15678 Tasting Notes
Sipdown (588)!
Made this one in my tea press yesterday at the end of the work day to drink on the bus ride home. Still a really nice sweet and jammy tasting blueberry note like I observed the last time that I drank this one, but at the same time I was also getting a distinct note that I missed last time or that simply wasn’t present: anise. It was kind of weird, because I actually have a blueberry/anise blend that I made for myself – and this was comparable to that (though not exact) which definitely gave me some strange flavour note deja vu.
Kind of sad to be finished this one; it was a pleasant blueberry black tea with a lot of flavour packed into each sip! However, since I just bought like 300g of Blueberry Jam from DT I think I’m probably pretty damn set for blueberry black teas for the foreseeable future…
Sipdown (589)!
Toasty, spicy, warming goodness. I definitely still stand by my initial impression that this tasted more like a generic(ish) spice cake than any sort of carrot cake, but it was incredibly delicious and I’m glad that I stretched it out and was able to really fully appreciate each cup of it. Lots of cinnamon, but also nutmeg and clove. Beautiful, delicious clove.
Sipdown (590)!
I paid a lot more attention to this cup of tea than the last one of it that I had, and the result was a smoother and significantly tastier cup of sticky rice goodness. I’d feel really sad about this sipdown because this is such a wickedly good tea, but I also know I can get equally tasty from What-Cha year round so that makes finishing it off much easier.
I will ALWAYS need sticky rice teas in my cupboard though.
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 regarding the teas, and not the company’s.
Currently drinking this one, but finding myself a little disappoint with it. It essentially tastes exactly like the Creme Caramel Flan oolong tea also made by AQTT. Probably similar combo of flavourings used in each blend? This just has a milder base to it and is a little more of straw-ish undertone.
I didn’t love the Creme Caramel Flan, so I’m not loving this either.
What’s a girl gotta do to get an awesome cup of caramel tea!?
Sipdown (591)!
Generic chocolate tea flavour without any definitely traits. Added a splash of milk for added creaminess. It’s fine – but I feel a slight sense of relief to have cleared it out of my cupboard.
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yANMO9i0_kQ&list=LL1M1wDjmJD4SJr_CwzXAGuQ&index=1
Snuck in a cup, with milk, before this was sent off to Montreal.
It was fine, but continues to be SUPER distinctly more of a nut tea with almond/walnut characteristics outweighing the other flavours. It’s a perfectly fine tea, but I just need to make sure that I remember how nutty it is in the future so that I’m not pulling it when I’m actually craving caramel notes over nutty notes.
Sipdown (592)!
Finished off hot – which was not ideal, but I also don’t have any of my cold brew stuff unpacked or any ice in the house to make this iced instead. So it is what it is. This last cup was tinged with a grapey/winey sort of sourness, but the bulk of the profile was actually distinctly hibiscus. Which is fine. But also not why I find this blend so intriguing in the first place. Shrug.
If this was ever brought back to stores I’d pick up another (small) bag; but if this is also my permanent goodbye to this blend then I’m content with that also.
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 regarding the teas, and not the company’s.
I had tacos delivered to the house on one of my last days off, and I realized while I was waiting for them to arrive that I actually still had my bag of Horchacha left and unpacked so I brewed up a big mug of it since it seemed like a fun and sort of thematically appropriate tea for the meal.
I am glad I bought more of this, though at the same time glad I didn’t over do it either. It’s got a really nice, rich creamy custard/vanilla quality and then a good balance of rice and cinnamon. Definitely feels true to Horchata/Rumchata overall; just a little less overtly sweet. Good accompaniment to tacos, for sure.
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 regarding the teas, and not the company’s.
Gin & Lemonade, from last night.
I packed my very last box last night, and we shipped everything out this morning that was still in the house – so don’t worry, you wont hear me ranting about packing for a while now. In fact, if anything, the next “moving” related news will probably be flight/arrival day and then after that unpacking…
It feels weird; I have basically nothing with me now. Which is super strange…
Anyway; I need to finish off this gin because I don’t want to have to transport it on the plane (I don’t know if I even CAN take it on the flight?!) which means that at some point between now and flight day I’m probably gonna get at least a little smashed. I put a nice dent in the bottle drinking Earl Grey Gin lemonades last night though; it’s a nice pairing. Gin is NOT a sweet spirit so it definitely balances the sugary nature of the lemonade. Still compliments though. Plus, of course, bergamot is a kind of citrus so it just naturally goes well with lemonade.
Gong Fu!
One of the first pu’erh teas that I fell in love with; I was packing this into a box and I couldn’t resist holding off on packing this one until I was able to get in a session with it first. So, I paused my packing and went and did that first. Like, literally stopped what I was doing to go drink some tea first…
I think this is easily still one of the smoothest shou pu’erh teas that I’ve ever had, and even though I’m currently really into shou with distinctly woody notes to it and that doesn’t perfectly describe this tea it’s still very good. Sweet, and more fruity with stonefruit notes that lean more heavily to what I think of as a “darker” side of stonefruit elements; stuff like plums, overripe cherries or Bordeaux cherries and then other fruit notes like dates and figs. Those are the primarily profile of this pu, but there are sort of cocoa like top notes to it as well and sort of an undertone of more molasses/brown sugar undertones that add to the sweetness.
I steeped it eight times – the session only ended because it’s not a tea with lots of staying power to it; not because I was tired of it. Were this tea capable of lasting longer I would have brewed it longer; but it just dies out pretty easily.
Now it’s in a box, which is sad. This was just too good not to drink right away, though.
