1759 Tasting Notes
Most of the teas I’ve had today have been lacklustre. Except this one. Pure yum. I must be having an off day , as it wasn’t as good as the first time I brewed some up. Can’t blame the tea though, since I had many others today and they were all somewhat meh. Even heaven’s trash. I’m feeling kinda meh so maybe I’m fighting something. again. Bah.
This is very minty! I like it. Not all that spicy, and a lot milder than expected. Almost reminds me of camomile which takes the bite out of the mint.
I’m used to mint taking more of a background role, so it was nice to finally find a blend that uses it more front and centre without it being the main ingredient. So I guess, a mid note?
I feel like I’ve had so many variations of this tea. Except I’m used to this flavour profile having puerh in it, and I don’t see any in the ingredients… That might be the carob and the chicory? Those are two ingredients I’m not a huge fan of. Mostly because those are things I’ve reacted to badly in the past, back when I was hoping to find an alternative to chocolate.
The orange is barely present. Kindof like a muted terry’s chocolate orange. The old me would have loved it. Today? I’m on the fence
Bah. I’m in an ick mood.
I want to try this solely on the name and flavour profile, but because it doesn’t have any stevia or blackberry leaves, which seem to be in nearly everything David’s puts out these days. So for the latter reason alone, it is a must try. Because it is actually something I can have.
was that latter… or latte reason? :P
I kid I kid. I look forward to your review!
HA HA! I did pick up a small amount yesterday to try. Since it is one of the few new teas I can try, I feel like I have to try it. But I do love orange and chocolate, too.
That’s partly why I picked it up as well. I might try it again with a little rinse.
I was freezing in the office today and have been fighting a tickle in my throat for a few days already. This tea did a good job of soothing it. I need to use my larger mug though. The small one brewed up a tad too thick, but not overly so to the point of being too much. I finished the cup easily!
The orange was very faint, and more natural tasting than I expected. Sugar may have brought that aspect out more but I wasn’t in the mood.
The ginger part was a tad harsh as well. Almost chemical like, in the way I’ve seen ginger do in strong doses. I’m not sure if that means the ginger was low quality, or if it’s just me. One day I’ll splurge on organic premium ginger and see what that tastes like :P
What a strange contrast to the citrus.
Anyhow. I wish I could say more. It’s been a long day. I had plans lined up and it all got swooshed around for a bunch of reasons, and then additional to that I have some career decisions to make, that affect more than just myself or coworkers. Having to re-orient myself so many times has been exhausting. Is there a desert island out there somewhere that has all the tea, and couches on the beach to curl up on?
