Last weekend I went to Montreal Pride, which was amazing! I was a little bit surprised to find out that the parade is held in August instead of June or July but in a pleasant way because it meant that I didn’t miss out on it!

The parade was so much longer than any of the ones I’ve experienced back home in Regina, but it was amazing! The floats were so well done and it was just very empowering! The best part, though, was that one of the floats near the end of the parade was a celebration of asexuality/asexual awareness – which just hit me so hard. I almost broke down and cried…

But it was a hot fucking day, so I made sure to pack lots of tea with me for the parade to keep hydrated and refreshing – primarily a water bottle of cold shaken lemonade matcha. This was my first time trying this tea and I may have been a little hyped up by the excitement of the parade – but I enjoyed it a lot. It really did taste like I’d mixed together matcha and lemonade; very bright and citrusy with a pleasant pucked and mouthwatering quality! I’m excited to play around with this one some more; I see some great potential!

mrmopar

We have been burning up around here too Ros.

Mastress Alita

My town is in such a conservative place that we don’t have a Pride Parade; we have a small “pride” event in the park that still gets a lot of crap, and Ace awareness is still not the best around here. Most big cities (even my state capital two hours away) typically have the Aces walk in their parade. I’m an out arom-Ace for nearing two decades now and my best friend is also an Ace that lives in the Bay Area; he walks in San Francisco’s Pride. We always hand out Ace flag color badge ribbons at any geek convention we happen to be attending, too. People stop us and ask for them more than you’d think!

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mrmopar

We have been burning up around here too Ros.

Mastress Alita

My town is in such a conservative place that we don’t have a Pride Parade; we have a small “pride” event in the park that still gets a lot of crap, and Ace awareness is still not the best around here. Most big cities (even my state capital two hours away) typically have the Aces walk in their parade. I’m an out arom-Ace for nearing two decades now and my best friend is also an Ace that lives in the Bay Area; he walks in San Francisco’s Pride. We always hand out Ace flag color badge ribbons at any geek convention we happen to be attending, too. People stop us and ask for them more than you’d think!

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Hello! My name is Kelly, though many people in the tea community call me Ros or Roswell.

I am a mid-twenties tea addict, blogger, and all around nerd. I grew up in the Prairies, but a few years ago I relocated to Quebec to pursue a career with DAVIDsTEA in the tea industry! I’m still working on getting my French language skills down…

My first introduction to tea, in any form outside of instant and bottled iced tea, was about seven years ago when I happened to stumble upon DAVIDsTEA while looking for a birthday present for a friend! I tried their Birthday Cake rooibos blend, and I’ve been hooked on tea ever since! In those seven years; I was introduced to the online tea community, expanded my interest in flavoured teas to include a deep love and appreciation for straight teas and traditional brewing methods, got a tea themed tattoo, started reviewing teas, amassed a sizable tea and teaware collection, became a TAC certified Tea Sommelier, & even came full circle by beginning a career in the tea industry with DAVIDsTEA!

I consider myself a Jack of all Teas, and strive to have a knowledge and appreciation of all tea types, formats, and styles of drinking. I don’t like to feel boxed in to just being a “flavoured tea” or “straight tea” drinker – my expectations may vary depending on the type of tea or how it’s been processed/prepared but if it’s good tea, it’s good tea no matter how it’s been made!

You name it, I probably drink it- and I’ll absolutely try anything at least once.

My default method of preparation is hot, Western style, and straight – but I’m not opposed to additions if I’m in the right mood. If I ever add something to a tea or use a different method of preparation I will ALWAYS call it out in the tasting note though.

I like to listen to music when drinking tea, especially when I’m brewing a large pot at a time or steeping Gongfu. Often I curate very intentional tea and music pairings, and sometimes I share them here in my tasting reviews. Music is something that I find can deeply affect the experience of having tea.

I’m also one half of the “tea and fandom” podcast GeekSteep where, weekly, we discuss newly explored fandoms over tea as well as try to figure out the perfect tea to pair with each fandom. You can find us on Spotify and Apple & Google podcasts.

Favourite flavour notes/ingredients: Pear, lychee, cranberry, cream, melon, pineapple, malt, roasty, petrichor, sweet potato, heady florals like rose, hazelnut or walnut, sesame, honey (in moderation), and very woody shou.

Least favourite flavour notes/ingredients:
Lemongrass, ginger, strongly spiced profiles (and most Chai in general), mushrooms, seaweed, chamomile, stevia, saltiness or anything that reminds me too much of meat that isn’t supposed to taste like meat…

Currently exploring/obsessed with: Sheng from Yiwu, Yancha (Qilan in particular), anything with a strong sweet potato note. Also, I need to try ALL the root beer teas! Searching for a really good caramel flavoured blend, ideally with a black tea base.

Please contact me at the instagram account listed below if you would like me to review your teas.

Currently I’m employed in the tea department of the DAVIDsTEA head office. While I’m still sharing my own personal thoughts on new & existing DAVIDsTEA blends, I am no longer numerically rating them due to the obvious conflict of interest. Any comments expressed are a reflection of my own thoughts and opinions, and do not reflect the thoughts and opinions of the company. Any DAVIDsTEA blends you currently see with a numeric score were reviewed prior to my being hired there and have not been adjusted since becoming a DAVIDsTEA employee.

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