Iced Tea!
This new online exclusive blend launched last week, on Cinco de Mayo! This was one of my favourite blends to develop from this year’s new summer teas; getting the balance of fresh, juicy watermelon and slow building heat just right was about as tricky as it was fun – so, like, very! The inspiration was a mix of spicy margaritas with a chili salt rim and fresh fruit sprinkled with Tajin, like you might find at a Street Cart in Mexico. I love how nuanced and layered the flavours are; the (very) subtle addition of salt brings out the juiciness of the melon, while more herbaceous notes of nettle and moringa balance out the sweetness and give this more of an upscale cocktail kind of vibe versus melon candy.
As many people know I’ve been dreaming of DT carrying a Salted Watermelon inspired blend for many, many years and this tea let me realize that dream but with a gentle, spicy twist!!
Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cr_jMjdO11b/
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEMsgRgCceA
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.