Santa's Secret

Very tasty and a great breakfast tea. No wonder Santa was able to deliver all his gifts in one night!

Day 23 Davids Tea Advent Calendar 2023

Another good one! I definitely missed this one in December. It had adorable tiny candy cane sprinkles in it and smelled rather fruity/sweet when I opened the tin. I steeped while gathering my breakfast and then let it cool a smidge. It’s creamy with a light peppermint taste. Per reviews on Davids Tea website, there has been a recipe change adding rice flour to the blend.

I had a tea bag of this blend and I wasn’t expecting too much because I’m not a sweet tea fan but this was lovely. It wasn’t too sweet, minty, or candy like… Just right for a holiday breakfast tea.

I really liked this tea. It’s a chilly day here and it was a perfect choice to warm me up! It has a creamy taste with a hint of peppermint. I added a bit of stevia and some almond milk and it was really nice!

This tea seems very similar to Read My Lips, which I’ve recently enjoyed. Hmm it’s really not flavorful at all. I guess the lack of chocolate chips in this version really makes a difference. The flavor showed up more as it cooled. It’s still pretty mild, lightly minty, maybe a little chocolatey. I grabbed this from a TTB, so it’s possible the flavor has faded with age. I liked it better with milk.

super sweet, pepperminty and should be great but it’s just OILY from the wee candy canes. a real struggle i find with david’s tea, tbh.

Polishing off the last of this tea.
ehhh. The tea smells better than it tastes. The flavor has waned so much in the short time I have had it. It has been properly stored so I am not sure if I ended up getting an older stash of it. Probably one that I would not bother getting again.

Day 5 of my DIY 24 Days of DAVIDsTea!

If you’ve been a fan of DAVIDsTea for long enough, you know how quintessential their Santa’s Secret blend is, especially around the holidays!

Peppermint and vanilla on a solid black tea base, how could you go wrong? It was nice to start my day with such a comforting and familiar tea blend on a frigid December morning. I prepared this hot with some milk and a bit of vanilla agave. This way, it has a bit of a ‘peppermint marshmallow’ vibe that I’m digging while trying to warm up.

Overall, I think it’s a good tea to sip on here and there throughout the colder months. But otherwise, it doesn’t do a whole lot for me outside of those couple months…

This was a particularly tasty cup. The vanilla was particularly present.

Black tea with a bit of sweetness. A hint of mint.