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I cold brewed this in one of my Perfect Mugs overnight, hoping to bring out more of the elusive pineapple flavor. I had enjoyed this tea hot before, but was really disappointed that it wasn’t fruitier.

Well…

I hate the cold brewed version of this. It’s overwhelmingly floral, sickeningly so. There’s no fruit to speak of. I added agave and tried it again — better, but still unpalatable. My fiance did enjoy it, however. Maybe I’ll make a batch for him to enjoy on his own…

Holy pineapple! I am absolutely in love with the dry smell of this one! It’s all fresh, luscious fruit!

Steeped, the leaves lose some of their rich fruitiness. The tea itself has limited fruit in its aroma, and only vaguely tastes like pineapple as it cools. The pineapple is present in the scent but not the sip.

Still. It’s smooth and pleasant to drink. I could see myself reordering this one.

I’m thrilled this came back! .. I took a little trip to David’s after work today (it was a horrible day.. I got reamed out by a customer for like five mins over the phone, and basically had to go sit in the back and cry for like another ten minutes!). I bought this tea, and the special valentines perfect mug!! .. oh my gosh this tea is so pretty tasting… there aren’t many white teas i’m fond of, but this has the perfect balance of sweet, and floral, it just tastes like spring, and happy! :)

The smell of this tea is sickeningly sweet, but don’t let that put you off, It tastes much better than it smells. It tastes like vanilla birthday cake. I don’t know if I would keep it on hand, it is not a favorite, but I would enjoy it once every week or two, much the same as I would only enjoy real birthday cake every once in a while.

This smells very much like David’s Spiced Fig. This tea has a deeper flavour than the spiced fig though, which is good because although I liked spiced fig, I found it too weak. It is also in smaller pieces and not as heavy, so the bag will last longer. The aroma reminds me of Christmastime when I was young and Grandma used to make fruitcake.

I wasn’t sure if I was tasting artificial sweetener so I’m still being cautious by taking little sips. This tea has a very sweet aroma that reminds me of chocolate macaroons. After having a sweet tea this morning, I decided not to add sugar to this one. It has a subtle sweetness, it could be the cocoa nibs that I’m tasting, and it’s very smooth. I’m not sure if “smooth” is even a tea term but that’s what comes to mind when I sip on this. Sigh, I wish we had a Davids TEA nearby.

All I can really say about this tea is “eh”.
I wanted more chocolate and less gritty nutty taste. :( It didn’t really taste like much of anything but grainy almonds, which I don’t mind, but it’s not what I was expecting. Almost grassy. I don’t want to be drinking grass. I detected no chocolate or even coffee for that matter.

Disappointing.

Made a pot of this to share with the wife since she didn’t think she’d ever tried it before.

See where it says “last edited by De”?

Yeah, De is my wife. She even reviewed it. Her first impression tonight? “It tastes kinda tingly.” The last line of her review from 9 months ago? “Left my mouth feeling a little tingly.”

That’s my girl.

I stand by my earlier review. Not as creamy as Santa’s Secret but creamier than Read My Lips.

Made a big cup of this in my new DavidsTea mason jar…holy cow this sucker is huge! But onto the tea. I agree with the other reviewers who said it’s like a creamier Read My Lips, but it doesn’t have the chocolate aspect, which makes me very happy. The girl in store told me it tastes like Santa’s Secret, which it does…to a point. The mint is more…minty than Santa’s Secret, and it doesn’t seem to have the same vanilla creaminess. So I guess it’s more creamy than Read My Lips but less creamy than Santa’s Secret. I only get the faintest hint of coconut. Overall, I love it and if I ever run out of Santa’s Secret, I’m glad to know I can fall back on this. However, I won’t be stocking up any time soon, because I already have so many teas that are so similar (Read My Lips, Santa’s Secret, Cocomint, to name a few)

Got this iced and to-go when I found myself in DAVIDs. I went to the mall to buy gloves and somehow that resulted with me buying more tea. I almost grabbed 10 g of this but tbh, I am glad I didn’t. I remember this smelling and tasting like fruit loops when I tried my roommates cup but today it was grassy and a bit too heavy on the bergamot. Oh well, one less tea for me to dream about.

Another tea in my cupboard that I forgot even existed. Geez I need to keep more on top of my collection, but I guess that’s what happens when you really amass a collection. I think I might have scalded the leaves a bit, accidentally, but they seem to be doing decently regardless (thank goodness, I was worried I’d end up with a bad cup….)

