Sweet Potato Pie

I was ok. Just never seemed to know what flavor it was. One sip nutty and the next cinnamony etc

Day 2 Davids Tea 2023 Advent Calendar

I actually have a pouch of this somewhere in my tea cabinet as well and I’m glad because I enjoyed this one. Being “from the north” sweet potato pie is not a common occurrence for meals. Our family sure loves sweet potatoes though.
I steeped for about 5 minutes at 200F. The blend looked interesting with chopped nuts and marshmallow bits. Its definitely sweet as I would expect and has a caramelized sugar taste. Definitely gives off vibes of cozy, warm, and comfort. Next time I drink this, I think I’ll make it as a latte to bump up the dessert factor.

Backlog and Sip Down

I drank through the remainder of the packet in two sittings on Saturday! I spent 90% of the day drinking tea and gaming with a virtual tea friend. I had the remaining bits of this tea (2 cups – 4tsps or so) during that time. I noted on the back of the packet, “Great seasonal tea. Really gets me in the mood for Fall.” From memory, I recall verbalizing that this reminded me of sweet potato fries with cinnamon butter.

PS. Despite reviewing this already, that was a small sample from the Advent calendar. This was a random unopened packet that was in the sip down pile. I don’t recall purchasing a full bag, but I guess I did! If this pops up again this Fall, I’ll get two bags!

Backlog – Sipdown!

Tasty, but this dessert tea exists in a state between “satisfies sweet tooth” and “it’s so cloying and rich it’s nauseating!” I also don’t get pie as much as I get candy corn (this isn’t a terrible thing though). However, my mom adored it, and found nothing to criticize — so, maybe the sweetness overload is just me. I’d consider getting more for her, and snag the odd cup that way.

In the bag, this smells strongly like coconut to me, even though that isn’t an ingredient. Steeped, I don’t get that particular aroma, and the tea has more of a marshmallow/vanilla cream scent, with a mingling of spice.

In the flavor, I am not getting “Sweet Potato” but I am definitely getting “Sweet”! Perhaps the base tea is of the yammy variety, but if so, I certainly can’t tell against the total domination of the rock sugar. The base notes are getting washed out for me, becoming more of a muted maltiness beneath a very sweet sip. Marshmallow is one of those flavors I don’t really ever taste in tea, but I think I can kind of see it here… there is definitely a sort of vanilla creaminess that, mixed with the level of sweetness, is tripping my head into marshmallow flavor territory. Toward the end of the sip I get a lot of cinnamon and nutmeg which is quite pleasant.

I’ve prepared this hot and plain as well as a latte, and the latte works a bit better for me since the thickness and creaminess of the added vanilla almond milk combined with the sweetness of the tea feel like a more indulgent coffee house guilty drink. I feel like plain, this is the sort of tea I’d crave most in the evenings, but since it has a black base I have to drink it during the day.

It’s unique. I think I personally would like the black base to pop a bit more, but I do enjoy a good indulgent latte when the mood strikes.

underwhelming. This smells absolutely divine in the bag. I definitely get a bit of sweet potato or squash, but it isn’t over whelming, as well as caramel and cinnamon. The scent is less pronounced when it is steeped, but still there.
Flavor wise, this was underwhelming. Despite steeping for 4 minutes. I found the tea to be rather weak. That said, it didn’t need sugar, or cream, though I did try it with both and it was nice. While I didn’t mind it, I wouldn’t buy it again

Steep:
2 tsp (entire sample)
212°F
3 min
kati loose tea system 12oz

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: pecan and cinnamon
Steeped Tea Smell: sweet toasted pecans, hint squash
Flavor: sweet, pecan, cinnamon, hint squash
Liquor: cloudy light orange brown

Resteep:
5 min
slight sweetness, astringency, a little nutty, not very good, watery, weak
not worth resteeping

Purchase Link – https://www.davidstea.com/ca_en/tea/sweet-potato-pie-tea/10788DT01VAR0075665.html#q=sweet%2Bpotato%2Bpie&lang=en_CA&start=1
Steepster Link – https://steepster.com/teas/davidstea/90119-sweet-potato-pie
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Rating: 3/4 leaves

Leaf system:
1=Bleh! not again if it were free
2=Acceptable, if it were free or there were limited other tea options
3=I might purchase this tea from time to time, or select it while out
4=A staple in our cupboard from now on, I will purchase and keep purchasing

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I definitely don’t taste sweet potato, but I have to say that this is quite sweet and tasty. It’s mostly fruity, lightly spiced, and a little starchy. I like to add milk. I removed all the marshmallows (there were tons!). The black tea is mild, so this one ends up light, but enjoyable.

Hmm, so I have a pouch of this that I got with a frequent steeper reward. I don’t generally buy DT teas, but I do buy teaware so I always have rewards to use up.

I don’t understand why this has such a high rating. I used a very heaping perfect spoon of tea and it still came out somewhat weak. Happily, it’s not overly sweet from the rock sugar, which I was worried about. I do prefer actual sugar to stevia, but I’d rather have neither. Otherwise it just kind of tastes like a watery coffee cake sort of black tea? I don’t really taste the pecan or anything suggesting sweet potato. Mostly just cinnamon and sweet and a bit of butter/cake flavor.

Going into my rehoming box, as clearly I’m in the minority on this one. :P

I got a box of this on clearance and I wasn’t sure what to expect – very pleasantly surprised! I added a bit of almond milk and one packet of stevia and it tastes super good. I had my room mate smell it and he pointed out the caramel note! I was primarily tasting marshmallow, but now it’s difficult to miss. This might be a “caramelized” sweet potato flavor. Either way, it’s great!