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drank Snow Day by DAVIDsTEA
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David’s Tea Advent Day 1: I must start off my saying that I had already bought 4 oz of this for a friend and housemate. I am so glad I did. When I tasted this tea for the Advent Calendar sample, I was impressed. First, it is a wonderful combination of mint and chocolate flavors. Its almost like an Andes candy in a glass. It also steeps at least twice (2 × 500 mL pots). And still has a decent combination of chocolate and mint. It really puts up a challenge to the Mint Chocolate tea from Harney and Sons except that one is a black tea.

Flavors: Chocolate, Mint

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 17 OZ / 500 ML
AnnetteF

My first Davids Tea, Snow Day, day 1 of Advent Calendar sampler kit. I am a black tea with milk kinda gal, so this is taking my tea tasting in a completely different direction. Interesting, chocolatey , mint experience.

Andrew P. Rice

You might like Davidstea Hot Chocolate (its a chocolate and PuErh tea blend) then also.

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drank Serenity Now by DAVIDsTEA
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Day 4 of the Davd’s Tea Advent Set: So, I had this tea later in the days since I wanted a tea with caffeine in the morning. I steeped this in the afternoon. It was a pleasant flavor but something seemed odd about it. Then I realized that it reminded me of the fragrance of some incense. Its probably the combination of rose and fruits. I don’t think I would order this in a large amount but it was good enough to drink. I could see myself requesting this as one of the three free samples in the future. If you like a strong floral flavor you might like this. Not recommending fur purchase but if you can sample it do it.

Flavors: Perfume, Rose, Strawberry

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 17 OZ / 500 ML

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95

I love Earl Grey tea. It was one of my first teas I began to drink regularly. I am now more of a green tea drinker (and love a nice Jasmine tea) but when I do drink a blacktea, I often turn to Earl Grey.

I have found Whittard’s a solid brand of Earl Grey. I love the look of the tea itself with the violet cornflowers mixed into the Bergamot flavored tea leaves. I usually can get two maybe even three steepings out of must Earl Grey’s. Each good in their own way.

Flavors: Bergamot

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 30 sec 2 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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90

I was excited to try the Pumpkin sample set from David’s teas. As I have begun to use the infuser and time to my advantage I have found the ability to steep some of the herbals from DavidsTea more than once (though the flavor is never as strong.)
The first steeping had a nice full pumpkin flavor with cinnamon. The maple came through a little and it tasted like a spiced pumpkin pie. Very flavorful.
The second steeping (at boiling and for about 10 minutes) the flavors were still more diminished but still a nice glass of tea

Flavors: Cinnamon, Maple, Pumpkin

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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85

I have realized that you cannot measure Davidstea mixes with the huge pieces of fruits or spices like you would tea. Instead I try to make sure I have a good mixture of the different components, by eye.
The first steeping was 5 minutes and had a wonderful spiced flavor, the apple was the third flavor. But it was very tasty. The second steeping retained the spices flavor but the apple and fig became much weaker. I think that both steepings are recommended.

Flavors: Anise, Apple, Cardamom, Fig

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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70

Apple tea that turns into Green tea:

The first time I made this, I used one of the David’s Tea bags that came in the package set. Well, that was not the best thing because I over stuffed it and the fruit pieces expand so after a minute it was a big floating blob. 5 minutes of steeping and it was okay, and I only got a light green tea flavor for the second steeping but even that was barely.

This time I used an infuser (IngenuiTEA) and and stirred it once. (1st steeping) After about 3 minutes for the first steeping it was a pleasant apple tea. No note of the green tea so I almost consider this just a herbal with a tiny bit of tea and caffeine (Still, don’t drink this after 2 PM if you are caffeine sensitive as it still contains some green tea leaves.)
Second steeping (7 minutes): Underwhelming. The apple flavor is a back note if even there. It might just be in my mouth from the first steeping. I will still steep this a second time, if anything to get my money’s worth from it. I hesitate to reccomend this if you like a second cup from the same tea leaves, but the first cup is good and has a strong wonderful apple flavor. *My rating on the second steeping would be 60 and barely recommended it.

Flavors: Apple

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 3 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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86
drank Jessie's Tea by DAVIDsTEA
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I have been looking for some good caffeine free teas for either ice or hot tea in the afternoon or evening. I have come to love the taste of lavender, especially in Stash Christmas in Paris so I decided to give this tea a try.
The Rooibos flavor comes out with strong with subtle hints of the coconut with the lavender almost a background flavor. The flavor taken together is nice. If you are looking for a strong lavender tea then you will not find it with Jessie’s tea.

Flavors: Coconut, Rooibos

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 20 OZ / 591 ML

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1st steeping:
Steeped to a nice cider looking color (the small amount of black tea adds to the color, I believe. I didn’t notice any odd taste from the Stevia other than it made it seem more like a fruit juice than a tea, which was nice with the flavor it had. The hot grounds gave off a smell that matched the apple flavor that the tea had, a nice full apple flavor. Coconut appears more as an after taste than in at the forefront of the flavor.

2nd steeping:
Second steeping. Much more subtle apple flavor, more prevalent in the after taste, coconut all most gone. In the mouth it tastes like a weak black tea with a splash of apple flavor. Perhaps a much longer steeping time needed for second steeping.

If you like apple flavor, then this tea is pretty good. I might suggest steeping longer than 4 minutes maybe the full seven and even longer for the second steeping. I have notice after two teas that with fruit infusions it seems harder to get additional flavor from them in the second steeping (more so than just tea leaves).

Flavors: Apple, Coconut

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 30 sec 2 tsp 15 OZ / 443 ML

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