Gold Rush

This is one of my favourite teas! I love mulberries and also coconut, so this was perfect for me! This has so much beauty in each sip, it’s literally heavenly !

I’m on a roll with teas today, logging more than I have in quite some time!
I was a little nervous about this one, as David’s can sometimes have weird things going on in the flavourings to me that can come off as artificial on my tongue…but this isn’t like that. It’s sweet, and coconuty, and the mulberries are super yummy.
This is one I’d never buy on my own, being that it’s more pricey and I’d be afraid I didn’t like it, so I feel super lucky that Plunkybug sent some my way to try! :)
yummy.

This wasn’t something I was all that interested in due to the coconut, but I got a whiff of it and decided to give it a try.

Well I’m glad I did! It’s a pretty sweet blend, with heavy creamy vanilla and fruit notes. I’ve never had mulberries before so I don’t really know what they taste like, but this reminds me of raspberry jam and maybe something a little more tropical. The coconut is definitely there, but in a good way. A few weeks back I had some pineapple squares with coconut, jam, and vanilla icing, and this keeps reminding me of those. I wouldn’t need to have this all the time, but I’m really enjoying it!

Reviewing from my tablet, so apologies in advance for any egregious typo-ing. I bought this in the vague hope that it might replace my ever-dwindling supply of Rivertea’s Mulberry White, which is delicious, refreshing fruit in a cup. Given my reaction to pretty much everything I’ve tried from DavidsTea, I have no idea what I was expecting. First of all, there is very little actual “tea” in this blend. No wonder the white needle is listed as the third ingredient. My cup was predominantly mulberries and coconut meat, with a few sad, stray needles. That wouldn’t have been an issue, except the smell of whatever vanilla flavoring the fruits were infused with was overwhelming. Skeptical, but willing to be proven wrong, I brewed it up. I’m not sure who listed alcohol as one of the flavor profiles, but that is exactly what I’m getting. It’s like cheap vodka with subpar vanilla flavoring to try and offset the burn. The oily film it leaves in my mouth is also reminiscent of the regret I experience right before a hangover. I couldn’t even taste the coconut past it. Who in their right mind took something as delightful as mulberries and thought: “You know what this needs? Artificial flavoring.” I am baffled and irrationally angry over what could have been a superior blend, if not for DavidsTea’s penchant for drowning out a tea’s natural elements. I choked down half of a big mug, the rest went down the sink. But my boundless optimism had me wondering if maybe a second steep would have washed most of the flavoring away. To test, I picked a mulberry out of the wet leaf and took a tentative bite, only to spit it out immediately. Credit where credit is due – that awful flavoring is really in there. Disappointing all around.

I’m trying this tea for the first time. Picked up 50g of this beauty when I was last in Victoria BC. Sigh… It’s criminal that there isn’t a David’s within 500 miles of me.

Decided to grab this one (along with 15 or so others) because it’s my sister’s favorite. The dry leaf won me over, so 50g into the bag.

Dry Leaf: butterscotch liqueur, caramel, coconut
Liquor Notes: browned butter, caramel
Tasting Notes: rounded butterscotch & caramel throughout

I adore this tea. I never would believe a white tea could pack such warm flavor. This is an awesome transitional tea (think Summer to Fall). I appreciate the caramel & balanced richness without having any spice. It’s just delicious & comforting.

All in all, this will definitely be a regular in my tea cabinet & I’m seriously regretting only picking up 50g of this one… So wishing it wasn’t so pricey! But oh is it delectable.

Everything my mouth wanted. Light yet decadent. It’s the slight caramel sweetness that hooked me. They coconut gave the creamy, fatty element to balance it out.

Ugh, good god I didn’t buy too much of this stuff.

I don’t know, maybe I just don’t like dried mulberries. But there is barely any tea in this!!

This is my first mulberry experience! After brewing I ate the berry in the infuser before trying the tea. Really stretching the tea dollars. ;)

Luxurious and creamy. It tastes like liquid butterscotch. Quite the sophisticated flavor. I won’t be repurchasing but this was a nice treat.

I am a sucker for white teas and this is the best favoured white tea I’ve ever tasted.

Tonight I served this sweet tea as a tea latte and loved every last sip of it.

This is such a weird tea!
I have gone back and forth thinking that I will like it.
And that’s kinda how I feel now that I’ve tried it. xD
I taste berries. Honey. Maple. Coconut. I feel like if it were just the honey, maple and coconut I’d love it without a doubt, but the berries kinda throws me off. It’s just a weird combo xD But I actually kinda really like it. Like I can see this one growing on me and me getting past the weird berry flavor.
This one might have to be in my collection :O
Thank you soooo much for the sample, Megan Low!! I’ve wanted to try it for forever!!