Daydreamer

another sample that i drank as i was learning about tea.
i would just drink whatever.
and enjoy myself and steep things poorly and be confused and just keep drinking.
jumping in. jumping in.

Sleater-Kinney – Jumpers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vREfgKNgqkQ
Lonely as a cloud In the Golden State
“The coldest winter that I ever saw Was the summer that I spent…”

first drank May 28, 2012.
04/29/2013 added note.

This tea smelled so very delicious when I opened the bag! Fruity and flavorful! I have to say that I was very much let down by this blend. After enjoying so many delicious teas from DavidsTea, I thought it would really pack a bunch of flavor. This was quite mellow – a little bit bitter, fruity (couldn’t really distinguish mango from a general ‘fruit note’), but nothing all that impressive. It’s one of those teas you drink and then forget that you’ve had a cup. It doesn’t linger in the mouth or mind.

I’m not sure if I like this one or not. I can see why some see it fake tasting but at the same time, I’m not sure if it isn’t just how I’ve brewed it. Going to have to try it again before I rate or give it a proper tasting note.

Another from the Roommate’s tea stash! This one was quite nice. A smooth mango-y flavor. I added sugar and milk as per usual.

I’m usually not a huge sencha or flavored tea fan, but sometimes I like the two of them mixed together. I can definitely smell the mango here, and the taste is a little sweet and a little grassy. It’s brought out with a little honey. I don’t love this tea, but I do enjoy it, and I may consider buying 50g of it in the future. It’s a beautiful pale green, and it smells warm and crisp and inviting.

Mmmmm smells good. I think I will ice some later.
Anyways, I was kinda disapointed when the spring collection came as my free samples with my online order of Southern Belle (i totally forgot i ordered 100g, thank goodness I did, i love that one)!
Back to the samplers, I decided to try daydreamer first and wow Im glad I got that sampler! I lovelovelove green tea and luckily I can actually taste the green tea in this one. I actually followed the directions properly on this one (i never follow the directions), and i wish i didnt follow them. I like my tea extra steeped, especially green teas. Anyways I do enjoy this tea and it just might have a permanent spot on my shelves. (:
Ohhhhhhh the taste of greeeeen teaaaaaaa <3

So I guess I deserve this for brewing five cups of tea simultaneously…. set the timer for 3 minutes, and took out a tea ball right when it went off….. but it was not the right cup. I took out the re-steeping banana oolong teaball, not this one. I should mention that the only reason I’m brewing so much is because my boyfriend is visiting and since I’m trying to get him to drink tea, letting him sample whatever he wants from my cupboard is the way to go :) So tonight it’s re-steeps of Banana Oolong (#3), Alpine Punch (#3), Pom Power (#2), and first steepings of Daydreamer and Paradise Found. Plus something else later, most likely.

Anyhow, I digress. In spite of the MASSIVE oversteeping, I think I may not have ruined this tea! The brewed liquid smells fruity and tasty, and I am actually concerned that the tea tastes too weak, instead of oversteeped, and there’s no bitterness. I find this odd, given that it’s a sencha??? Sencha Pear oversteeped for me in a heartbeat.

Anyways, I’ll definitely have to try this one again done properly, but for now I’m kind of excited :)

Dry, this smells amazingly like mango, which is of course what made me decide to buy a bit. I liked DT’s Mango Diablo, but can’t see drinking it often because of the chili in it. I had high hopes that this would be a strong mango-tasting tea that would be smooth going down.

It’s smooth, I’ll give it that. I don’t get much of a taste beyond the green tea, though. Just a hint of fruitiness there. A few reviewers have said that it tastes like juice to them. Not to me. I haven’t added a sweetener to it, though, so maybe that makes the difference. I’ll try this one again and add a touch of cane sugar to it. Hopefully that will bring out the flavours a bit more.

I got this as a sample in my last order from Davids Tea. I enjoy the fruity (mango) smell and I usually don’t like mangos…although I always try it again just to see…but it sure isn’t my fruit of choice…blegh. The tea though is nice.

