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100
drank Pink Dragonfruit by Tealish
1473 tasting notes

Coldbrew Sipdown (316/298)

I love this one. I will definitely restock, but not in a tin. Just a 50 g bag. But it is wonderful.

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100
drank Pink Dragonfruit by Tealish
1473 tasting notes

This was my cold-steeped work tea on Wednesday, to go with my pink lunchbag with matching pink salad thermos and pink bento boxes. It was a very pink day nods

I used up the last of my stash for this, planning to head out to Tealish on Sunday to pick up more, but it’s out of stock! Woe. Ah well, that just gives me an excuse to travel downtown when it is back in stock. Nom. It’s fruity and tasty…one of my friends at work has had dragon fruit before and encouraged me to try it, so I might try to get my grubby hands on some in the near future.

Kittenna

Pink! I am jealous of all your pink stuff, including your Pink Dragonfruit tea. I am known for my love of pink :P

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100
drank Pink Dragonfruit by Tealish
1473 tasting notes

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100
drank Pink Dragonfruit by Tealish
1473 tasting notes

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100
drank Pink Dragonfruit by Tealish
1473 tasting notes

I forgot I had this until today when I excitedly exclaimed to Tina “OMG I’M TAKING PINK DRAGONFRUIT TO WORK TODAAAAAY”. Love this blend, will definitely be stocking up next time we’re downtown. It’s just so fruity and juicy and amazing…guh. Yum. Tart without being hibiscus-y tart and sweet and love. LOVE.

Erin

….Aaand, adding this to my tealish shopping list.

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100
drank Pink Dragonfruit by Tealish
1473 tasting notes

AMAZING.

Oh God this tea is good. It’s juicy and pink and DRAGONY.

Rawr

No, seriously, this tea is wonderful. You can taste the berries and it’s tart without being too tart and mmmmmmm no hibiscus!

Kittenna

Dragony?! Hee hee. I don’t actually like dragonfruit, but with that sort of raving review I’d definitely try the tea!

Daddyselephant

Everyone should try this tea!

TeaBrat

ooh! no hibiscus is a bonus!

nomadinjeopardy

Wow, 100! I’m glad I got some of this.

Jillian

No hibiscus is always a plus in my books.

Plunkybug

I agree with Jillian.

Kay Kanada

I didn’t think it was legal to make a fruity tea blend without hibiscus anymore, what with the way it’s been contaminating everything lately. Nice to see a tea (and a good one, at that!) that is wonderfully hibiscus free.

Does it actually taste like dragonfruit??

Daddyselephant

not a clue in the world, I’ve never had dragonfruit. I should try it, though.

Kittenna

Fresh dragonfruit may taste better than I think… the quality in some grocery stores is dodgy. Either way….!

Jillian

I always considered dragonfruit to be quite bland whenever I’ve tried it, but as Krystaleyn said, the quality of the more exotic imported fruit in the stores isn’t always the best.

TassieTeaGirl

I clicked on the tea because I was looking for something else and am just completely captured by the look of it! It looks like muesli with freeze dried berries in it – I want to have some for breakfast!

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85
drank Matcha by Tealish
1473 tasting notes

After an ahem busy morning as well as a Costco run and a long streetcar ride into the city, I was dragging along. We got to Tealish and I sleepily placed my order before slumping into a chair. That order was “Do you have Matcha? Beauty. I need a cup sweetened to hell and back. No seriously, at least two teaspoons.” She laughed and did as I asked, happily handing over my “matcha and sugar rush”. Once it finally cooled, I chugged it down. It wasn’t bad! But frankly, I wasn’t drinking it for the taste, and the promised rush was delivered. I woke up and ended up being conscious enough for an awesome afternoon out!

Plunkybug

I had matcha today too, though it was Starbucks, and I was told that their matcha isn’t real matcha, but I didn’t care.

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67
drank Golden Peach by Tealish
1759 tasting notes

I was so very sad… when I could not even finish my cup of this. More than half of it went into the bin. What a waste of money, and tea :(
The girl used nearly boiling water so I’m sure the leaves were burnt… but I doubt that could be responsible for the lack of any peach flavour whatsoever! All I got was Jasmine and white. So not my cuppa tea.
The way this was prepared, I have very few nice things to say about it so I’ll stop here before I get crass! goes to brush teeth!

