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I received my DT order this morning just in time to make this for my morning tea.

The leaves dry looked quite green, mixed with dark, and smelled delectably fresh and grassy. It turned out to be lovely, as expected. Very smooth, lightly astringent, light but rounded. It had a really nice sweetness, and I was getting some floral from it. Yum! I was hoping it wouldn’t stand out too much, discouraging me from buying more.

This is better than I was expecting. Thankfully, I got a sample with my recent order. I decided my best use of the small sample would be to try it iced. So, I steeped it in just-under-boiling water for a good long while (maybe 15 minutes?), let it cool, and then put it in the fridge.

It’s a nice, light strawberry taste. Not overbearingly sweet, which is a relief. This is making a nice alternative to water, though I’m not sure what I’d think of it hot. It might be too light for that. But, the bamboo makes a nice, slightly nutty and lightly woody base.

Also, I can totally feel the peppercorns in that tingle on my tongue the description mentions! It’s definitely a sensation and not a taste, but it’s interesting. I’m not sure if this is something I would drink a lot of, but I’m glad I got to try it. Perhaps I’ll pick up a small bag.

Oh, when will I better be able to describe what I’m tasting?

I am really enjoying this tea. It’s succulent, rich, sweet and just earthy enough. So smooth, no bitterness.

I’ve had plenty of this tea over about half a year at this point, but still haven’t decided how I feel about it. It tastes good. The vanilla is rich and creamy. But I wish I could taste the oolong through it, and that it was a little more subtle. When going for an oolong I never expect to be bashed over the head with flavour like this one does. So, yes. Very tasty and creamy vanilla but a bit too heavy for me.

I threw what I had left of this into some water last night and woke up to a nice, light tea! Brewed hot this is very strong and tart. Brewed cold, it’s sweet and much more delicate and refreshing.

I’m giving this one another try, but I’m still confused about it. It’s alright, but comes out tasting a bit murky to me. I think there’s so much going on it all gets muddled. Ah, well.

Yesterday, I rewarded myself for going to the doctor for an annoying infection with a trip up to DT, and decided I wanted something iced. And something I hadn’t tried before.

None of the summer teas are particularly appealing to me, but this seemed interesting. I’ve been hearing about guayasa but not tried it. And it smelled delicious. It was! I’m not sure about their brewing technique since this was only steeped for a couple minutes and then poured over a bunch of ice. It was predictably very watered-down, but it was promising enough that I’ve ordered some. Tropical but not too sweet. Will report back later once I’ve tried it under better conditions.,

I like this less than I remember. I think it tastes very over-the-top, or something. It is just really sweet, but it’s not bad per se. Just not one I think I’ll buy again, which is difficult because it smells so incredible.

I find this one smells great but the flavour doesn’t really follow suit. It’s pleasant and the honeybush is nice but I only get a kind of muted caramel flavour from it.

I don’t know where this came from, but the boyfriend asked if I thought it smelled like cigarettes. I didn’t, but apparently he did.