The first steeping had alot of fruity flavor although I could tell at the end a bit of artificalness to it. The second steeping I could smell more of a grassiness to the tea and alot more of the mango flavor came out while the others were non existent. It was VERY astringent BUT that’s b/c I set it down here at work and had to go do other things so that’s pry why.

This is not bad, as the sencha green tea really works with the mango, there’s a nice detailed flavor added to the fruit.

It is quite a dark tea, as mango is a dark fruit, and the sencha tea really solidifies that flavor.

It is quite surprising how closely this resembles Tim Horton’s peach passion drink, as that is one of very few drinks I enjoy at Tim Horton’s.

I guess this is a great drink for an early to mid Spring afternoon, I would imagine this would be better sweetened and iced.

there is mango.
there is green tea.
sometimes that’s all you need. and this is it.
lovely.

Day 97 of my 101 days of DAVIDsTEA (backlogged).

Bought a cuppa in-store.

I found this to be a lovely blend. The fruitiness of the mango and “grassy” flavour of the green tea mixed very nicely, creating a harmonious and delicious blend. The first resteep was quite nice as well. A second resteep (what I’m currently on) leaves the tea much more strong than the mango, though the latter is still present.

Oddly enough, I think that the mix between the green tea and the mango is what makes it so nice for me. Mango Madness tasted too much like pure mango, and made me want it to have the vibrancy of the fruit instead, which I doubt I’m ever going to find in a tea. However, the equally strong green tea flavour gave a nice counterbalance and reflexivity, making the mango flavour more of a sweet fruity addition rather than an overdemanding flavour.

Definitely something I’d like to have more of. And if it’s this good hot, I can only imagine what it would be like iced, the way it was originally meant to be served!

The dry leaves smell strongly of mango and a classic sencha smell.

The brew smells fairly weak, even after accidently over-steeping it for 30 seconds. The liquor is a nice yellow-ish green.

The taste of this tea is quite smooth and mild. The mango is very subtle, but it adds a very nice almost “creamy” smoothness to the brew. This would be a great tea on a nice warm spring day while sitting on the patio. I like this one! Not a favourite, but it is quite enjoyable.

This tea has a bright, lush scent to the dry leaves. Lots of mango detected. It makes me think of palm trees and white, sun-drenched beaches. So far so good, right?

Sipping a mug of this, I’m getting a lot of the green tea with notes of ripe mango popping through. Also, strangely, peach. Refreshing and light, for sure. But it’s starting to taste a little artificial. Meh….

Um, yeah… This unfortunately isn’t what I was anticipating. Sigh. Nice try, David’s Teas. If I want mango tea I’m sure there’s a better alternative to this, somewhere. Suggestions, anyone?

I had this tea for a much needed afternoon pick me up. I like it! There was a nice mango taste with something else… Maybe peach? It was enjoyable but a bit unforgettable. It tasted a bit like Pom Tango but not as good.

Very fruity and light, good iced

This tea is deliciously mango-ey without slapping you across the face with mango – it’s a great, balanced mango and green tea flavour.

Honestly it was better than expected – I drink it almost daily! There are large mango bits scattered throughout the dry leaf. This tea it smells wonderful dry, steeping – hot and cold, really! Bought some for my Mom as a party of her Mothers Day gift, she loves it as well.

ETA: This is a great tea for afternoon sipping – or for taking out and about, iced or hot! Still love it!

Best green tea I’ve had from DAVIDsTEA other than Toasted Walnut.
With most green teas I’m able to leave the bag in for longer than I should without it going too tart, but with this one I found that 4 minutes was the perfect steeping time.
When my 100g tin runs out I won’t hesitate to buy more!

Nice, light, and fruity. There’s a strange artificial aftertaste, though.

After reading Uniquity saying that this tastes like Tim Horton’s Peach Drink, I can’t untaste it! It does taste an awful lot like that. I do like the Peach Drink though, and this is a nice tea for the afternoon, using the small Asian-style cups. I am not head over heals on this one, but it is good enough.