Lady Marmalade

#tiffanys2021sipdown Tea #218 overall / Tea #42 for May
#drinkwhatyouown February 14/25
Friday 5/28 — DT Lady Marmalade hot latte. Intention was to sip this slowly since I have maybe a dozen of this older sampler packets with 10 or 15g, a good latte size. But it ended up more of a gulp here and there between chores around the house. Once I find the bag with the other packets, I will use those accordingly.
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I took one sip, tasted stevia and dumped it. A shame because it smelled awesome.

Sipdown! 178/365!

DavidsTea roulette #4. This is a decent fruity black, heavy on the peach, though there is definitely a flavour medley going on. Not much base to speak of. Probably makes a decent iced tea, though I won’t be trying that since this is the last of it. Not special enough to pick up more of, but tasty enough to drink.

ETA: Enjoyed this more as it cooled. More creaminess and clearer apricot came out. Definitely thinking it would be been good iced.

I had a sample of this from the summer SAS that I just got around to trying. I had just enough to make one cup of iced tea. I thought this one was okay. Not bad but not my favourite. I definitely don’t need to buy any more though. It tasted of a light fruity flavour somewhat resembling apricots. I couldn’t really pick out a dominant taste.

This is another stand-out tea for me this year. I sampled it as it was on its way out, and I was able to find someone who wanted to get rid of her stash. Apart from the apples, this is one of the best apricot teas I’ve had in quite some time.

Speaking of apples, I’m so tired of seeing them listed as one of the main ingredients of a tea when they’re not contributing anything…apart from apple flavor that usually detracts from the blend instead of enhancing it. I’m looking at you Pistachio Ice Cream, Just Peachy, etc.

I digress. I love stone fruits in tea, and it’s so difficult to get right or maybe I’m just picky. It’s probably the latter. There’s just enough spice to give it a bit of depth. I actually quite like the hint of ginger in the blend. It’s much more interesting than just tired ol’ cinnamon. I’m glad they put this in a black tea base, but it’s not as robust as I’d like. I’d attribute that to the fact that they chose to source a blend with fewer tea leaves and more apples. Nonetheless, it’s one of the few flavored, fruity black tea blends from DT that I enjoy both hot and iced.

If anyone has recommendations for a good apricot blend, especially one with a black tea base, please share.

Tried this blend iced. I can definitely taste apricot but I am not a fan of the tea at all.

I wish this one was available all year round! I’m glad I took a chance on it during the sale and grabbed a couple skinny tins.

I’ve only tried it iced so far, but it’s already one of my all time faves in terms of iced tea. I love that it’s got a bit of caffeine from the black tea base, and a bit of a round, malty body from it too. Mostly it tastes like delicious apricot jam with ginger and cinnamon. I imagine it’d be quite black and maybe even with a splash of milk, too.

I brew about 1, 1.5 Perfect Spoons worth with near boiling water at about 7 minutes. For me it’s the perfect blend of fruit, black tea, and a hint of spice.

I hope DT brings this one back sometime.

I’m a pretty big fan of this tea. It’s not a super strong, overwhelming fruity tea, but I enjoy it.

Last tea of the day. I bought this solely because it was a new one and didn’t sound like any of the others I bought.

My initial reaction when opening the packet was, “Ugh. Another apple-based fruity tea.” I brewed it anyway.

I preemptively added two Splenda, because if I’m drinking a fruity tea, I want it to be super sweet.

It’s not bad. Not the worst fruity tea in my drawer. The apple isn’t as strong as I thought it would be. I would like someone to make a fruity herbal tea one day that doesn’t involve apple (or hibiscus, tbh) though.

A smooth, fruity, sweet black tea with apricot and cream notes. I don’t taste ginger, cinnamon, or nutmeg, which is relieving, because I dislike all of those ingredients. It’s completely unlike anything DAVIDsTEA currently has in their collection, which I appreciate. I really enjoyed sipping on this one, but I’m not sure if this one will become an everyday sip for me.