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I went into my local DAVIDsTEA this afternoon (I love being able to say that! I’m so happy my city finally got a DAVIDsTEA.) and ordered this as a latte. It tasted like every other tea latté I’ve ever had (warm milk) until it cooled down. Then it was like being punched in the face with a piece of french toast. I couldn’t get over how strong and completely on point the flavour was. I’m definitely going to be picking up a bag before the season is over.

Brewed for 2:10 in my Breville One Touch Kettle ‘s green tea setting (can’t remember the actual temperature for the life of me).

This tea is interesting. It’s not quite what I’m looking for when I just want a cup of green tea though. I prefer a flavoured green or genmaicha (love it’s toasty taste). I’m really curious to brew this gong fu style. I find it a bit overwhelming with its vegetal, buttery and astringent notes. I love to see how this does with multiple short steepings.

I FINALLY FOUND THESE DANG TEAS.

I went down to Boston for a couple concerts last weekend (One Direction because I’m one of those unapologetic pop music fans) and found this at a Whole Foods in Milford. I snagged the variety box and I’m absolutely in love with these teas. This one has been my favourite so far. At some point I’m going to do a real review of them, but for now I’ll just say that they’ve been very yummy.

I have had one of Those days. I spent an extra four hours at work even though I was dead tired from shooting a concert the night before (and my shift started at 6 am which meant being up 4:45. Yuck.) and nursing a headcold. And now I’m home with a lot of photos to edit. So yes, I need a treat.

This is a light, buttery blend. I’m not going to lie, it might be a little too light for me. I’ll have to steep this a little longer next time. I am getting the scotch taste that I’m sure could be brought out more with a longer steep. It provides a nice contrast to the buttery flavour. And I’m also picking up some of the sweet caramel notes once every few sips.

I had my first cup of this yesterday evening, but I was on a good amount of cold medicine and didn’t feel coherent enough to log it.

Yesterday I thought this was mind-blowing, but that’s probably had to do with the meds. I do like this though. I love veggie-based blends and this was a refreshing cup of tea. I’m on my second steep of it and it resteeps really well. A lot of people have commented on its minty scent and taste, but apparently there isn’t actually any in the tea itself which I find really neat actually. Mint can be a bit of a turn off for me but in this sense, I quite like it. It doesn’t overpower the other flavours and just kind of chills out in the background.

Another thing I’m not the biggest fan of but was pleasantly surprised by was the melon. The sweet juiciness paired well with the vegetal flavour of the cucumber and I think it rounded out the tea quite well. I can’t decide if this is a tea I’d restock, but I’m definitely going to enjoy the rest of the pouch.

So I brewed it hot, had a few sips and then became a cleaning machine for about 40 mins. I just sat down to browse Twitter and Tumblr, then remembered my cup. This is amazing cold. So naturally sweet and just the perfect amount of tart (which, for me, is hardly any because I’m a big baby). Someone mentioned in their review that this would make a good cocktail and they are very right.

I haven’t been one for fruity teas lately, but this has definitely changed my mind.