The dry leaf aroma smells like red rooibos. The brewed tea aroma smells about the same. The flavor? Sweet rooibos. Where the ginger? Where’s the mate? Where’s the cookie? This is disappointing. Maybe I shouldn’t have followed the brewing instructions, which call for 185°F water. I’ve got to say that surprised me. I expected it to be boiling.
There’s a bit of maple in here. No pineapple, currants, or white chocolate even though the ingredients list says those are in here. I don’t know what kind of gingerbread cookies DAVIDsTEA staff are used to eating, but you wouldn’t find any of those ingredients in MY gingerbread cookies. And why did DAVIDsTEA label this as a mate tea when it’s mostly rooibos? This whole tea confounds me. It’s not bad it’s just nothing like what it’s advertised to be. If you like sweet rooibos teas, then you’ll like this. For myself, I’m glad I only got a free sample and not more.
Flavors: Maple, Rooibos, Sweet
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Regarding the labeling- it’s like their “detox tea”- its mostly rooibos but has green tea and is therefore marketed as a green.
Your tasting note of this tea summed up how I felt about last years gingerbread tea (or was it 2 years ago?)…
Uggh I suspected this tea would be a disappointment. It should have been a black!
Regarding the labeling- it’s like their “detox tea”- its mostly rooibos but has green tea and is therefore marketed as a green.
Your tasting note of this tea summed up how I felt about last years gingerbread tea (or was it 2 years ago?)…
I had high hopes because the picture of the leaves looked like there was lots of ginger in it. So at the very least, I expected a spicy ginger tea. No ginger. No cookie. Boo!