114 Tasting Notes

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drank Winter Punch by Dollar Tea Club
114 tasting notes

I liked this tea! It smelled delicious — as a lot of fruity or herbal teas do, but it actually delivered on the flavour. A lot of the time, with herbal teas, there’s a lot of scent and sugar, but not a lot of flavour and this one had a really nice citrus-y, apple-y flavour.

I enjoyed it as a hot tea but would also love to try it cold, as I think it would make an excellent iced tea. c:

Flavors: Almond, Apple, Lemon

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 30 sec 1 tsp 10 OZ / 300 ML

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I got this as part of a monthly tea subscription from Dollar Tea Club and I didn’t really like it. Initially, I thought I was going to love it because it had such a spicy palette — it almost felt like a chai. But it had a liquorice-y aftertaste that I just wasn’t into. I’m not a big fan of liquorice at all in general so I wasn’t expecting to LOVE this tea, but I was hoping to like it.

Oh well! I think my wife might like it all the same.

Flavors: Anise, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Lemongrass, Licorice, Lime

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 10 OZ / 300 ML

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66
drank Hawaiian Sunset by The Tea Centre
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I had this tea for the first time at the Tea Centre the other day.

The flavours and ingredients sounded like something that really appealed to me, but the end product wasn’t what I had anticipated. It wasn’t bad at all, it just wasn’t what I expected.

I wanted something bold and fragrant – instead I tasted something smooth and mellow. The tea was coppery and none of the flavours were overpowering – but I think the rose got lost a little bit. This blend did have some depth to it, which I was happy to see but it was much softer than I expected.

I probably ordered the wrong blend to drink that day – but there’s nothing wrong with it. Now that I know what to expect, I’d like to try it again!

Flavors: Apricot, Honey

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 14 OZ / 400 ML

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drank Hawaiian Sunset by The Tea Centre
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80
drank Mint To Be (Organic) by DAVIDsTEA
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So I just tried this tea.

I think it’s one of my favourite teas from this company. It’s organic, so unlike a lot of other teas from David’s Tea it’s sweet without having the occasional artificial tint.

It has peppermint, black tea, cornflowers and coconut. It’s got this really cool, minty, fresh, creamy sweetness. It feels like quite a well-balanced tea. It smells really strong and sweet – it was almost overwhelming when I had a look at the loose-leaf mixture.

But don’t worry – it has a really lovely flavour. I didn’t put any honey or sugar in it – it was sweet enough, but feel free to experiment. I didn’t put any milk in it because of the mint base, but there’s that option too.

This is a welcome addition to my cupboard, and I was pleasantly surprised by this tea.

Flavors: Coconut, Cream, Mint, Peppermint

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 14 OZ / 400 ML

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91
drank Highland Toffee by Steeps
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I love this tea. It’s probably one of my favourite teas ever.

I had it in a Steeps shop with my wife – she recommended I try it. It was the first Steeps tea I ever had, and I adored it.

It’s quite a strong, black tea which I really like. It’s got a really soft caramel undertone with toffee notes in there. It’s rather rewarding to find a tea that actually tastes like toffee, instead of being reminiscent of toffee.

Steeps tea have really nice quality tea, and this is evident in this blend. I like to have mine with honey, but you could definitely experiment with milk or sugar, or whatever you fancied. It’s also one of their most popular teas, which really helps speak to the calibre of the tea.

Flavors: Caramel, Toffee

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec 2 tsp
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This sounds delicious!

Lydia H

It definitely is. Hopefully I can bring some home! c:

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drank Honey Bee by DAVIDsTEA
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I love Honey Bee maté – my wife sent it to me for Christmas, and it’s easily one of my favourite teas in my cupboard.

It has red and green rooibos, maté, lemon pieces, honeybush, lemon myrtle, calendula flowers and blue cornflowers.

It’s hot, it’s lemon-y, I don’t have to sweeten it, it’s tangy, it’s tart, but it’s not so overpowering that I have to be in the mood to drink it. It smells fantastic and is quickly taking up a place as a staple in my cupboard.

If you feel it necessary, you could add honey or sugar to this tea – I don’t, I don’t think it needs it, but you could certainly adjust this tea to suit your tastes. The only downside is that sometimes this tea can taste a little artificial, as with most David’s Tea – artificial ingredients are a factor.

That said, I still love it and consider it a favourite of mine.

Flavors: Artificial, Eucalyptus, Lemon, Lemon Zest, Rooibos

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 14 OZ / 400 ML

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drank Glogg by The Tea Centre
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Someone reviewed this tea and said if mulled wine was a tea, it would be this tea – and I feel like that’s a really apt description.

This tea is quite warm and spicy, with cinnamon, orange peel, almond, ginger, cloves and cardamom. If you like chai teas, this might be a really nice transition to black teas. I love to drink it in winter with milk and honey.

The only problem I have with it is that once it’s brewed, you need to be careful because you can quite easily over-steep it. Some of the flavours in it become really strong and a bit astringent, so that’s a downside.

It’s not my favourite tea, but I would recommend it to others.

Flavors: Almond, Cardamom, Cinnamon, Cloves, Ginger, Orange

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 14 OZ / 400 ML

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drank Big Apple by DAVIDsTEA
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My wife sent me this tea from Canada, along with a few others for Christmas.

It was so exciting to receive a wee parcel full of tea on my doorstep this morning.~

This tea smells brilliant in its loose-leaf mixture, large chunks of apple mean that it’s tangy and tart. When it brews, the scent of apple intensifies in a really nice way.

This tea has a green tea and white tea base, and generous pieces of apple. It’s quite sweet and fruity, but also has notes of cream and caramel in the body. The only thing I would suggest is to be careful when you brew it and be cautious with your water temperature because green tea can quickly become bitter if you over-steep it.

So, overall this tea was a pleasant surprise, sweeter than I had anticipated, creamier, but lovely. I’m fairly new to both white and green tea so this was a great suggestion and edition to my cupboard.

Flavors: Caramel, Cream

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 15 OZ / 440 ML

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