15575 Tasting Notes

drank Melbourne Breakfast by T2
15575 tasting notes

I love a straight forward vanilla black tea. It’s just so classic in the best sorta way. Simple, understated and delicious. Black tea base used here is full bodied and brisk but still lets the aromatic and everrrr so slightlyyyyy sweet notes of the vanilla come through. Almost has a mashmallow-like burnt sugar note in the finish. Yum!

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Grandpa Style!

After nearly a month in customs, my last W2T order has FINALLY arrived and I am in pure, unadulterated smoked tea heaven!! Over the next week I will be slowly working my way through sampling each of these cakes and minis.

I’ve been the most excited for 2023 Firebat since Pyrolad, W2T’s other smoked sheng, has quickly become a favourite of mine. I’ve just started sipping through this mini and it’s already blowing my mind; deliciously smoky with a pleasant citrus bite!!

Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrjZlgwIUYk/

Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmxqAjh3WIY

On the nose? Yes. Also just a total bop though!

Dustin

Firebat?! Such a cute name!

MiepSteep

oooh. This makes me very excited to try mine!

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Just got in an order from Friday Afternoon Tea that I can’t wait to dig into!!

I’m most excited to start tasting through the many fandom inspired blends I picked up, however it’s been an unexpectedly stressful start to the week so I thought it might be better to start with something a little softer and more soothing. So, I’m starting with Daughter’s Rings – an aptly named green tea! It’s not my usual sort of tea, but the subtle sweetness and delicate grassy notes are actually hitting the spot quite well today. I feel a bit like I’m taking a respite from the chaos of the week in a calm, lush green meadow with Spring flowers and rolling hills as far as the eye can see, and I needed that today…

Tea Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/Crv-5bWIDSp/

Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAlFHmSVpjA

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Surely I’ve mentioned this before, but there’s definitely an earthy and “potting soil” like quality to this blend that I feel strongly would turn off most people. However, I’m the weirdo out there who has now started brewing this up because I’ve started craving that earthy taste alongside the more natural, semi-sweet blueberry juice notes. Could case less about the bergamot, to be honest, but truthfully it’s pretttyyyyy weak compared to the other flavours.

More earthy fruit teas for me, please!

Cameron B.

All of her Earl Greys have that dirt-like taste to me LOL, I’m glad someone likes it! :P

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Steeped this up on Friday while working from home but then only got around to drinking it when it was cold – delicious, though! Starts off with a sweet and tangy tropical note that reminds me of the ‘juice’ in canned pineapple tidbits. That’s followed up with a lightly savory, woody smoky note from the lapsang. Gives “grilled pineapple” in taste in just a really unique but satisfying way and it was surprisingly refreshing even when room temp!

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Once this cools down is gets a bit lotion-y so I drank this cup pretty piping hot. As hot as I could, anyway, without burning myself/being uncomfortable doing so. Lightly sweet, thick and creamy and kind of root beer like? Definitely notes of sarsaparilla.

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Y’know, the dry leaf of this really didn’t smell like coconut at all so I was skeptical of this. That is, right up until the water hit the leaves and then it smelled STRONGLY of coconut. More a thick, creamy coconut milk – really similar, actually, to the “rice milk” type notes in Talum Horchata Chai. The spies were very nice and well balanced. Warming ginger, cinnamon, and clove. Actually, a surprisingly strong amount of clove but the thickness and sweetness of the coconut flavoured helped offset. I bet this is a very good latte – hot or iced.

Daylon R Thomas

I’m glad to hear you came across some pleasant spies. I’ve heard 007 can be rude and misogynist. (Just messing with you lol)

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drank Pitaya Power by DAVIDsTEA
15575 tasting notes

Haven’t had this tea in a long time, but I thought it would be nice to revisit. I’m actually much closer to a sipdown than I realized as well – maybe a single cold brew worth of leaf left? It was good – less tart than I remembered. Definitely more of that “fruit punch” tasting dragonfruit flavour that’s commercially popular versus authentic dragonfruit but that makes sense because real dragonfruit is so, so light tasting. Also notes of kiwi, strawberry, and hibiscus.

Friendly reminder that I do not numerically rate DAVIDsTEA blends as I’m currently employed there and it would be an obvious conflict of interest. Any blends you see with numerical ratings were rated prior to my employment there. These reviews are a reflection of my personal thoughts and feelings regarding the teas, and not the company’s.

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drank Mint Cocoa Blend by Blume
15575 tasting notes

Iced oat milk latte!

