

This one reminds me of Kanpe as they have similar ingredients. I found that Paradise Found had a more subtle flavour that left me craving the richer experience offered by Kanpe. Also, I normally drink all my black teas with milk however due to the hibiscus I knew it would not be possible with this one. Definitely my favorite of Davids Tea Spring 2012 collection.

I quite enjoy this one! I have seen many negative reviews, so in order to better understand my enjoyment of this tea, I will preface it with two disclosures:
1) I don’t really like black tea
2) I like hibiscus and slightly sour teas

This is a wonderfully fruity and tart black tea that I actually really enjoyed. I usually don’t like black tea but this is a black/green blend without any bitterness from the black tea. It is also heavily fruity, which I quite enjoy. The tartness of the hibiscus was quite enjoyable (for me at least). The colour of this one is also fantastic, such a bright pinky red, it alone makes me happy, and the smell is even better!

After a lengthy discussion today with two of my bosses over tea – and me casually converting one to DAVIDs – I brewed this up to start my morning. It smelled like heaven and I was pleasantly surprised at the taste.

While it does have a sour tone, I found I liked it as it reminded me of a fruity candy sour. It went down pleasant for me and I found myself noting that I much more enjoyed this than previous black teas I have tried. It must be the sourness. I will defintely pencil down a tin for me!

Ew.

I guess this could’ve used some rock sugar…

There are fruits all around in this tea, it even smells delicious, but there’s an unfortunate hint of the overpowering hibiscus, and the even lesser safflower and cornflower.

Overpowering flower blossoms can be a problem, as they take away a lot of the fresh and bright flavors that would otherwise be prominent in a blend like this.

In this case, the hibiscus adds a disgusting amount of tartness and bitterness to a potentially great fruit cocktail.

I would love to drift away to paradise, but the jarring hibiscus unfortunately takes you back to the tart bitter reality.

I found it to be fruity, sweet with just the right amount of tartness from the hibiscus. I actually really enjoy the slight tartness that comes after the fruity flavour. The colour is gorgeous, reddish-pink and it smells amazing! I’m not a fan of iced teas but I may try this iced!

This is one of my favourite fruit teas. Usually i’m not a fan of hibiscus, but this tea is rather pleasant. I love the tartness especially when tempered by a teaspoon of sugar. It’s good when I want a fruit tea in the morning but still want caffeine. :)

Black and green tea, hibiscus, apple, mango, orange… I don’t know why I thought I’d like this one. I hate hibiscus and I hate hot fruit. This is literally an amalgamation of all the things in life that I don’t like. The only way this tea would be less appealing to me would be if there were bees in it. It’s actually really unfair of me to rate something that’s so incredibly unsuited to my taste. I’m sure it’s a perfectly lovely tea for people who enjoy hibiscus and/or hot fruit. It’s just not for me.

Love this, drink it almost daily. Sooo fruity

Sour/tart finish. Too bitter for me, almost the way grapefruit can be.

Deep cranberry colored.

Glad this was only a sample. Not for me.

When I saw the description of this tea, I didn’t think I’d be crazy about it. I ended up getting a sample with my online order. Much like Midsummer Night’s Dream, this tea wowed me.

I found it quite tart, thankfully I only purchased a small sample of each spring tea but it’s drinkable and not bad for a Friday afternoon tea. I imagine it would be good if sweetened a bit (I know others found it sweet, but I like SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEET). It got me thinking about the nice warm weekend we’ll be having in Ottawa anyway :)

To me, this tastes like a more strongly fruity, sour-er version of Pink Flamingo. I dunno, they’re weirdly similar to me given they both arrived in the Spring Collection at the same time. As others have said, this tea announces itself with a strong hit of hibiscus in the mouth and leaves you with a tangy, tart fruit aftertaste. It’s fine, but I prefer the balanced notes of Pink Flamingo.

This tea smelled amazing. Unfortunately, it didn’t taste as good. Something, which I suspect was the hibiscus, gave it this really tart, unpleasant flavour. Also, I feel like I maybe shouldn’t have added milk. I’ll rate it again milk-less.

Very sweet but I liked it. I wouldnt have it too often but this is perfect when you’re craving something sweet. I should try it iced…