Upon first scent, the rose is what hit me first, along with a bit of sweetness from the pomegranate. Taste-wise, I’m getting the vegetable flavour from the tea mainly, but it’s balanced nicely with the rosy and pomegranate notes.

I don’t know if I’d call myself fully seduced, but I’m certainly enjoying the cups. More on a friendship level, but I’d be glad to get to know it better for sure. :)

I finally decided to try this after receiving it as a sample with one of my DT orders and reading not so great reviews about it.

I steeped it according to directions, 1 teaspoon in 8 ounces of boiling water over 4 minutes.

I don’t really know what to say because this is first time I’m drinking straight Assam, knowing that it’s Assam. I don’t really know what Assam should taste like. This one tastes ok I guess, but doesn’t blow my socks off. There is a little sweetness to it, as well as some malt and floral notes that I like. There is also astringency typical to tea and I like that as well. What I’m not crazy about is the strong aftertaste and the dry mouth feel it leaves me with every sip.

I’m going to defer my rating for now because I think I’m not qualified to talk about quality of this Assam. Not until I have more experience. I can say though that a good Assam is probably something I would really enjoy so I can’t wait to finish this sample and branch out… see what else is out there. :)

I recently rediscovered Earl Grey, thanks to a sampler box my best friend gifted me for Christmas. Something about Earl Grey with milk and sugar just makes me happy in the mornings!

I had a little packet of David’s Cream of Earl Grey sitting in my tea cupboard, and decided to have some at work this morning. Dry, the leaves smell creamy and there’s a lot of floral (though, thankfully not as much as in the China Rose Petal tea!). Steeped, it retains that bakery-like scent, even after the addition of milk and sugar. Tastewise, this tea is only lightly floral with a thick, smooth feel to it.

I can’t wait to order more of this!

Chocolately, creamy, smells divine. Tastes so good I can’t stop myself until the whole pot is gone. Delish. My favorite DavidsTea.

Chocolatey with just enough spice to make it interesting; love this, even when it’s almost cold! Definitely in my top 5.

Hands down, the most hated and disgusting tea I’ve ever drank. All I could taste was pepper; not even a tiny bit of ginger. No thanks.

I love to try new tea. I love ginger. I do NOT love this tea, and I don’t taste any ginger at all. All I taste is pepper, pepper, and more pepper (and I’m not a pepper hater; I love Chili Chai for example). Tried brewing up two cups, just to make sure it wasn’t a fluke. Nope!

I’m so glad I only got this as part of a spice trio. Will not buy it again.

Made this iced and it tastes like medicine. Like cough syrup. Blech.

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Thank you Cavocorax for sharing this with me. This tastes like a typical herbal tea, minty and nice but not something I ever crave. For that reason, it won’t be a restock but it is certainly enjoyable enough.

I think I am destined to drink this tea cooled as this is the second time I have made it and got distracted before I could drink it hot. Luckily it is still tasty despite not being hot. It is minty and lemony with a hint of hibiscus tartness. It is not something I would typically reach for but it is in no way offensive. And I think it definitely helps put me to sleep. Thank you Cavocorax for sending this my way.

I brewed this up because it is a tea that I had from my first swap with Cavocorax and yet I still had not tried it. I have put it off because multiple people have told me how it really relaxes you and puts you to sleep and it seemed like every time I remembered it, I needed to be alert. Today, though I was working on an assignment, I decided to finally make it. Unfortunately I did not get around drinking it until it got cold. Luckily, it is not bad cold. It tastes like most other herbals though the mint is quite nice. I shall hold off on rating this until I tried it properly. Thank you Cavocorax. Now if only future shop could answer my call so I can let this take me away to dreamland.

I told a friend I was drinking this tea and he said “… isn’t mistletoe poisonous?” That was an interesting moment or two. The first link that popped up in google was all “OMG don’t eat any part of it ever you could DIEEE”… but they wouldn’t be allowed to put it in tea if it were deadly, would they? Aaaanyway…

Got a sample of this from Janelle because I was super curious to try it… and it’s pretty tasty! I’m not getting very much anise at all (which is great because I don’t like anise). It smells like cloves and vanilla and craisins, and tastes much the same, but I do get a little green tea and something kinda interesting that must be the mistletoe. Mmm… I’m glad I got the chance to try it. =]