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David’s Tea Matcha Advent Day 10.

Almost got this froth right!

I got a little bit of a fruity scent from the tea, but I couldn’t taste raspberry at all (or any berry, actually) with or without the milk. It was a pleasant enough sweet matcha, but I wouldn’t call it raspberry.

David’s Tea Matcha Advent Day 9

Frothing seems to get better day by day but I’m really at a loss for new tricks to try, so maybe I’m just doomed to a frothless matcha.

I struggled to identify the flavors in this one; after adding milk the only flavor that comes to mind is creamy and I wonder if that’s the tea or the milk. It’s tasty though.

David’s Tea Matcha Advent Day 8.

We’re getting somewhere with this foam, I think.

This was delicious. While sipping it was lightly flavored, but the aftertaste was a strong maple syrup. I was worried it would be cloying but I found it less sweet than expected (maybe my bar is still off from the weird fake berry/fruit palate happening in earlier picks). This would be worth buying more.

David’s Tea Matcha Advent Day 6

I was putting this one off because I disliked the berries and cream so much due to artificial blueberry – this didn’t bode well. But honestly this wasn’t bad! Definitely got a hint of grass and sugar with a bitter aftertaste. I could drink this even if I wouldn’t buy it.

Subtle raspberry, more subtle rose (I overthink things and I’m not convinced I could taste it except for the power of suggestion). Smells wonderful. Would like to try iced or cold brewed next time.

Sipsby Advent selection.

David’s Tea Advent Day 4.

(Work is nuts, so I’m very behind).

Mint forward, pepper aftertaste. A perfectly fine mint tea but I have plenty of other lovely mints and I wouldn’t be likely to go back to this again.

Sipsby Advent Calendar.

After reading the description I went with a cold brew for this tea and finished the jar over a couple of days.

I’m a fan of tart hibiscus, but I wouldn’t even put “tart” in the description of this if it weren’t in the title. You do get the hibiscus flavor, and another that I can really only describe as a generic “fruit”. I’d agree with the assessment that it’s a fruit punch copycat; every so often I’d take a sip and feel like I had poured Hawaiian Punch instead. It wasn’t bad, but fruit punch isn’t a favorite of mine, and I wouldn’t go looking for this again.

David’s Tea Advent Day 3.

This is an excellent dessert tea. The chocolate hits first, the nuts a bit after and more subtly. As a chocolate fan I could absolutely keep this on hand. I’m even wondering if it might be good with milk, which I’ve never tried in a black tea…

David’s Matcha Advent Day 4.

Foam isn’t getting any better, but a friend suggested I work on faster whisking, so we’ll see how that goes moving forward.

Real or fake, peach is my favorite fruit flavor and I was quite excited to see this pouch (if a bit nervous after the fake berries). I liked it both with and without milk, though the milk was preferred. The peach was lovely if a little sweeter than I would choose. I could buy more of this.

David’s Tea Matcha Advent Day 3.

I struggled with this one a lot. Still can’t make a foam! The first taste made me think “fake blueberries and grass”. Unfortunately I don’t much like a blueberry, and the artificial taste was even more off-putting.

I tried adding milk. Now it was fake blueberry and milk; grass disappeared. I’ll drink most things iced, so I poured it over ice; nope.

This one got dumped.