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“This was a lovely surprise win for me. I expected just another mint tea, but it’s richer, with some depth going on. The mint is more forward than the other flavors. Aside from the color, I wouldn’t...” Read full tasting note
“Adventaggedon Day Nine – 1/5 Today was another tea in this advent that I was just dying to get to! I was actually really surprised that it was so early on given that La Vida Coco, which is the...” Read full tasting note
Take a deep breath of cold mountain air with the Himalayan-inspired Organic Mint Everest Tea. Made with high grown Nepalese black tea, warming ginger and cooling mint and cardamom, this uniquely refreshing cup feels like a breath of fresh air on a brisk early morning hike. One sip and you’ll feel like you’re on top of the world!
What makes it great
An all-natural blend of tea and spices with no added flavouring.
Made with organic black tea from Nepal.
A sip of this tea gives you that fresh air feeling whenever you need it.
Organic black tea from Nepal, Organic peppermint, Organic ginger, Organic cardamom, Organic black pepper.
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.
This was a lovely surprise win for me. I expected just another mint tea, but it’s richer, with some depth going on.
The mint is more forward than the other flavors. Aside from the color, I wouldn’t have even guessed a black tea base. But the aftertaste of ginger and the lingering peppery flavor are what’s really selling me here. I’m sad this one is gone because I want to play with it more.
DAVIDsTEA Around the World Advent, Day 9
Flavors: Black Pepper, Ginger, Mint
Adventaggedon Day Nine – 1/5
Today was another tea in this advent that I was just dying to get to! I was actually really surprised that it was so early on given that La Vida Coco, which is the other advent exclusive tea, was only a few days ago. As may be evidenced by the tea name, this one was inspired by Nepal!
The idea behind this tea was to bring together different ingredients with crisp, cooling and more camphorous notes (like the peppermint and the cardamom) to create a profile that was the taste equivalent of breathing in really fresh and chilling mountain air on a cool Spring morning. Obviously I’ve never climbed Mount Everest and I don’t even really hike, but the few occasions where I have done a short mountain climb the best part is always getting to the top and breathing what feels like the purest and more satisfying kind of air while taking in the view. So this is, in some ways, my love letter to that feeling.
I did, however, want to make sure that there was a deeper connection to Nepal than just a clever name – so the black tea base is actually sourced from Nepal. It’s not the same tea as our Nepal Black (which was earlier in the Advent, and comes from Jun Chiyabari) but it’s similar in the sense that both teas are very full bodied/robust yet super smooth. I think it’s a really great canvas for the peppermint, cardamom, and hints of ginger and black pepper.
This was actually one of my earliest tea concepts and, when I first started bouncing the idea around in my head, it was actually more of a Chai. It obviously morphed a little bit over time to what the final blend ended up being, but I’m very happy with it. Also, this is a flavouring free blend which is pretty cool too!
Today’s Advent Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl9pKW2Oh2i/
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N2JSCXN2zbo
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.
