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“Made this iced. It’s ok. It’s pineapple. It’s stevia. Not as offensive stevia-wise but not great either. Just fine and mostly I drank it because it’s caffeine-free” Read full tasting note
“Okay, tea friends… Let’s start with the pros. I absolutely love the name of this tea blend and, yes, I’m incredibly biased because I came up with it – but I think it’s one of my best fruit puns...” Read full tasting note
“(DavidsTea 2022: 101) Sixth new tea. I’m really hoping I brewed this up incorrectly or something, because my first sip was quite awful. Like, considering asking for a refund awful. It was horribly...” Read full tasting note
Greetings from Papayadise! Take yourself on a tropical vacation where the dress code is neon pink. Yup, this blend is highlighter pink! Amp up your sipping experience with bright papaya, purple sweet potato and floral dragonfruit. All-natural colours and flavours that scream midnight in Miami, we recommend drinking this blend on ice. With a flamingo stir stick.
What makes it great:
This blend is neon pink. We repeat, this blend is neon pink.
Think of it as Maui Madness’ younger sibling. We used the same purple sweet potato and amped it up with more tropical goodness.
Serve it iced in a punch bowl at your next outdoor get-together. This caffeine-free blend is great for the whole family.
Candied papaya (papaya, sugar), Purple sweet potato, Apple pomace, Apple, Rosehip seed, Citric acid, Natural dragonfruit flavouring, Papaya, Natural papaya flavouring, Cornflower petal, Blue mallow flower, Natural sweet pineapple flavouring with stevia.
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.
Okay, tea friends…
Let’s start with the pros. I absolutely love the name of this tea blend and, yes, I’m incredibly biased because I came up with it – but I think it’s one of my best fruit puns yet. Also, this tea is gorgeous when it steeps. Just a totally brilliant shade of pink that I cannot get enough of. Fans of DT’s Maui Madness blend will know the colour, since it’s the same ingredient used in this blend (purple sweet potato) that causes it.
That is, however, about where my pros end.
Look, people who’ve been reading my tasting notes on Steepster for a long time know full well that I’m pretty comfortable saying when I dislike a tea/flavour. However, the one thing I selfishly always pride myself on is being able to view a tea from a neutral lense and acknowledge the many reasons why someone might enjoy a tea even if it’s not something that I am a fan of. Hell, a huge part of my job is understanding that and creating teas that I wouldn’t personally drink but that I think others would.
So know that when I say that I do not like this tea and I do not get this tea at all, that I don’t say it lightly. There are so, soooo few teas out there that I just flat out find unpleasant tasting and, well, this is one of them. I’m sure that somewhere out there there’s going to be something who LOVES this tea wholeheartedly and I reaaallllyyyy want to find them and have them explain it to me because it bothers me that I can’t do my “view a tea from someone else’s lens” thing with this blend in particular.
Friendly reminder that I do not numerically rate DAVIDsTEA blends as I’m currently employed there and it would be an obvious conflict of interest. Any blends you see with numerical ratings were rated prior to my employment there. These reviews are a reflection of my personal thoughts and feelings regarding the teas, and not the company’s.
Flavors: Bitter, Papaya, Soap
(DavidsTea 2022: 101)
Sixth new tea. I’m really hoping I brewed this up incorrectly or something, because my first sip was quite awful. Like, considering asking for a refund awful. It was horribly bitter and chemically and just not good at all. I wasn’t a big fan of Maui Madness (which this tea is apparently similar to?) although I also remember drinking (or trying to drink) that one in a haze of early pregnancy where everything nauseated me, so it’s possible there are some bad associations coming up too.
Similar to Peach Pucker, popped the rest of this into the fridge to try again tomorrow with a fresh palate to see if it tastes any better.
ETA: Nope. Not better when chilled.
