drank Pumpkin Chai by DAVIDsTEA
513 tasting notes

Wow. It’s been so long since I’ve written a note on steepster that I…don’t really know what to say. I feel as though I first fell off the tasting note bandwagon, and then as the summer sweltered hotter and hotter, I sort of fell off the hot tea bandwagon as well. And as my samples continued to pile up around me, I just turned a blind eye to it all (har har) and chugged water. What a mistake it was to abandon tea for so long. I had this as a latte yesterday while at DT (where I of course picked up the green carry mug, omg omg omg), and made it again for myself first thing this morning. Nothing calms an anxiety-ridden heart like a cup of tea, and that, my friends, is a scientific fact.

What this tea tastes like: my goodness, I don’t even know if I have a tea vocabulary anymore. I get the thick, almost waxy and candle-like (in the best way possible) breadiness that lends this tea so, so well to having milk or cream in it, and the flavours I generally associate with pumpkin. I am no expert on what authentic pumpkin tastes like, but I know I like this tea for it’s pumpkin flavor, chai spices (although those aren’t too strong for me, I don’t think) and the candle-y breadiness that I love so much.

Let’s see how long it is until I write again! I’ve missed you guys!

ashmanra

Har har! I “see” what you did there! We have missed you – welcome back. :)

Roswell Strange

Keeeeyyyccchhhaaannngeee! :)

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I’m baaaaaaaaaaaccccckkkkkkkkk!!!! yaaaaay!!

Stephanie

Welcome back :) :) :)

OMGsrsly

Hi!!!!! :) :)

scribbles

HELLLOOOOOO!!!!! :)

Christina / BooksandTea

Holy man, I’ve got some of that spearmint oolong I’ve been saving for you in a swap. I need to send you that!

Sil

how’s the wedding stuff going!?

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Oh my gosh, guys! I feel so loved! Christina, you had that set aside for me? wow, that’s so sweet! and my wedding is next week, guys!

Sil

insane! so jealous! i wanna see FB pics! :)

yyz

Excited for you. I hope everything goes well and you have a blast!

OMGsrsly

Eee! That’s so exciting! I hope you have so much fun at your wedding. :)

TheTeaFairy

We’ve missed you too, so nice to have you back :-)

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ashmanra

Har har! I “see” what you did there! We have missed you – welcome back. :)

Roswell Strange

Keeeeyyyccchhhaaannngeee! :)

keychange

I’m baaaaaaaaaaaccccckkkkkkkkk!!!! yaaaaay!!

Stephanie

Welcome back :) :) :)

OMGsrsly

Hi!!!!! :) :)

scribbles

HELLLOOOOOO!!!!! :)

Christina / BooksandTea

Holy man, I’ve got some of that spearmint oolong I’ve been saving for you in a swap. I need to send you that!

Sil

how’s the wedding stuff going!?

keychange

Oh my gosh, guys! I feel so loved! Christina, you had that set aside for me? wow, that’s so sweet! and my wedding is next week, guys!

Sil

insane! so jealous! i wanna see FB pics! :)

yyz

Excited for you. I hope everything goes well and you have a blast!

OMGsrsly

Eee! That’s so exciting! I hope you have so much fun at your wedding. :)

TheTeaFairy

We’ve missed you too, so nice to have you back :-)

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Well, it’s been slightly over six months since I’ve joined steepster, and I can’t say enough wonderful things about this community. Like many of you, I began my foray into the world of loose-leaf tea by discovering David’s Tea, and although I’ve ventured out and have discovered many other companies that I’m extremely fond of, there are still many of David’s teas that I hold close to my heart and I will always appreciate it as a starting point for my journey.

As for my preferences, I tend to prefer bold black tea, flavoured and unflavoured alike, and I almost always take my blacks with cream and sugar. This isn’t to say that I don’t enjoy a good, flavoured white though, and I’m slowly making my way through the incredibly confusing world of oolongs and greens. I am also not a fan of rooibos, although I am starting to suspect green rooibos may be ok, but you know how it is: when you’ve decided you detest a certain ingredient, you’ll notice it everywhere—perhaps even where it doesn’t exist!

Things other than tea: I’m engaged to be married to my best friend, and feel like the richest woman on the planet because of it. I am also a veracious reader, and I also happen to have an obsession with fragrances, and have amassed quite a collection, although it pales in comparison to some collections out there! As a result of this obsession, I also follow several fragrance blogs, and am always up for a chat about scent. I’m also almost completely blind, and this does indeed mean that I come complete with a guide dog, who unlike me, hales from the sunny California campus of Guide dogs for the Blind. I think I’ve rambled on long enough, but if there’s anything you’d like to know or if you just feel like chatting to someone, please don’t hesitate to send me a message.

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