97 Tasting Notes

97
drank Oh Canada! by DAVIDsTEA
97 tasting notes

Yummy yummy yummy! I don’t think I’ve had anything quite like this. Super sweet, mapley and comforting. It’s been dipping into the -50C range where I live – typical, because I live in the coldest shit pit in Canada – and this was the perfect little warmup I needed after gallivanting in the cold for the better half of the day.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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89
drank Salted Caramel by DAVIDsTEA
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Drank this this morning for breakfast and it was lovely. Wonderful dark, creamy taste with a hint of salt in there somewhere. Not my favourite, but I like!

Preparation
Boiling 6 min, 0 sec

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100
drank Choconut Oolong by DAVIDsTEA
97 tasting notes

2nd cup. This is pure bliss.
More more more. I must buy more.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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100
drank Choconut Oolong by DAVIDsTEA
97 tasting notes

Oh my god.
This literally tastes like liquid Nutella. I haven’t been able to eat Nutella in years. This tea is just beyond incredible. I am in heaven.
HEAVEN.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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5

Yuck.

I knew I’d regret buying this, but at the time decided I’d give flavoured white teas another try. This is too hyper sweet and fruity. I originally intended to brew this as an iced tea, but found I had no ice cubes prepared. So, hot it was. Uuugh. Even the smell repulses me.

I only bought 50g of this (thank god) and I’m willing to try it out as an iced tea next time; maybe it’ll be improved some way or another. But right now? Nope. Nope nope nope. Good thing I got this dirt cheap.

Time to go dump this out and brew some delicious Cha Yen Thai.

Preparation
Boiling 2 min, 0 sec

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85
drank My Morning Mate by Teavana
97 tasting notes

Reminds me of a mocha! I had a feeling I’d like this one when I smelled it. I’m glad I purchased more of it than the others I bought on the same haul. Sweet and slightly spicy. Best mate I’ve had so far, actually (but don’t take that for face value; I’ve only had 2).

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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52
drank Tropical Nut Paradise by Teavana
97 tasting notes

I might’ve steeped this one a little too long; it seems to have acquired a bit of a bitter taste. Regardless, it fades away into a pleasant nutty aftertaste. I can definitely taste the walnuts. The fruit, not so much. Nuts are the star here.

I have approximately 150g of this to get through…I think I can do it.

Edit: Aaaand the addition of some sweetener just made this a million times better. Thanks, Sugar Twin. I’ll never take you for granted again.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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100

INCREDIBLE. Reminds me a lot of Cha Yen Thai, actually. Deliciously sweet and nutty with a nice savory spice aftertaste. Makes me wanna go to the beach.

I need to run back to Teavana and purchase more of this ASAP. I hope they still have some left!

Preparation
Boiling 6 min, 0 sec
Anna

Run, Kinsa, run!

Little_Tea_Bird

LOL! Did you make it in time? That 75% off sale was something else!

Yvonne

Nope. :( All gone.

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83
drank Coffee Cake by DAVIDsTEA
97 tasting notes

Sweet! So, so sweet. Not cloyingly so, but sweet. Which I rather like. Definitely tastes like cake.

To be honest, it reminds me too much of Red Velvet Cake. It really does. I’m hardly getting any fruit undertones.

Preparation
Boiling 6 min, 0 sec

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1
drank Hibiscus tea by Bulk Barn
97 tasting notes

Decided to try a little bit of this one day and it was just absolutely vile. Bitter, sour…everything a tea should not be. Stay far away.

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My name is Yvonne. I’m 21 and live in a snowy Canadian wasteland known as Manitoba.

I’m relatively new to the loose tea world, although I used to drink generic Red Rose tea constantly. A friend introduced me to a Teavana tea one chilly winter and I got myself slightly intrigued. Went to purchase it myself, used shoddy equipment to prepare it, and was discouraged.

Christmas 2013 rolled around, and despite having an awful holiday for other reasons, I received some of Teavana’s Cha Yen Thai as a gift after asking for chai tea. I went out and bought a proper infuser cup and was instantly hooked. Now my tea collection is steadily growing! I’m obsessed!

I like:
Dessert teas, black teas, oolong, rooibos, pu’erh, mate, chai, chamomile, chocolate, coconut, cinnamon, pineapple, tropical mixes, nutty, sweet, complex flavours, indulgent flavours

I do NOT like:
Green teas, herbal teas, white teas, teas too overbearing with fruit, pure tisane, cloyingly sweet teas, hibiscus, peanuts, burning my mouth

I am lactose intolerant (pretty severely, actually – I do not consume any dairy product) but I find that the miniscule amounts of dairy found in some teas don’t bother me for the most part.

100 – My absolute favourite teas. Without them, I will cry salty tears of despair.

99 – 95 – Cream of the crop, although missing SOMETHING to make them a perfect favourite. Not something I couldn’t possibly live without, but pretty darn close. Lots of teas in this category tend to reach 100 eventually.

95 – 75 – Yummy, but if it disappeared tomorrow I’d quietly mourn it for about 15 minutes and move on to a favourite. Leaves something to be desired.

75 – 50 – Passable, but not by much. Something I’d really have to be in the mood for to drink.

50 and lower – Nope nope nope. Not for me. Probably couldn’t or had a hard time finishing the cuppa. Doooown the sink.

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