82 Tasting Notes

10
drank Sangria by DAVIDsTEA
82 tasting notes

This tea is a bit of an enigma to me. I’ve finally drank down my stash of it, but it has definitely been a journey. I find the orange, liquorice root, and hibiscus to be quite nauseating together. Something about the tea tastes like it’s trying to be alcohol. I don’t appreciate alcoholic notes in my teas, and Sangria is no exception. Some things can’t, and shouldn’t, be emulated in a tea.

As I was drinking this, I found myself physically grimacing. I couldn’t finish my mug; luckily this was also my last bit of the loose leaf. I think I specifically hate the liquorice root in this tea. After swallowing, the liquorice root leaves a sickly sweetness in the mouth, along the lines of very sweet liqueurs I have tried. If I drank an entire cup of this I would likely end up with a headache.

Update: I am feeling quite sick to my stomach after drinking about half a mug of this. It’s likely a mental reaction, and maybe I’m being ridiculous, but this has got to be the worst tea I have ever drank from DAVIDsTEA.

Flavors: Alcohol, Hibiscus, Orange

Preparation
Iced 4 min, 0 sec

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75
drank Bear Trap by DAVIDsTEA
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Bear Trap is DAVIDsTEA’s most “berry” blend, containing everything from strawberries to black currants. It brews a very satisfying deep red colour and tastes like tart juice. The juiciness of this blend is what makes it a go-to iced tea for me; I find it refreshing without the astringency I find some hibiscus blends can acquire. The major notes in this tea are raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, black currants, and rosehips. The hibiscus definitely took a backseat to the other fruits, which is fine by me!

Flavors: Black Currant, Blackberry, Blueberry, Rosehips, Tart

Preparation
Iced 5 min, 0 sec

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60
drank Citron Oolong by DAVIDsTEA
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When looking at the tea, the majority of the volume of the loose leaf is made up of jasmine flowers. This initially confused and I’m not going to lie, worried me, due to the distinctly lemon smell of the tea. I wasn’t sure if lemon and jasmine would play nice together. Luckily, they seem to complement each other nicely. The oolong notes are minimal, with lemon myrtle being the predominant flavour. The jasmine adds a nice floral element to the tea without overpowering it whatsoever. I thoroughly enjoyed my cup of this, but I likely won’t be drinking it on a regular basis due to the largely one-dimensional nature of this tea.

Flavors: Jasmine, Lemon

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 3 min, 30 sec

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74
drank Kashmiri Chai by DAVIDsTEA
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The prospect of a green chai intrigued me as I’ve often found traditional black chai teas to be overwhelming. The green tea base made this a very light chai, which was easy-to-drink and borderline refreshing. As I’m not a fan of cinnamon-heavy teas, this one made the cut as I could barely taste the cinnamon! The nutmeg and cardamom made up the base notes of this tea, with the cinnamon taking a step back. Slightly astringent, but overall pretty smooth for a chai.

Flavors: Cardamom, Nutmeg, Spices

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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84

A lightly minty creamsicle tea. The predominant flavour is that of the gooseberries, which adds the citrus flavour to the tea. While this isn’t a tea I would choose to enjoy frequently, it is one that I can understand why people would enjoy it.

Flavors: Citrus, Creamy, Floral, Mint, Sweet

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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80

A light, creamy berry tea. There is definitely a sweetness to this one, very unlike the stevia or cane sugar flavours in other blends. The sweetness comes from the sweet blackberry leaves, which I’ve found are a welcome addition to all of my favourite fruity herbal blends. The flavour of Blackberry Blizzard is reminiscent of multi-berry or wild berry yogurt, as the tea has a creaminess to it (I’m assuming this is from the artificial flavouring).

Flavors: Blackberry, Blueberry, Creamy, Sweet

Preparation
Iced 6 min, 0 sec

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50

Tart, lightly creamy, with an overbearing general fruit flavour. Lacks the cake/grain/nutty flavours that one would expect from a “muffin”-flavoured tea.

Flavors: Artificial, Blueberry, Creamy

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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75
drank Cocoa Boost by DAVIDsTEA
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A smooth, rich chocolate tea with intense cocoa flavours. It brews a deep, rich brown colour, and the liquor smells like milk chocolate. The pu’erh flavour does come through when you drink this tea, adding a pleasant earthiness to the tea. Overall, it’s a lovely, well-balanced cocoa tea that forgoes the cloyingly sweet tendencies that other chocolate teas tend to acquire.

Flavors: Chocolate, Cocoa, Earth

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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70

Strong hibiscus and coconut flavour, with a sweetness from the strawberries and pineapple. Can taste perfume-y when oversteeped. Quite a sweet tea, but not cloyingly so; it maintains a pleasant tartness from the hibiscus.

Flavors: Coconut, Hibiscus, Strawberry, Sweet, Tart

Preparation
Iced 6 min, 0 sec

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70
drank Sour Watermelon by DAVIDsTEA
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Strong artificial watermelon flavour (not a bad thing) that I found to be reminiscent of watermelon flavoured Jolly Ranchers. It was not sour in the way that strong hibiscus teas are; it’s not tart. Very smooth mouthfeel with no astringency that I’ve noticed in other tart or sour teas. A very sweet tea that works best iced.

Flavors: Melon, Sour, Sweet

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more

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I’ve been drinking tea for as long as I can remember — my mom used to have “tea time” with me every afternoon, drinking some Twinings Earl Grey with milk and sugar in my grandmother’s antique tea cups. Before I went to university, I worked at a DAVIDsTEA in my hometown, which solidified the obsession.

I’m in my first year of law school, after completing an undergraduate degree in political science and anthropology. I use she/her pronouns, and I’m vegetarian (not quite vegan — I still drink blends that contain milk-based ingredients). My other hobbies include fragrance, crocheting, journalling, skiing, hiking, and reading sci-fi and fantasy novels.

LIKES
Apple, peppermint, caramel, vanilla, coconut, jasmine tea, malty black teas, sweet blackberry leaves, guayusa, white tea, peach, strawberry, raspberry leaves, Chinese teas, anything smooth and creamy!!! Highly caffeinated blends have my heart.

DISLIKES
Ginger, cinnamon, peppercorns, hibiscus, alcoholic notes, stevia. I prefer teas that don’t contain dairy or artificial flavouring.

RATING SYSTEM
85-100: A-range. Excellent and exceptional.
70-84: B-range. Very good.
55-69: C-range. Average.
40-54: D-range. Not good.
0-39: F-range. Strongly dislike.

Location

Alberta, Canada

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