105 Tasting Notes

83

Delicious, refreshing herbal tea. I would love to drink this again. However, as everything at DT is over-priced and Oregon mint leaves are the sole ingredient here, I think I’ll buy some at a natural store next time.

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drank Kaimosi CTC by Harney & Sons
105 tasting notes

What an odd-looking tea! It’s the first time I come across a CTC. Well, I’ve probably drank many CTC before without knowing since it’s apparently common for supermarkets tea bags to be CTC. Oooohh mamma mía, this is strong! Maybe I used too much tea or steeped it for too long. The strenght is not only felt with my tastebuds but on my whole body. After drinking half of my cup, my hands were shaking and my heart was pounding. I’ll have to be careful next time.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 2 min, 30 sec
Marzipan

Definitely don’t steep the CTCs as long. On the plus side they resteep really well.

Harney & Sons The Store

Certainly a potent tea! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

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drank Spiced Pumpkin by DAVIDsTEA
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Yess, delicious creamy pumpkin! I can totally see myself sipping this herbal tea as a latté in cold evenings in Fall :)
(I didn’t know there was such a thing as whipped cream aromas?)

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68
drank Ginger Beer by DAVIDsTEA
105 tasting notes

Unlike most people, I wasn’t disgusted by the idea of this tea. Apples, ginger and raisins in a herbal tea, why not. Finally, I don’t like it as a tea pop (a bit weird that DT is making people taste a new tea in tea pop) nor as a regular hot tea. Alright as a iced tea. The ginger is really strong and stings in the throat in the aftertaste. Decent but won’t try again.

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drank Coffee Pu'erh by DAVIDsTEA
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I’m someone that doesn’t tolerate coffee. Yes, I do enjoy Coffee Crisps bars and coffee cakes but I cannot swallow one sip of the sweetest Brazilian coffee. After trying Jumpy Monkey and actually liking it, I thought I would give a try to another coffee tea. Once steeped, the liquor is strangely opaque, like coffee. Unfortunately, this is too much for me. Maybe more vanilla aromas would make it better for me but, as it is, it’s too strong and too bitter.

However, I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend this to someone who is transitioning from coffee to tea.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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67
drank Assam GFOP by Kusmi Tea
105 tasting notes

Em… Well I guess Assam in general is just too strong for me. Not Kusmi’s fault.

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drank Peanut Butter Cup by DAVIDsTEA
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Delicious smell but disconcerting apple taste. I mean, it’s not bad. But because of the marketing, it wasn’t what I was expecting and I was disappointed.

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Yikes!!! Couldn’t drink more than three sips. It’s the tea that smells best from the Fall 2015 collection but it tastes terrible.

tanyasew

I totally agree. I was given a sample in store and it was the first time that I could not get through an in-store sample. I guess you either love this one or you don’t….very little middle ground. But I felt the same as you. Yuck!

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drank Honeycrisp Apple by DAVIDsTEA
105 tasting notes

Meh. I liked the idea of green tea flavoured with lightly sour freshly-picked apples and this was the tea I was most excited about in DT’s Fall 2015 collection. However, when I got my hands on it, I immediately found a weird chemical smell. Almost like nail polish remover. And there is merely any green tea in it. Like someone said in another review, this would be good for someone transitioning from soda or juice to tea. I’ll give the rest of my bag it to someone else.

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drank Pumpkin Chai by DAVIDsTEA
105 tasting notes

Eh? I wanted to like this so bad. I’ve heard so many people rave about it for such a long time. There’s no spices at all and there’s merely a pumpkin flavour neither. The chocolate chili chai and the coco chai are much better chais from DT!

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~ my mother tongue is French so excuse my mistakes ~

I’m a curious person, I always love to discover new things, new teas, new brands.

I’ve tried several things from David’s Tea as it is the most accessible tea store in Montréal and that there is no minimum amount when buying in bulk. I’ve also tried a few teas from Camellia Sinensis and Kusmi, but their minimum amount makes me try less things.

I would really like to try new brands, especially French brands such as Mariage Frères, Dammann Frères, le Palais des thés and Fauchon. There’s also a lovely tea store in Québec city called «Monsieur T» that I would like to try.

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