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Amateur taster here, but I’ve got a cold from hell and gave this a shot.

I weigh my teas on a scale generally so adjusting up or down is easy in case of a disappointing cup. 3.5g for 12oz hot water worked well

I found it pleasant enough to drink. Green tea with a lot of orange peel is the nose, tastes pretty much the same, with added lemon and lime.

I liked it a lot, soothed my throat and I am not upset with the purchase

Sipdown!

This tea did grow on me as I made my way through it. It definitely is much better cold brewed. Even then, it still tastes kind of bitter and plant-like. Nice papaya note too though. Still, there are better teas to get papaya from. Won’t be buying more of this.

Tried this one iced today and it is SO much better. Mango followed by papaya with a hint of green tea. Boosted it a few points for that. Still not sure I’d buy it again.

Initially surprised by this one’s low score, but I have to say I understand it.

I brewed this at 80 degrees for about 4 minutes, which is how I normally brew green tea, yet this one still seems bitter. The smell is nice—light and fruity, and the initial sip brings out a nice hint of mango. Unfortunately it’s all down hill from there. Further sips are bland and the after taste is downright chalky. Once the chalkiness has subsided (takes a few minutes), I finally get some juiciness coming through which does improve it. Interested to see if this is any better iced, but I doubt I’d buy it again.

This is the only tea to date that has made me say “Holy shit this is amazing” upon the first sip. I don’t like overly fruity anything (I hate overly fruity cocktails, overly fruity candle scents, overly fruity perfumes), and this is sweet in a far more complex way than just a bunch of fruits blended together. It has more subtle, woodsy notes.

Raspberry? There’s raspberry in this? I don’t get raspberry at all. Coconut? Yes. Chocolate? Yes. Even butter? Yes. But no raspberry. Which is disappointing because I really like raspberry. Oh well, if you want coconut, this may be the one for you. Buttery and smooth…

Dry Leaf Nose: A very light and sweet berry aroma

Liquor: A pale lavender liquor

Flavour: A light berry note with lemongrass in the background. The blackberry leaf adds sweetness. The blend has a smooth mouth feel and lingers delicately on the palate, providing a refreshing flavour.

I got this tea in the 12 Days of Tea package this Christmas! I finished up the little tin today (I got three cups of it from the little tin! I was so surprised!) and I figured I would review it.

I like this tea, but I only like it when it is really strong. I found that even after 10 minutes of sitting in the water it still seemed quite weak. I had this in a travel mug so I didn’t take my tea bag out. After about a half an hour of steeping I enjoyed it a lot more.

This tea isn’t wowing me, but it isn’t awful. The ginger flavor comes through and it also has kind of a sweet undertone. Reminds me of honey maybe? I’m not sure. Overall I would definitely drink this again, but I won’t be stocking up on it. It’s a little too…plain? I love ginger in tea, and like I said this is yummy, but it doesn’t knock my socks off. I think that it might be the rooibos that I’m not overly fond of. I’m still learning what I like haha! Maybe I would have enjoyed this a bit more with some sweetener!

There are other ginger teas from DT that I would drink over this one, but this isn’t that bad.

I just love this tea! It is smooth, and I enjoy drinking it both on its own, and in combination with some other teas. Way to go, David’s Tea!

I enjoyed this while it lasted! Lemony ginger goodness. I am not a fan of green tea but this one rocked. Give me lemon and ginger and I’m happy.

It’s already feeling like summer here. Where did winter go? Did it really happen this year? Who knows…

This is an appropriately summery green tea blend with flower petals and dried fruit mixed in. The aroma is sweet pineapple and a whiff of other tropical fruit. The tea base didn’t really come through after steeping. It’s definitely fruit and sweet, but in a candy-like, slightly artificial way. It might be good as an iced beverage or tea soda, but as a hot (now warm) brew it’s a bit too sweet for me. It reminds me of one of DAVIDs other blends that is just pieces of fruit…I can’t quite remember the name right now. Thanks beelicious for the sample, there are (really) just a few left to try now :)

I really like the smell of this but I cannot for the life of me taste the rooibos in this blend. The first cup I drank had a weird artificial taste to it, almost like aspartame but not really. I don’t really notice that now that I’ve had a few cups. I’ll sip the rest of the bag but won’t be crushed when it’s empty.

Made this iced today using the traditional method as opposed to a cold brew (my first time doing so with this tea). This definitely intensifies the green tea and kiwi notes, reducing some of the lemon ones. I really like how this really brings out the kiwi, so I would do it this way in the future, but the green tea is a little bitter in this batch (which I’ve never found before, even when I’ve made it hot), so I might try tweaking times/leaf a bit to get it just right.

I’ve had this one hot before and it was watery and terrible and a swore I’d never try it hot again (though it remains one of my favourite iced teas).

BUT I was in DAVID’s today and was picking up some Kashmiri Chai and they were having a promotion where that meant I could get a $1 tea of the day. Guess what the tea of the day was (they also had Peanut Butter Cup, but it’s not my favourite and I was looking for something with caffeine). Anyway, I tried a sample of it first, and it was actually really tasty, and not watery at all. In fact, it may even have more flavour than having it iced (the kiwi definitely stands out more). Clearly I need to play with my brew times on this one.

This as a tea lemonade—so good! This is a light tea, so the lemonade dominates, but there’s a nice subtle kiwi note in the background with just a hint of the green tea. In the future I’d be interested to try this with either pink lemonade or using frozen strawberries instead of ice just to really kick it up a notch, but as is looking like a summer fav.

I brewed up a rather large jug of this, which I’ve slowly been working through. Should finish it off this evening if I’m determined though. Pretty typical of this tea. Maybe more lemon than usual.

Sipdown! (Probably going to pick up more in the very near future though)

I think I over-steeped my cold brew. It wasn’t bad, just a little too bitter for my tastes. Also used a little more tea than normal to avoid being left with an awkward half teaspoon. I like this one better rather weak. Still very enjoyable though.

Tried this hot this morning; it’s definitely much better iced. Hot this initially just tastes like drinking warm water, which I’m not partial to. As I made my way through the cup the kiwi did come out more, but not as much as it did when iced.

I’m not going to change my rating as I really enjoy this as an iced tea, especially if you’re in the mood for something very light, but I don’t think I’d make it hot again.