Buddha's Blend

Dry, this tea has a nice peachy and floral aroma. Steeped, it doesn’t leave much of an impression on me. It’s pleasant to drink but somehow bland at the same time.

I can’t help but compare Buddha’s Blend to Monk’s Blend every time, just because of their similar names. Monk’s Blend is unquestionably the better of the two. It’s too bad that DAVIDsTEA discontinued it…

Not sure I understand what the fuss is about this one. This could be a love/hate blend I think. Definitely one to steep for a shorter amount of time! I love jasmine, but I think it’s the white hibiscus blossom that overpowers it for me.
Nope…Well I am happy to have only a couple of samples of this in my stash.

My favorite floral tea! It smells absolutely lovely and has a almost citrus/peach note to it. Absolutely my go to tea!

Advent calendar 2017 tea reviews!

While I understand that tea brewing can be an art in itself, this tea is notoriously difficult to make correctly (or even so it’s just drinkable) and I simply do not have the desire to deal with that on a regular basis, so I would never purchase a larger quantity of this tea.

That all being said, I find when it’s brewed at 185-190 degrees Fahrenheit for between 45 and 55 seconds, it’s quite lovely. It’s has almost perfume-like floral notes that are balanced by juicy peach notes, and then grounded by the white tea and jasmine base. If it could taste this beautiful at a more varied range of steeping temperatures and times, it would be an easy buy for me, but as it stands, I only recommend this tea to those who are willing to baby it.

I love this tea! I can’t believe I haven’t tried it before. It has a slight hint of apricot and a very smooth finish.

Day 8 of David’s Tea’s 24 Days of Tea 2017

This tea has a very light flavour, but the scent is incredible! Unfortunately it came out a little bitter this time, but that’s probably due to what we ate before. I’ve had better brews of this one though, so I’m hopeful for the next steeping.

The smell got me all excited to try this! As I was preparing this for brewing, I can’t wait till it finished. The aroma it has is heavenly! Truly Buddha’s Blend! (You see what I did there?) Anyway, all those excitement jumped from high to almost none at all—real quick! It is very bitter. The smell also subsided after the brewing. I rate 60 but the 50 is for the smell and 10 for the very little nice flowery taste.

The fact that they had to use artificial flavoring to achieve this flavor just throws me off. The dry leaf has a unique jasmine and citrus smell. But the flavor reminds me a bit more of muscat grapes. It’s somewhat grassy with vegetal and marine hints. The jasmine adds a nice touch.

I really enjoy drinking this blend. It is floral and peachy, with a taste of jasmine. I generally like green teas, but don’t always love white teas, so I was worried I wouldn’t like it. It was a nice mix of everything and I didn’t find it that bitter. I can see using some sweetener with it, but I didn’t think it was necessary.

This tea was much fruitier than I expected, both in taste and in the aroma! Based on the description, I was expecting something more floral. It certainly wasn’t bad, however! The taste was very reminiscent of stonefruit, think apricot, mango, peach. The tea base was not overly tannic or bitter and gave a fairly smooth finish. It held up well when resteeped as well, I got a second cup that was equally as enjoyable as the first. Definitely worth trying!