This tea smells wonderful, and really evokes winter-esque associations more than fall ones, and I think that’s because of the cloves. I used one of dt’s “perfect teaspoons” for an eight-ounce cup, and think that I’ll use a little more leaf next time (I tend to need to do that for most of dt’s teas, however, so that wasn’t really a surprise).
Taste-wise, you can definitely feel the effect of the cloves-it has that mildly numbing effect on my tongue that I don’t actually find to be all that unpleasant. I’m definitely getting more ginger and cloves than breadiness in this tea, so I added in some cream to give the tea a bit of “thickness” because I tend to shrink back in horror if I legitimately peg a tea as being “watery”. I actually replenished my sample supply of this, because I think I’ll really enjoy it as a breakfast tea in the cold winter months. The ginger and cloves definitely give it a very warming feel, and I imagine it’ll also feel appropriately festive around the holiday season. The description also indicates that there’s some vanilla here, but I’m not getting that at all (I steeped for about seven minutes).
This is You :-D
Profile
Bio
Well, it’s been slightly over six months since I’ve joined steepster, and I can’t say enough wonderful things about this community. Like many of you, I began my foray into the world of loose-leaf tea by discovering David’s Tea, and although I’ve ventured out and have discovered many other companies that I’m extremely fond of, there are still many of David’s teas that I hold close to my heart and I will always appreciate it as a starting point for my journey.
As for my preferences, I tend to prefer bold black tea, flavoured and unflavoured alike, and I almost always take my blacks with cream and sugar. This isn’t to say that I don’t enjoy a good, flavoured white though, and I’m slowly making my way through the incredibly confusing world of oolongs and greens. I am also not a fan of rooibos, although I am starting to suspect green rooibos may be ok, but you know how it is: when you’ve decided you detest a certain ingredient, you’ll notice it everywhere—perhaps even where it doesn’t exist!
Things other than tea: I’m engaged to be married to my best friend, and feel like the richest woman on the planet because of it. I am also a veracious reader, and I also happen to have an obsession with fragrances, and have amassed quite a collection, although it pales in comparison to some collections out there! As a result of this obsession, I also follow several fragrance blogs, and am always up for a chat about scent. I’m also almost completely blind, and this does indeed mean that I come complete with a guide dog, who unlike me, hales from the sunny California campus of Guide dogs for the Blind. I think I’ve rambled on long enough, but if there’s anything you’d like to know or if you just feel like chatting to someone, please don’t hesitate to send me a message.
Location
Ontario, Canada