Kittenna

That’s disappointing :( Golden Peach sounds so appetizing, too.

Indigobloom

yup. bleh!!

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89
drank Coconut Bongo by Tealish
658 tasting notes

I had to get this today in hopes that it would make a good stand-in for the Spice and Tea Exchange coconut Oolong. Then, I had to try it pretty much as soon as I got in the door. The Tealish employee said this was her favourite tea in the universe, so that was promising!

Coconut Bongo smells incredible, and quite close to the S&TE one. Very similar both dry and once steeped, though less potently aromatic. It, thankfully, doesn’t disappoint in the taste department, either. It has the same creamy, bakey, toasted sweetness that the other version does, and a similar relationship between the coconut flavour and the green Oolong. But, it’s lighter. Both the flavouring and the body of the tea are a little lighter. This is an awesome tea and a good substitute, but I think less mind-blowing.

Indigobloom

I’m thinking we need to get a bunch of people together and do a mass order of the STE version!!

nomadinjeopardy

Good idea! I have been tempted to order myself 4 ounces. I think it would go relatively quickly!

Indigobloom

oh it really does!! I’d have it so much more often if I had a big tin :P

Daisy Chubb

I’d be in on this mass order gals :) Just sayin’.

Indigobloom

yeay! I have a feeling this will be on massive order!!

nomadinjeopardy

We need a wholesale discount!

Indigobloom

hehe yes we do :P

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78

I had this to-go from the store today, since I’ve been thinking for a while that it sounded like an interesting idea. I asked for it with milk, and it was a tasty milky, mild chai effect. I really like cardamom and find it soothing and warming so it was a great cup to walk around town with. It’s exceedingly mellow. I think it would be nice with the addition of a litlte cinnamon, but the simplicity of the blend is pretty cool.

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93
drank Citrus Grove by Tealish
570 tasting notes

I liked this tea even more this time around, I really really need to stock up on it. This steep tasted like a cinnamon roll with a coconut lemon glaze, it was delicious. Usually I don’t care for cinnamon in my tea, but this was such a natural, raw cinnamon flavour, and it was perfectly balanced with the sweet and spicy. Om nom nom.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 0 sec

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93
drank Citrus Grove by Tealish
570 tasting notes

Wow! Tealish occasionally pulls a bizarre combo out of the bag and dazzles with it. Citrus and coconut, paired with the spice blend more commonly found in chai? Say whaaaat? But it was tasty! A very good black tea at the first taste, with the sweetness of the citrus, cream from the coconut, and a tingle and zip from the spices. I snagged a sample of it from Indigobloom for a second and third steep, but this may be sneaking into the collection.

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec

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90
drank Vanilla Decaf by Tealish
658 tasting notes

aisling of tea, thanks so much for giving me some of this one! I am SO skeptical with decaf teas, I don’t think I would have tried it otherwise. But I totally forgot it was decaf while I was drinking it. It was a deliciously sweet, candy-caramel, creamy vanilla in a hefty-but-not-bitter black base. I forgot about it steeping and while it did taste a touch over-steeped, it wasn’t bitter. This would make a good vanilla stand-by, I think. I don’t have a boldly vanilla tea that I can rely on but this could be it.

Daddyselephant

This one blew my socks off. I immediately stocked up on this and Fairy Dust within days of trying both. I tried both the Vanilla Decaf and the la Creme or whatever…the Decaf wins hands down. I’m so glad you liked it!

Tina S.

I’m on the lookout for a good vanilla, may have to try this one! :D

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79
drank Lemon Meringue Rooibos by Tealish
440 tasting notes

I cold brewed this one overnight for iced with some sugar added. The final result was a creamier version of the tea than when brewed hot, and one where there were definitely strong notes of the actual rooibos flavour. I prefer it hot, but if people like rooibos flavour then cold brew is definitely something to try.

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79
drank Lemon Meringue Rooibos by Tealish
440 tasting notes

It is all the fault of you guys that I bought this one yesterday. I was at Whole Foods just browsing and this was there and calling to me. So of course I pull out my phone and read the reviews, and here are all of you singing the praises. Needless to say, the tea came home with me.

Sipping it this morning I can’t help but feel I’ve had this one before. It tastes identical to the Lemon Cream Rooibos from The Tea Haus, which isn’t a bad thing. I loved that tea, but found that it wasn’t one I reached for on a regular basis. I suspect that this one is going to be the same. The lemon here is delicious, and I enjoy the creaminess that comes with it. I’m not getting meringue so much as cream, but it is still yummy.