Added just a touch of agave to this and it really tied it all together. It’s definitely a rich, smooth cocoa flavour with a cooling, sweet mint undertone. Very fresh but also decadent and nostalgic. I think I’d rate it higher, but the finish does have quite a raw green/vegetal peppermint leaf note that’s hard to ignore. It reminds you in a not totally good but not totally bad way that you’re drinking a ‘healthful’ latte made with real microground ingredients. Not gross, but noticeable.

It’s a pro, however, that as a latte there are zero noticeable texture issues with this powder!

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Iced oat milk latte!

I’m pretty pleasantly surprised with this one. The ingredients list is strange and not at all what I’d expect in a Thai iced tea so the fact it works as well as it does is a huge win in my books. Very, very malty black tea base with a bit of earthiness to it as well – though that’s certainly also from the beets that are contributing so beautifully to the cup colour. It’s definitely rich and saturated and in the right ballpark of a Thai milk tea, but slightly more pink-y red than the orange/brown you’d expect. Totally fair and reasonable though – this is done naturally versus through dyes. I thought the sweetness level was really good, it was easy to whisk up and the texture unproblematic.

Overall very solid!

LuckyMe

A Thai iced tea powder sounds really interesting. How close is the flavor to traditional Thai iced tea? The “natural” Thai tea mixes I’ve tried seldom match the real thing.

Roswell Strange

Definitely less sweet and syrupy, and more earthy from the beets but without tasting side by side I felt it was close enough that I certainly would be more than happy drinking it as a replacement.

LuckyMe

Nice. I’ll have to pick some up with my next Rishi order.

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Hello! My name is Kelly, though many people in the tea community call me Ros or Roswell.

I am a mid-twenties tea addict, blogger, and all around nerd. I grew up in the Prairies, but a few years ago I relocated to Quebec to pursue a career with DAVIDsTEA in the tea industry! I’m still working on getting my French language skills down…

My first introduction to tea, in any form outside of instant and bottled iced tea, was about seven years ago when I happened to stumble upon DAVIDsTEA while looking for a birthday present for a friend! I tried their Birthday Cake rooibos blend, and I’ve been hooked on tea ever since! In those seven years; I was introduced to the online tea community, expanded my interest in flavoured teas to include a deep love and appreciation for straight teas and traditional brewing methods, got a tea themed tattoo, started reviewing teas, amassed a sizable tea and teaware collection, became a TAC certified Tea Sommelier, & even came full circle by beginning a career in the tea industry with DAVIDsTEA!

I consider myself a Jack of all Teas, and strive to have a knowledge and appreciation of all tea types, formats, and styles of drinking. I don’t like to feel boxed in to just being a “flavoured tea” or “straight tea” drinker – my expectations may vary depending on the type of tea or how it’s been processed/prepared but if it’s good tea, it’s good tea no matter how it’s been made!

You name it, I probably drink it- and I’ll absolutely try anything at least once.

My default method of preparation is hot, Western style, and straight – but I’m not opposed to additions if I’m in the right mood. If I ever add something to a tea or use a different method of preparation I will ALWAYS call it out in the tasting note though.

I like to listen to music when drinking tea, especially when I’m brewing a large pot at a time or steeping Gongfu. Often I curate very intentional tea and music pairings, and sometimes I share them here in my tasting reviews. Music is something that I find can deeply affect the experience of having tea.

I’m also one half of the “tea and fandom” podcast GeekSteep where, weekly, we discuss newly explored fandoms over tea as well as try to figure out the perfect tea to pair with each fandom. You can find us on Spotify and Apple & Google podcasts.

Favourite flavour notes/ingredients: Pear, lychee, cranberry, cream, melon, pineapple, malt, roasty, petrichor, sweet potato, heady florals like rose, hazelnut or walnut, sesame, honey (in moderation), and very woody shou.

Least favourite flavour notes/ingredients:
Lemongrass, ginger, strongly spiced profiles (and most Chai in general), mushrooms, seaweed, chamomile, stevia, saltiness or anything that reminds me too much of meat that isn’t supposed to taste like meat…

Currently exploring/obsessed with: Sheng from Yiwu, Yancha (Qilan in particular), anything with a strong sweet potato note. Also, I need to try ALL the root beer teas! Searching for a really good caramel flavoured blend, ideally with a black tea base.

Please contact me at the instagram account listed below if you would like me to review your teas.

Currently I’m employed in the tea department of the DAVIDsTEA head office. While I’m still sharing my own personal thoughts on new & existing DAVIDsTEA blends, I am no longer numerically rating them due to the obvious conflict of interest. Any comments expressed are a reflection of my own thoughts and opinions, and do not reflect the thoughts and opinions of the company. Any DAVIDsTEA blends you currently see with a numeric score were reviewed prior to my being hired there and have not been adjusted since becoming a DAVIDsTEA employee.

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