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drank Toasted Walnut by DAVIDsTEA
676 tasting notes

Thank you TeaFairy dahling for this tea sample!

Appropriate tea for this early evening would be…NUTS! Because I’ve been wacky NUTS! today (if you read the Kombucha review you know this already). Therefore, I picked the Toasted Walnut as a perfect follow-up tea for me to taste.

Now TeaFairy is funny girl. She sent me sample packets in French so that I had no idea what ingredients were in the tea. She labeled the name and brewing instructions though. (Good girl for that!) So for me this is Noix grillees. Cool!

The 4 minute steep time produced a deep gold greenish liquor that smelled like pastry all buttered and warm. My first sip was light but not very nutty (I discovered later that there were other ingredients that tempered the nuttiness) and sweet enough to drink without having to add sugar. For me though, I wanted some sweet tea at that time of day. Um, worth it too! Nice, creamy tea smooth and fruity. I could smell the walnut scent but the flavor was more like coconut cream. Later I read the ingredients, English Version, and voila’ coconut is in the mix along with some fruit.

This is tasty tea and a nice treat but I think it’s almost false advertising on the name. There is no toasted walnut flavor. The other flavors completely overpower what could have been a unique tea. Try this again DavidsTea. It should have been called Nutty Coconut Fruit Tea to be more accurate. But, the tea did taste good!

Mercuryhime

Totally agree! I thought this tasted more like cake than walnut, toasted or otherwise.

Kittenna

Ooh, you said no nuts in your sample, yes? If so, that might be the reason for the lack of nutty flavour.

Bonnie

No chunks just tiny little bitty stuff.

Kittenna

I think the tiny ones are almonds and then there are identifiable chunks of walnut.

TheTeaFairy

Happy you liked «Noix grillées»! I agree with you, no walnut but tasty coconut :)

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Mercuryhime

Totally agree! I thought this tasted more like cake than walnut, toasted or otherwise.

Kittenna

Ooh, you said no nuts in your sample, yes? If so, that might be the reason for the lack of nutty flavour.

Bonnie

No chunks just tiny little bitty stuff.

Kittenna

I think the tiny ones are almonds and then there are identifiable chunks of walnut.

TheTeaFairy

Happy you liked «Noix grillées»! I agree with you, no walnut but tasty coconut :)

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Colorado Grandma 73 3/4 as of January 2022

Grandmother to 10. (we all drink tea!)
I began teatime in the Summer when my children were little. We took a break from play for tea and snacks every day. My children loved tea time.
There are several tea houses close to my home and a Tea Festival in Boulder. Fort Collins/Loveland is a bit of a foodie area. We are famous for breweries (Fat Tire is one brand).
Rocky Mountain National Park is 40 minutes away.
Our climate is semi-arid with LOTS OF SUN AT 5000 feet. (Heavy Winter snows start in higher elevations). Lived my until 2010 in Northern California.
I am very involved in my local Greek Orthodox Church. Recently I ignited a group for racial reconciliation.
I suffer from Migraines and Light sensitivity.
My family is Bi-racial (African-American, Scots) and Bi-cultural.
I’ve worked at a Winery, was a computer tech, been Athlete and Coach, Vista Volunteer. Love healthy food! Love travel and have been to Scotland, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Malta, Peru, Croatia, Canada, Mexico, Hawaii, Alaska.

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