440 Tasting Notes
What more can be said about this one that hasn’t been said already? It’s cute in a dry form with the candy lips. It smells like a heavenly mix of milk chocolate and mint with just the tiniest hiding note of vanilla.
Steeped? You get just that. One of the better chocolate flavoured teas I’ve been lucky enough to find, with a lovely mint flavour that doesn’t dominate but works and plays nicely with the chocolate. This was my first David’s tea, and I haven’t been a day without it in my cupboard since I was given my first sample. The only thing keeping it from a perfect 100 is that sometimes the candy lips don’t dissolve fast enough when I make a mug, and they stick to the infuser.
Preparation
First brew of this one (I got 50g because dry it smells exactly like its namesake, and I’m a sucker for cinnamon in almost all forms) and I’m not disappointed, but not overwhelmed. When I scooped out I noticed that there were twigs in with the leaves, something I don’t normally see in a David’s tea. Curious, I looked and saw it was just “green tea” on the label, so I suspect it isn’t a top quality leaf. Still, it smells amazing so I watch it brew happily. No red comes out in brewing (yay, no hidden hibiscus for colour!) and the leaves spread nicely.
First sip, I definitely had a top note of cinnamon but the body seemed . . . lacking. Curious, I sipped again and had the same experience. In went a dash of sugar to see, and it did bring out the cinnamon and kick a bit more, but as I sipped I felt that it was weaker than I’d expected.
I’m halfway through the cup now, and the afterkick? Definitely is there. My mouth tastes like I’ve been sucking on a cinnamon heart in all the best ways. I’m going to try a longer steep next time and see if I can pull the notes out a bit more.
Definitely not sad I got this one, and it is my favourite Tea of the Month from David in ages, I just . . . need to play with it a bit.
Preparation
Got this one in a tea exchange, and was pleasantly surprised by it. Mine is in looseleaf format, and brews up with more of a roasted mate flavour than any other note. When I latte it I find that it mellows out nicely, allowing the other notes to shine through. Just don’t add cinnamon to the milk, or all you’ll taste is that, the tea can’t counteract the spice for some reason.
Preparation
If you like sweet blueberry flavour, than this is the tea for you. And when I say sweet I don’t mean fake, because it does taste like you’re biting into the fruit after they’ve been sprinkled with sugar.
I usually drink this one hot but as I waited for my morning cup to steep I decided to toss some of this in the fridge to have iced tonight. It cold steeped over twelve hours in the fridge and mmmm. Definitely doing that one again.
Preparation
I found this tea’s salvation. Three parts this, to two parts of T2’s Sencha Mango. It totally mellows out the hibiscus and makes it a mango dominant fruit tea. At least now I know how I’m going to finish this one out!
Lowering rating slightly since if I have to blend it to drink it, it doesn’t deserve so high.
Oh Honeybush Orange, why are you all gone now from my collection. Now I will have to do another order. What a hardship!
I discovered this one as a sample two orders ago from The Tea Haus. Since then it is a staple in my collection. It is the most amazing orange tea I have ever had the pleasure of sipping, and whether straight, sweetened, iced, or latte-d, this tea is absolutely amazing. The only reason I didn’t covet my last cup of this was because I promised myself I could order again when I got my collection under 50 teas. The end is starting to come into sight!
If you like orange teas, or flavoured honeybushes, give this one a try. I seriously was ever so glad I did!
