2 Tasting Notes
The scent of this tea! Mmm! It’s like slicing into a juicy honeydew melon. Or it reminded me a little of a sweet and creamy honeydew bubble tea! It took me back to big honeydew milkshakes at University with my girlfran.
But it’s called Cool Cucumber!
And when you first taste it, you get a really nice and refreshing wave of… cool cucumber. Exactly how the name suggests it should be! When this tea is steeped at perfection – which I have not yet found and owe to the lovely gals that brewed it up for me in store. I’m still workin on it. But I have to say, when it’s right, it’s right.
It’s lovely hot and it’s even better cold. There is a subtle and almost creamy mint but it is not too strong or overpowering. The main notes are cucumber and melon. Not too sweet and very smooth.
I found that it was great in the sample but got a little bland drinking a full cup. It also overs teeped and became bitter, too minty. I think I’ll be in the mood for it when the weather warms up… with a big full cup of ice and a smidge of agave :)
First off, how lucky am I to work right next to a DAVIDsTEA. Say what you will, tea connoisseurs, that DAVIDs is no good. I am admittedly new to the loose leaf tea world, but am truly enjoying DAVIDs so far! :D My fellow co-workers and I review teas so this just seemed a natural extension. This is my first post. ^^
Blue Lagoon! When I first smelled it, it reminded me of summer! Tropical blue skies and warm heavy air… a tropical cocktail on the beach? :) I had a sample warm and decided it was tasty – sweet but not too sweet, the subtle lemon adds a lovely tartness that balances the blueberry and pineapple so well! I initially thought it would be amazing iced.
I came back the next day to purchase Cool Cucumber – my original favourite, and grabbed a small tin of Blue Lagoon as well. I made some hot and omg! I like it even more the second time. I got a lot of blueberry up front, admittedly a little artificial like a candy… but nicely balanced by the pineapple for more sweetness and even some tartness from the lemongrass! I’m thinking this will be a great tea for creative minds…inspiring lemongrass! Mmm!
I think it’s great hot but would make a lovely iced tea too! I will review again, perhaps. If you enjoy teas like Blueberry Jam, Currant Affair and Cranberry-Pear… I think you’d like this. Most notably like Blueberry Jam but with some tropical sweetness ^^
