Guava Cadabra

I got a tiny bit of this the last time I was at DAVIDsTEA. I have a terrible habit of ordering teas online thinking I’ll love them, and then not enjoying more than three cups worth of them. So, every time I get to a DAVIDs store … I go a little nuts on samples. This way, I can try the teas I’ve been eyeing without getting too much of one I won’t drink. Guava Cadabra was one such sample.

I used up the entirety of the 0.25oz pouch to make up a big mug of this. I had it hot first, and did a cold brew on the leftover leaves. The first steep was a really dark purple and it tasted like … FRUIT! Non-descript fruit with the guava kind of drying out the sip. Very enjoyable. I’m looking forward to trying my cold brew of this later today.

Just amazing!

Me: Did you try any of the iced tea I made you?
Jon: Yeah, I had some with lunch
Me: aaaaand? what did you think?
Jon: idk, it was good
Me: yeah, but what flavors did you notice?
Jon: hmm, delicious ones?
Me:….
Jon:….
Me:….
Jon:… fruity ones?
Me: Well at least you enjoyed it.

This tea tasted very tart and turned a lovely shade of pink. I found it enjoyable and would probably try it again. The only thing I don’t really like about this tea is that it is very heavy and 50g only got me about 6 cups of tea.

Perfection. I will never love a tea like I loved this one, and now I’ve run out and I feel as if I’ve lost a friend. A delicious friend I poured boiling water on. Friends like that don’t come along every day, so hold your guava cadabra tight and never let go.

I had no idea what guava tastes like, so I decided that, in order to review this tea better, I had to find out! So that’s why it has taken me almost half a month to review this tea.

So yes, this tea tastes like guava with a hint of a cherry kool-aid flavour. Kind of an artificial taste, which is something I really don’t like, but it wasn’t too overwhelming, so I don’t mind it that much.

i understand that this tea is meant to be steeped for longer periods of time, and that everyone says it’s best iced, but i used the steeping instructions of 8 min and drank this hot and it tasted like blood… am i the only one?