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I received a sample of this tea in my latest order from DAVIDsTEA. I wasn’t sure what to expect because I never had rooibos before.

Glad to say I was pleasantly surprised. The tea was delicious. The dry sample smelled great of cinnamon and coconut and I liked the visual touch of pink peppercorns.

I steeped it according to directions: in boiling water for 7 minutes.

After steeping the tea continued to impress me. It filled my kitchen with beautiful smell of cinnamon and spice and it tasted delicious. Coconut was less pronounced now and instead I got a strong taste of apples with cinnamon. Kind of like eating apple cinnamon pie. Yum!

My only problem with this tea was that it contains artificial flavouring. That something I definitely want to avoid in my teas. I really like the taste though and so I will probably look for something similar but with all natural ingredients.

You can see my review of this tea with pictures in my blog below.

http://paradiseinmyteacup.blogspot.ca/2013/01/coco-chai-rooibos-by-davidstea.html

This was the first white tea that I tried in the loose form and the tea that made me understand that I have to switch from bags to loose tea. I’ve tried many different brands of bagged white tea before that and every single one was turning into dark brown liquid in under 60 seconds of steeping time. This one was first to brew into a golden color.

Overall taste wise it’s a very pleasant tea. I enjoyed it quite a bit until I stuck my head into the premium department and realized what else is out there. It’s sitting a little lower on the quality scale for me because the leaves in my tin came quite broken up and I even got a stem or two.

This was my first Jasmine tea and I have to say I really like it. I was a bit nervous when buying it because I heard that the scent is too powerful for some but I decided to take the plunge. After all how can you say no to these beautiful hand rolled pearls and the name that has the word ‘dragon’ in it. This tea simply had to be tried.

The tea is very fragrant but not too overwhelming for me. It has a very pleasant, delicate taste but have to be careful to not over steep or it will turn bitter. My first couple of brews were a bit on a bitter side. After refining my steeping procedure, I now get it perfect every time.

For some reason I love to have this tea in the afternoons… I don’t know why but it just seems perfect that way.

This is my favorite white tea by far. It’s simply delicious. I love having it after dinner. The steeped aroma reminds me of raw honey and the taste is smooth with a bit of sweetness. I once forgot about this tea brewing and seriously over-steeped it but to my astonishment it never went bitter, it was still delicious. If you’re used to strong teas then this one will seem a bit light at first but once you get used to it you will discover its amazing taste.