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This is pretty mildly flavored. I don’t taste pear distinctly, though I can tell there’s something there other than matcha. I just wish it had a lot more flavoring!

This raspberry tea was a pleasant surprise. Tasted refreshing and light, especially for a green tea.

Finally logging this tea after it launching weeks ago! I was able to add it to the database during the Great Dashboard Freeze of Summer 2025 (dramatic but fitting, no?) but every time I’d try to review it the page would crash…

Anyway, it officially launched back when I was on vacation and during that time frame I started the routine of drinking a daily matcha every morning. On that particular morning I made it as a latte with vanilla protein milk and paired it with a bunch of different chocolate flavoured macarons: cannoli, chocolate hazelnut, and white chocolate brulee. It was rich and delicious, with a flavour that reminded me a lot of a Coffee Crisp bar.

Of course, I’ve had this tea in my tea stash for a while now waiting for it to make its debut. DAVIDsTEA has carried a Mocha matcha before, but this is our first time introducing a more straight up coffee flavour. I find it particularly roasty tasting, and overall less sweet than many of our other flavoured matchas. Part of that is the fact it is actually semi-sweetened with about 40% less sugar than our other formulations. But it’s also just a less sweet flavour in general, too. I’ve not always been the biggest fan of coffee flavoured things personally, but I appreciate a good roast note and this one does speak to me pretty well on that level.

Part of why I love this flavour is because it just overlaps so nicely with a common conversation we hear happening in our stores right now where customers want to remove or reduce their coffee intake for XYZ reasons and they’re turning to matcha as a possible alternative because it has a “cleaner” caffeine (ie. less of a spike then crash from the l-theanine). So this is an awesome option for that, especially if you do actually like the taste of coffee.

Also, for anyone who does miss Mocha Matcha, it’s pretty easy to introduce that chocolate element back into the blend either through a chocolate syrup, shavings, or chocolate milk. So, you can definitely make it a mocha. A matcha mocha!

Tea Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNbRTGJp2UU/?img_index=1 (Fifth Pic)

Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCsZ2h6Xfmc&ab_channel=JORDANN

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.

I haven’t liked other DavidsTEA lemonade versions, but this one is a little better. It definitely requires extra sweetener, but I taste the fruity lemonade vibes. Sometimes it ends up pretty thin and unexciting. I think it’s ultimately not for me, but not bad.

I’ve been doing too much for the past few weeks and it has finally caught up with me. I crashed out yesterday; still kind of wrecked today. While I typically prefer to use weekends for savoring fancy teas and ones that benefit from multiple steeps, I just haven’t had the energy for it this weekend. Plus it’s been a pretty hot summer. So an iced matcha latte was appealing. Frothed this up with some oat milk. The flavor is on point. Creamy, sweet lime, very much like key lime pie filling. The grassiness of the matcha is pretty mild – I really only noticed it in the last couple of sips. Sometimes you just need something fluffy and fun to perk you up.

I’m really shocked I didn’t have a tasting note for this already. Jelly Donut is easily one of my favorite DAVIDsTEA blends and I definitely grabbed some while I was in store. Should I have gotten more (I only got 100g… idk why)? Yes… however, that is future me’s problem.

I love this blend because it is sweet, cakey, fruity, and best of all caffeine-free. I tend to crave sweeter teas and lattes at night and have realized that I am more sensitive to caffeine than I might have though. For the sake of saving what I have I might only make this once a week… though I can’t lie, I’ll probably be getting more when I go back in October.

So, Mom and I decided to move our initially much later trip to Montreal up a few weeks because we kind of needed to escape the craziness of life. So… we also found out that there was a DAVIDsTEA close to where we are staying so… we had to grab a few things! Mom ended up getting a bunch of Nordic mugs that were marked down to 10 CAD$ to give as holiday gifts this year. I however… went a little crazy with some teas. I’ve added them to my cupboard but I got:

- 250g Cotton Candy (one of my favs)
- 250g Cactus Rose (New to me but.. convinced I’ll like it)
- 250g Birthday Cake (New to me)
- 1 tin of Manoomin Maple (gonna probably get more…)
- 1 tin of Manoomin Apple Pie
- 100g Simply Maple Breakfast
- 100g New York, New York
- 2 Apres Ski sachet packs
- Nordic Mug- Manoomin

Any who… This blend is sooo good! I brought a mini kettle up with me so while we’re relaxing a bit after dinner we’re also trying teas! I like that its not too sweet and the rooibos ties it together really nice… just enough to taste it!

