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“2021 Sipdown 5/365! (DavidsTea 20) Unsure if I’ve had this previously, but had an unopened 25g bag that I purchased off someone, and opted to make it into iced tea. The ingredients are interesting...” Read full tasting note
“Throat is still store so I am gargling with salt water, taking EmergenC, and trying to stay hydrated while drinking a lot of honey. That’s where this tea comes in. This tea that I am trying for the...” Read full tasting note
“I received this tea as a free sample from an online purchase, though I wish I had chosen another one. I was expecting to taste a lemonade kick, but was met with what tasted like lemon rinds in...” Read full tasting note
“I remembered really enjoying this tea (I stocked up on quite a bit last year, and just bought another 4oz because it was so cheap). I love the sage, combined with the candy-like lemon. This last...” Read full tasting note
It may be all luscious lemon up front, but this fabulously zesty fruit infusion has a secret – a surprising splash of sage. Fresh, citrusy and delightfully aromatic, it’s a cool and refreshing iced tea you’ll want to serve at every cocktail party. Our favourite part? It’s hangover-free. Doesn’t sophistication taste smashing?
Apple (apple, citric acid), sage leaves, blackberry leaves, lemon granules (lemon pieces, lemon juice), natural lemon flavouring.
Price per 50g: $8.98
DavidsTea is a Canadian specialty tea and tea accessory retailer based in Montreal, Quebec. It is the largest Canadian-based specialty tea boutique in the country, with its first store having opened in 2008.
2021 Sipdown 5/365!
(DavidsTea 20)
Unsure if I’ve had this previously, but had an unopened 25g bag that I purchased off someone, and opted to make it into iced tea. The ingredients are interesting – because sage is included, which is kind of unique, and sounds like it could be very refreshing (or very strange).
The sage ended up not being overly powerful and mostly overwhelmed by the lemon (which there is plenty of). Probably an okay balance, but I’d have liked a little more sage just to make this more distinct from other lemon teas. However, the sweetness of the blackberry leaves is throwing me off as it’s coming off like artificial sweetener, which I do not like. I’d have preferred to sweeten this myself (if I wanted to).
Overall, if you sweeten your teas, maybe this is a good uncaffeinated lemon choice, but if you don’t, or are particularly averse to the lingering sweetness of artificial sweeteners, probably not so much. Glad to only have this one package.
Throat is still store so I am gargling with salt water, taking EmergenC, and trying to stay hydrated while drinking a lot of honey. That’s where this tea comes in. This tea that I am trying for the first time and really do not like. I tried it first without the honey and mostly got sage, which could be a plus for some but isn’t for me. The honey rounds it out a little and brings out some lemon but tbh, this tastes a little bit like the earthy flavor of weed and I am not into it at all. I don’t know why that’s what is coming across but it is and I don’t like it so the other couple of packages are going into my swap box.
I actually drank this one today too! I always pick this one as a free sample from DT because I love the sweet lemon mixed with the sage. Different tastes, I guess!
Lol to me it was all sorts of weird but that’s why swaps work so well and why I don’t feel terrible when I give people tea I hate.
I feel the same way! There was this one herbal chai that tasted so horrible to me, I called it the fish tea since that’s what it tasted like. Yet my dad always requested the fish tea!
I received this tea as a free sample from an online purchase, though I wish I had chosen another one. I was expecting to taste a lemonade kick, but was met with what tasted like lemon rinds in water. Underwhelming from the first sip to the last.
Flavors: Citrus, Medicinal, Sage
I remembered really enjoying this tea (I stocked up on quite a bit last year, and just bought another 4oz because it was so cheap). I love the sage, combined with the candy-like lemon. This last cup was pretty bitter though, for some reason. Didn’t finish the cup and dumped it, which was unfortunate, because I was looking forward to the flavor that I remembered.
The lemon flavor in this tea is so delicious. They’ve managed to create a blend that has fairly natural lemon flavor. The sage is a bit too strong for me. It makes the tail end of every sip quite savory, which is an odd flavor when someone’s sweetened the tea. I bought about an ounce to sample, but I don’t know that I’ll finish it. Shame. The lemon flavor is really quite nice.
Flavors: Lemon, Sage
I agree so much with everything in Roswell Strange’s review :). I think that Lemon Smash has a nice smell and taste. It reminds me a lot of lemonheads candies, and tastes like a good lemonade. I expected this to have a huge sage flavor, because it visibly has a lot of sage in it, but I can’t taste the sage at all. It is a sweet, sunny lemon with a hint of sour lemon aftertaste. I just already own so many lemony blends from DavidsTea, and this one doesn’t stand out enough to be a bigger purchase for me.
Cold Brew!
Such a brilliant bright, clean and crisp lemon flavour with that sweet spot of citric acid pop to it! I think one of the reasons I enjoy this lemon tea in particular as a cold brew is that I find it actually tones down the intensity of the lemon (though it’s still very strong) and that actually allows for even more of the sage undertones to come through. I’m a broken record at this point, but I can always use more herbaceous flavour when it comes to these teas that incorporate sage, thyme, basil and the like…
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.
