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drank Crème Brulée by DAVIDsTEA
116 tasting notes

Another tea from the GCTTB. I love creme brûlée, so a tea that supposedly tasted like it was definitely something that I wanted to try out.

The dry tea is sweet smelling with a bit of tang from the marigold and the natural flavoring. It didn’t smell like creme brûlée but I was willing to wait to make any kid of firm opinion.

The steeped liquor comes out an orange-gold with a scent profile of creme and sugar which did start to remind me of the traditional dessert. Again there were a few highlights from the marigold and safflower but they blended in better with the overall profile.

As for the flavor; subtle, sweet and it definitely tasted like creme brûlée. I was actually rather surprised how well the dry tea translated into this most interesting flavor. The mouth feel is creamy (which helps to make it feel like I’m literally drinking dessert) but at the same time much lighter than I was expecting. And the best part is I don’t get any artificial tastes or aftertastes, it’s all very natural and smooth.

I really enjoyed this tea and since I’ve been looking for more caffeine free options think I’ll end up getting some for myself. Even my partner liked it, which definitely says something! ;)

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 30 sec
Lala

Glad to hear you are finding some teas you like in the box.

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Ever since I discovered the wide world that is loose-leaf teas, I haven’t been able to go back. It doesn’t seem to matter what type it is or if it’s “straight” or “flavored” tea is my thing. It’s actually quite funny as I’m surrounded by coffee lovers who just can’t quite grasp why, to me, tea is better than coffee. :D (which considering it’s less-than a 5 minute walk to each of 2 separate Tim Horton’s, a Starbucks AND a Second Cup… that’s saying something!)

On the whole I tend to prefer my tea strong and “au natural” with no sweeteners, milk or other additions, but like most everyone there’s always exceptions to the rule… just not many of them.

Aside from tea I love reading (especially if there is a fireplace or campfire involved), camping/hiking, horseback riding and Healing Touch (similar to Reiki). Oh and computers and board games (euro style, is there anything else? ;)) and… and… chuckles OK so I have a large variety of interests.

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