This sometimes ends up a little thin. I overleafed it the most recent time, and then it was quite tart and slightly funky. It’s just not for me. It’s best cold with a lot of sweetener. Then it tastes decent, but I’d rather drink a different fruity tea.

TTB 2025
This is tart strawberry with a little earthiness underneath. It’s nice and sweet without stevia, but the second brew didn’t have as much strawberry flavor. Glad I got to the bottom of this mystery, thanks for add8ng it to the box!

Welp, finally getting around to writing the tasting note for this tea!

This is one of two new “superfood iced tea powders” that DT released this year, and we actually released it months ago. I usually do my big DT info dumps for new products much closer to after they’ve launched, but I’m actually allergic to this one (the mushrooms in it) so I hadn’t tried it at the time of launch. Yes, I know it’s very weird that I work on making products I’m allergic too – if you’d asked me years ago how much my mushroom allergy would impact my day to day work life I would have told you never and I would have been so wrong.

So I’m doing with this one what I’ve done with other mushroom blends DT has released: one big sip in a controlled environment on a day I’m not working and don’t work the next day – and spitting it straight out instead of ingesting it. For the flavour education. Gotta know what other people are experiencing. As always, no one is forcing me to do that and I wouldn’t recommend others do it either.

First though – what was the intent with this blend? Other than being tasty, I suppose. Like all the powders in DT’s “superfood line up” this is definitely a functional blend with a combination of ingredients meant to make it an ideal hydration option for mid and post work-outs. Two adaptogenic mushrooms (cordyceps and chaga), tart cherry, and acerola. We loved this combination of ingredients because they’re known to have anti-inflammatory properties and support your body: think physical endurance for during your workout (whatever form that takes) and muscle recovery and replenishment for afterwards.

Flavour wise, I wanted this to be kind of like an “adult kool-aid”. Juicy and tart, not so sweet or artificial, and something that it vaguely nostalgic that you can feel good about drinking. Tart cherry, while a specific kind of cherry, is still in fact tart tasting and with the hibiscus in this blend it’s definitely got a punch to it. I observed that too with my quick sip, though once you get past the top notes there’s a little more depth from the mixed berry flavouring that kind of rounds it out a little.

Texture wise I don’t find this one quite as smooth as Maqui Mojito, but it’s also certainly far less gritty and granular than a lot of other tea powders I’ve tried. The mushrooms are subtle and if those scare you from a flavour standpoint I wouldn’t worry – this is a far stretch beyond tasting savoury or like soup. But there is a touch of earthiness to the finish that I do want to acknowledge.

Since this tea has launched I’ve heard of a lot of people mixing it with sparkling water to create a sort of cherry soda, and I think that sounds very tasty and easy to make. A shame I won’t personally end up trying it that way.

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.

This is more lightly flavored than some DavidsTea matcha blends I’ve had. One time, I made some meringue and put it on top and torched it. That made the cup fun, but the matcha was definitely overshadowed. I never had a cup of this I really loved unfortunately. Possibly the flavor profile is too indistinct to show up clearly. It’s certainly not bad, I just taste matcha and the tiniest desserty something extra.

A few weeks ago when my friend Todd was visiting, several days of lackluster sleep were starting to catch up with me, so I pulled this out even though it is a “newer” order (which I typically ignore to drink older teas first) just because it was only one of two yerba mate blends I had in my current stash. After opening the package I realized it was cut with rooibos and thus probably not the caffeinated bomb I was hoping for, but at that point I brewed it up anyway.

Todd and I both really enjoyed it! The tea smells like cinnamon and cheesecake, and the flavor isn’t far from that, either. The tea is very sweet, with strong notes of woodsy cinnamon and cream cheese. There is a little lingering spice in the aftertaste that I think may be the ginger, but it doesn’t really come out in the sip. I’m not sure if I could say I’m getting horchata specifically, though I definitely understand it. I think for me it’s more of a warm cinnamon bun with cream cheese frosting, which I’m equally down for! A very desserty cup. Makes a fine latte, as well.

The flavor I taste most strongly is the sugar. It’s pleasant and sweet with milk and sugar, and sometimes I feel like I really can taste the boba, especially during the resteep. It’s nicest cold or at room temperature. I enjoy eating the boba after it’s finished steeping.

