Zing Me

Oops! I think the water was too hot, so I gave this a short steep!

I’ll be back to discuss the taste later as well as how the second steep fared.

Later….
Mmmmmmm, ’nough said! But I am biased I love peaches and apricots in my tea!

Thank you TeaFairy for this sample tea!

I was running around a bit today at the Mall and the Post Office, mailing off a sample tea packet to of all places Denver! Yo Jason the tea is on the way! Got home a bit late but fortunately, last night I made dinner ahead. It was cheese tortellini and I put a tea basket with some …wait for it…Lapsang Souchong in the water (I’m hooked on that smoky flavor) and it was fantastic tasting. All I had left to do is heat and dress the pasta with a bit of olive oil. Then, a salad and done. After dinner I wanted a nice fruity tea. This Zing Me Tea was going to be the compliment I was looking for. The ginger, peach and apricot sounded just right.

When I looked up the steep time it said “steep 4-6 minutes” so I set the timer at 5 minutes and stopped right there. The aroma was very apricoty and delightful. Oh yes, I was anxious for a taste.

At first, the flavor was nice and fruity for a few seconds…and then…and then…something awful happened.

There was the worst, bitter ginger taste that completely ruined the tea. I mean the whole cup went gross. We know you can cook with ginger, do all kinds of things with it, make jam, candy it and stir fry it. How can you ruin ginger?! It was so bitter and tasted dirty. Maybe this batch had gotten mold on it. It certainly was not the fault of TeaFairy! How would she have known. The other reviews look good. But my batch, well, it went down the drain. Adios, bye bye.

My next step was to get my nightly square of dark chocolate and knock that evil taste right in the butt. Outta here…

Love ya TeaFairy!

Another favourite! Just like the doctor, all I needed was a good cup of tea – and Zing Me was the one for me this morning! Wakes you up with a lovely ginger/apricot mix, with the strength of the flavours depending of course on how much tea is used and how long it’s steeped. This tea will definitely be re-bought if I can ever bring myself to use what I have left…I tend to hoard my favourites, rather than gulp them down.

i tried just a sample of this tea…not my zing…maybe it needs more zang. anywhoo did not taste my tastebuds…smells great…tastes , ick… :(

Yummy, that is about all I can say for this tea. I really have been impressed with Davids Tea so far! I do have to say that I am all about flavored teas at the moment soooo most of my reviews are about flavored teas, one of these days I will start to learn how to enjoy other teas!

The tea smells like apricots and a bit of ginger before the steeping. After the steeping I can smell the tea a bit but it smells much more like apricots than anything.

The first taste of this tea tastes just as it smells, lots of apricot deliciousness with some nice juiciness at the end. It is pretty smooth and ends with just a bit of ginger at the end. I find that my tea is a bit astringent but I think that next time I lessen the brew time. This is really good and I am going to get more before they run out! Even though I really really don’t need anymore tea but this is awesome!

Zing Me Tea is my “feel-better” tea from the David’s Tea line. Bits of ginger, peach and apricot blend together creating a complexly flavoured cup. The soft ginger spice brings a warmth to the lusciously soft yet deep notes of apricot and peach. The delicate flavours are perfectly balanced, and no one flavour note overpowers the other.

I find that steep time for this tea is critical. If steeped for too long, the ginger’s spice and the black tea’s astringency overpower the softer fruity notes. Likewise, when under-steeped, the flavours do not have enough time to develop and the flavour seems a little hollow. Just a hair over 4 minutes is all this tea needs to develop properly.

Wow. I am really loving this one and am very dissapointed that it has been discontinued now that I have found it. The ginger flavour is wonderful and not to overpowering. It will also be a must to enjoy hot not iced though. But I have lots I can do iced so no big deal. The ginger would be great when I am having some tummy upsets so I guess I need to save some for future use.
Not ranking it as a protest that they have discontinued it. (lol)

I love love love this tea. I’m really sad that DT will be discontinuing this tea, so I’ve stocked up, and will continue to until they run out.

The ginger-y flavour is great in the morning, and I often find myself making a hot cup for the morning commute. The peach and apricot play down the ginger flavour, making it a bit sweeter and milder (I don’t like a really strong ginger flavour).

I really hope that DT can bring it back at some point. I’d hate to see it go! :(

I love this tea. It has been my morning brew every day for the past week – though now I’m out! I may have to trek over to David’s again to refill. I love the apricot/peach, and the ginger finish…mmm. Nothing wrong with this tea. Mmm.

I’m on my third steep with this tea and it’s still going strong! Well, not as strong, of course, but the flavour is still definitely there. And since I’m drinking out of a huge travel mug, I’m very impressed at the amount of yummy tea I’ve gotten out of his spoonful. I think three is the limit, I need to be switching to something decaf anyway, but I love this tea so very much.

This is one of my favourite teas ! Its my favourite to drink in the morning as it gets me going for the day. The flavours are all perfect together. Kind of reminds me of a peach iced tea, but 100x better :)

Really yummy iced with a touch of agave.

I was initially given a sample of this tea, and immediately bought it after tasting it! I hate fruit teas, but love black tea! This one has that lovely depth of black tea, the refreshing hint from the peach, and a slight zing at the end from the ginger. When I pull an all-nighter, I turn to this tea rather than anything else (soda included) to keep me up, it seems to work the best!

Refreshing and delicious! Nice for a little pick me up.

Too gingery for me – then again I hate ginger.

I cheated – this particular cup of tea was actually the binding agent for a fruit smoothie. Zing Me + two cups of frozen tropical fruit blend = delicious.

Zing Me is interesting. I love many things in my tea but mostly, I am attracted to fruits and ginger. Any of these is most likely a winning combination for me and it’s exactly what Zing Me delivers. It’s a great balance between the black tea, the ginger and the sweet of the abricot. It’s one of the first tea I bought from Davids Tea and still one of my favourite.

I love black tea and ginger but didn’t care for this one. I thought the peach and apricot flavours were flat and the scent distorted the taste of the black tea for me.

Lovely tea, just enough peach and ginger flavoring to be noticeable but not overpowering.