drank Gingerbread Blondie by DAVIDsTEA
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I had a sample of this from the holidays last year. One of my colleagues gave me one of the little DT ornaments with tea inside it, so I finally brought it home when I went into the office the other day.

Ehhh. I am not so much a fan. I did pick out all the white star and orange people sprinkles in full disclosure. However, with the sugared fruit pieces, I think the sugar is weirdly cloying here. Also, there seems to be a hint of lemon, which might be nice, but the cloying just seems to cancel it out sadly. The scent and a little bit of the flavour actually comes off like those old school flavoured marshmallows I had as a kid.

I’m just going to throw the rest of this away and call this a sipdown.

Tiffany :)

It’s a weird one, but I do actually seem to be in the minority and enjoy this one.

Courtney

I only had another 1-2 cups worth left, but if I had had more, I may have sent it over to you!

Tiffany :)

No worries, I bought a little (6 oz?) last year. It’s not like “OMG AMAZ!” or anything but I’ll enjoy the little bit I have. :) What teas have you been enjoying lately?

Courtney

Hahah! It’s important to grab our favs when we can. My go-to for years has been TTC Yuchi Wild Mountain Black, but others that I keep reaching for lately are B&B Vicky’s Sponge Cake and Rhubarb & Custard. Also just re-ordered another fav for years: Bailin Gongfu. How about you?

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Tiffany :)

It’s a weird one, but I do actually seem to be in the minority and enjoy this one.

Courtney

I only had another 1-2 cups worth left, but if I had had more, I may have sent it over to you!

Tiffany :)

No worries, I bought a little (6 oz?) last year. It’s not like “OMG AMAZ!” or anything but I’ll enjoy the little bit I have. :) What teas have you been enjoying lately?

Courtney

Hahah! It’s important to grab our favs when we can. My go-to for years has been TTC Yuchi Wild Mountain Black, but others that I keep reaching for lately are B&B Vicky’s Sponge Cake and Rhubarb & Custard. Also just re-ordered another fav for years: Bailin Gongfu. How about you?

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I love black tea and this is usually what’s in my mug. I’m also happy to enjoy a cup of green or red rooibos (green preferable to red), herbals, oolongs (unroasted/green and red preferable to roasted), whites, and subtly flavoured greens (mango or pineapple, yum!).

Likes:
Raspberry, strawberry, peach, rhubarb, passionfruit, blackcurrant, redcurrant, fig, and most fruits in general, maple, creaminess, hay, biscuit, lavender, and cacao/dark chocolate.

I enjoy bergamot when paired with flavours that mellow it (Camellia Sinensis Earl Grey Cream is one of my favourites).

Dislikes:
Any smokiness at all, stevia, too much blackberry leaf, rose, jasmine, ginger (except in chai), cinnamon-heavy teas, anything cloying or fake/candy-like.

I’m vegan with an allergy to potatoes, so I avoid any animal products in tea, along with sprinkles as these often have potato starch (I usually just pick them out of blends).

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