Sweetened with milk, this really tastes like horchata! I taste a lot of warm cinnamon, but something else that combines to make this a super desserty cup. Lovely resteep as well.

This is one of two brand new additions to DAVIDsTEA’s Superfood Powder line up – both of which are actually superfood iced tea powders instead of the latte ones we’ve been releasing the last couple years!

The other has mushrooms in it (and I’m allergic) and I’ve yet to do my usual “sip and spit” taste test like I have in the past for other teas I’m allergic to – so deep dive on that one will have to wait. This one, however, I’m excited to finally talk about!

It whisks up such an absolutely gorgeous and rich deep purple colour and, although there’s some butterfly pea flower in the blend to support that enchanting hue, most of that colour is driven by the inclusion of different berries and hibiscus. Obviously maqui is the big one and, if you’re unfamiliar, it’s a very anti-oxidant rich purple berry with a darker, juicy flavour a bit like blueberry or currant with a bit of tartness. There is also blueberry powder in the blend, which of course compliments the similar tasting maqui but adds a touch more nuance and deepens this sort of rich mixed berry flavour of the blend.

The mojito part of the name comes primarily from the inclusion of peppermint! It’s probably a bit of a stronger mint flavour than an actual mojito, but those really crisp and cooling elements are so instantly refreshing. It’s a huge part of why I love this tea as a very easy to whisk up iced bevvie for the summer – you take a few sips during a heat wave or when it’s really humid out and you just immediately feel cooled down, refreshed, and more comfortable. Very hydrating, too!

Other things that are cool about this blend is that it’s totally sugar and sweetener free, so great if you want iced tea but less of that sweet feeling. On the flip side, starting with something sugar free means it’s super adaptable – we’ve been having a lot of fun in the office making different cocktail/mocktails with this blend and adding our own simple syrups or liqeuers. You can also add a bit like a shot to a lemonade and make a fun purple or layered berry-inspired refresher that way. Also so good as a tea pop with the powder whisked into a concentrate and then topped with sparkling water or club soda! Highly flexible!

I guess the one way I wouldn’t recommend drinking this one is with milk or dairy. The acidity from some of the ingredients like the hibiscus powder definitely cause some curdling, even if I wouldn’t describe this as a particularly tart tasting drink. You can make it hot, and that does bring out a little more tartness – though this was absolutely formulated specifically with the intent it would be consumed cold so I personally think that’s how it tastes best.

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.

I enjoyed the tartness here – it’s just like sour lemon candy. I tried some before adding extra sweetener, and it was pretty good already! I still preferred it afterward. This is super true to its name, and I’m really enjoying it cold, made entirely of milk.

I wasn’t sure if I would actually like this because I love ginger, but really hated the apple ginger matcha I tried a while back.

I found my cold latte (250 mL cold soy milk and 50 mL hot water with 2 tsp of matcha…don’t judge me) to be a bit grey-blue. I think non-dairy milks might not be the correct pH for this to turn beep blue. It looked a bit chalky, but I also used a lot of matcha because I’m soooo tired this morning. I could fall asleep right now. I’m not sure how much caffeine is in this one because matcha is further down the ingredient list, but I should have gotten at least an espresso shot worth.

This is very fruity (acai and berries) with some acidicty. The ginger comes in the aftertaste for me.

TTB! The chocolate here tastes quite alcoholic despite all the actual chocolate that was in there. Combined with the flavor of the orange, it was just too tangy for my preferences. It was okay with milk and sugar, but not something I’d want to drink again.

Iced Latte!

It gets very hot in my apartment during the middle of the afternoon because I have a large window directly facing the sun. So, since I was doing a movie marathon with a bunch of teas incorporated into it, I decided to make myself a silly l’il iced matcha latte to cool down with. I had, after all, been drinking a lot of hot drinks leading up to the peak of the midday heatwave…

Right now the milk I have in the fridge is coconut milk, so that’s what I used. I actually loved the combination of the cinnamon and coconut, but the coconut milk certainly isn’t neutral tasting. Weirdly, I almost got more of a horchata vibe versus cinnamon bun. Smooth and delicious, regardless! I even tossed in a cinnamon stick for a bit of extra fun and a hiiiinnntttt more cinnamon flavour. Mostly the fun part, though!

Tea Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/DJPtIq1SXBk/?img_index=1 (Fourth Pic)

Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUvDJrDlmWo&ab_channel=Kasador-Topic

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.