Popular Tasting Notes

An absolutely fabulous blend. It has a bright, lemony aroma. The taste has a nice hint of lemon. Very soothing and relaxing to have in the evening. I love this tea!

This is an easy going mellow tea with a flavor like molasses/oak like the tasters at Upton Tea imports say. It is a great choice for the price.

Whole leaf in a silk bag. Probably the only bagged tea I’d willingly choose, LOL. Nice and grassy but not too astringent, lovely pale color, and gentle aroma. I got a couple of these as a free sample somewhere and I may have to get more. I bet they’d make a refreshing iced green.

Not as awesome as the price. However, it is pretty good stuff, and a real shocker the taste buds if you’re not prepared for how it tastes. I’ve heard folks compare it to a golden Yunnan, but it’s lighter and more complex than that, with a buttery finish like certain red wines.

After getting attached to Brewhaha’s Rose Tea, I can’t seem to find another black tea with rose that impresses me quite as much. The rose flavor in this is very slight.

I was starting to give up on DAVIDsTEA because of their weak flavors (is it just me, or do their teas smell 10x better than they taste?). But, I was surprised to find myself enjoying this so much. Even more surprising, it was a great second steep! Cross your fingers to get this one as a free sample..

LOVE! I drank a lot of this over the holiday season. So wonderful. I know what santa’s secret is now… tea with candy cane sprinkles!!!!

I hate ginger, so this is not my favourite tea. Lighter ginger taste than DAVIDsTEA “The Buzz” but still too much for me. Mild orange flavour.

Why do I have this tea then? It came in a Christmas sampler pack…

The tea itself is not spectacular, but the saffron gives it an interesting overall flavor.

For a tea so evil, it tastes so good.

It smells really great in the bag. Once you take a sip the ginger practically explodes on your tongue. Further drinking lessens the ginger and you start to taste some of the other spices in the Masala Chai. Cinnamon is one of them, and cloves too. The cloves and the ginger work to leave a pleasantly herby and tingly aftertaste at the end of each sip.

I can imagine this tastes great with honey, sugar, milk, or even a dash of Bailey’s Irish Cream. Like Mycroft, I can imagine that this would make a great desert tea, but in a different way. If Mycroft is a chocolate cake, Moriarty is a gingersnap. If you wanted to enhance the effect, I’d even go so far as to say add a bit of fresh ginger to your desert tea mix and you’ve got yourself one spicy cookie in a cup.

Despite how much I love ginger and gingersnaps, however, of the Sherlock teas I’ve tried so far this isn’t a top pick. I think because I’ve had teas that have done the same ginger theme but better. I feel like this blend could be stronger, with more snap, but doesn’t quite get there. I’m not disappointed, though, merely wishing it had more of that Moriarty burn to it.

One of my favourite herbal teas. It’s tart and fruity. I normally don’t like any teas with any hint of dairy in it but the yogurt bits make this tea.

Took a few sips and knew instantly that artificial cinnamon is not good at all. It didn’t even taste like cinnamon to me. I couldn’t finish the cup. Threw the little box away.

This steeped weaker than I expected but that is prob. because I didn’t have the silicone part attached to the inside part of the lid of my DAVIDsTea travel mug so the pressure (from the hot water) in the mug couldn’t build up properly :-( I bet it would taste better next time if i did it right.

My Personal Notes

Personal Rating (1-5)? : 4.0/4.5
Amount? : 1 scoop, DAVIDsTEA Perfect Scoop
Water Volume? : 16 oz.
Steep Time? : 5 minutes 0 seconds
Water Temperature? : Unknown
Had Hot/Cold? (Prefer?) : Hot (Prefer-Prob Cold)
Smell? : VERY Cherry.. not artificial, but like somehow baked/warmed up
Taste? : Cherry and something else
Allergic? : No
Added Sugar? : No
Caffeine? : Yes, Low
Special Prep (add milk, add honey, etc.)? : No

I have to say that I do not understand the high rating this tea has. It is massive Lychee both on the nose and the palate and little else ( maybe a bit of lemon zest and other citrus ) mildly astringent, I found it to be completely one dimensional and uninteresting.