“This one let me down in a big way. I don’t know if I’ve ever tasted a chestnut, so I didn’t exactly have expectations. I knew from the smell it wasn’t going to be good. The sip was shocking though,...” Read full tasting note
“DAVIDsTEA Advent Calendar 2021 – Day 8 Ooh, this smells wonderful! I really enjoy Lupicia’s chestnut teas, so I’m excited for this. Sigh. It’s just so sweet! And that makes me sad. It’s...” Read full tasting note
“I feel like this past week I’ve been indulging in a bit of escapism with my tea selections as they’ve been pretty Spring/Summer inspired. I guess I’m just not quite ready to say goodbye to Autumn...” Read full tasting note
“(DavidsTea 192) I approached this tea with memories of Lupicia. However, they’re really not comparable, as this tea is sweetened, with all sorts of random ingredients, whereas Lupicia is black tea...” Read full tasting note
How it tastes:
Bold & decadent with a prominent flavour of roasted and candied chestnut.
Jack Frost nipping at your nose? Let this black tea’s brown sugar sweetness and roasted chestnut flavour warm you through and through. We wanted to see roasting chestnuts (or drowning them in maple syrup) make a comeback, so we’re starting with this tea. Baby steps.
What makes it great:
• Although commonly associated with the traditional Italian treat, Indigenous Peoples used to feast on these nuts until a fungus destroyed most of their crops in the early 1900s.
• Not only are chestnuts low-key trending in culinary circles, it’s a flavour we’ve never carried before! Until now, of course.
• Add frothed milk for a latte that tastes like a holiday cake!
Ingredients
Black tea, Apple (apple, citric acid), Candied pineapple (pineapple, sugar), Brittle (sugar, hazelnuts), Brown sugar, Natural (hazelnut, cream) flavouring, Roasted chicory root, Honeybush, Chestnut, Stevia extract.
DavidsTea is a Canadian specialty tea and tea accessory retailer based in Montreal, Quebec. It is the largest Canadian-based specialty tea boutique in the country, with its first store having opened in 2008.