So yes, a lovely delicious tea but one that for me is unmemorable.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec
nomadinjeopardy

Ooh, Tealish has teas a Whole Foods? That’s cool.

Tina S.

I’m not sure if all of them do, but I was at the one at Square One and there was quite a selection!

nomadinjeopardy

I think I’m a lot closer to Tealish itself than any Whole Foods anyway, but I like to see them in other stores!

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83
drank Toasty Almond by Tealish
658 tasting notes

So, of course, this is like Forever Nuts. But… better? Dare I say it? They are very similar, but I find this version a little richer, maybe a little sweeter with the tartness diminished a bit. A lovely concept and a lovely blend! So comforting, and a good dessert stand-in.

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78

I got home from work tonight and the boyfriend had a cup of tea waiting for me (so well-trained it’s scary!). He then stepped out for a few minutes, so I couldn’t ask which tea it was. I enjoyed the bakey, sugary sweetness of whatever I was drinking, but could not for the life of me place what it was. It was this one. So, I think that says a lot! Tasty but not memorable?

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78

I have had this a few times now but not logged it! What’s happened to me?

Anyway, not bad! I was expecting really in-your-face maple flavour after DT’s Oh Canada, but this isn’t quite. It’s tasty, and it’s sweet in a brown sugary way, and it’s even a bit woodsy or maybe bakey. It reminds me of Pancake Breakfast but the base is smoother.

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34
drank Chocolate Escape Mate by Tealish
50 tasting notes

This one is not for me, I didn’t realize it had cloves and cinnamon, and i could have probably dealt with the cinnamon but not the cloves. It’s got a rich chocolaty taste with a light dusting of cinnamon and cloves. It tastes better than it smells, but it’s still not for me.

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 30 sec

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100
drank Love Potion Sencha by Tealish
72 tasting notes

Out of the teas I tried from Tealish, this is one of my favourites. I CRAVE the currant/cinnamon combo. Dry, it smells mostly of currants. When brewed, I think it smells like candy :) Really, that’s currants and cinnamon. But it tastes like candy, too! You don’t get much of the sencha, but that’s fine in my books as I’m not so into the vegetative taste, especially when I’m in the mood to drink my candy :-) This tea is definitely a gem hidden within a whole lot of rocks, in my opinion :-) And who couldn’t love such a pretty blend?

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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94
drank Berubeula Ceylon by Tealish
120 tasting notes

The Ceylon teas I have tried up to this time (not that many) have been far less interesting to me than the Darjeelings, Assams, Keemun’s and other blacks. This one, however, really intrigues me. The berry notes are present during steeping and after. I liked that, it actually drew me to the cup from arms length at my desk to take it in. It is a little astringent, but that is ok with me. Each sip finishes very clean and sharp. There is a depth to this one that seems familiar, but I am having trouble placing it. I may have to track more of this down and figure it out. For now, it will remain a mystery to me. Thanks to Indigobloom for the chance to try a little of this!

KeenTeaThyme

Glad to see you’ve “returned” to Steepster! :)

teawing

Thanks KTT, I have not really been gone, just have not been posting much. Busy with life but still drinking tea…I trust you are well? :)

KeenTeaThyme

As long as you’re feeding the addiction… ;) Yep, things are well with me. How ’bout you?

teawing

@KKT doing just fine. Busy, but not out of control. Just right…

Indigobloom

wow, have I made a Ceylon convert?! :)
—I tend to get a slight chocolate note from this sometimes, but not every time. One day I will figure out why/how!

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73
drank Patisserie by Tealish
6768 tasting notes

Thanks DaisyChubb!!!!

This is ok. Just ok, really. The spices are happening but not over the top by any means. I agree with DaisyChubb that it smells like taco seasoning. I also swore those were roasted edamame and not necessarily pistachios – LOL – I would also agree with others saying it’s certainly more nutty than spicy.

It’s alright…not overly memorable tho

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89
drank Oh Christmas Tea by Tealish
6768 tasting notes

Another goodie from DaisyChubb!!!

This smells and sort of tastes like Fruit Cake. The Sweet Orange is lovely. The spices are subtle for the most part and flow well. It’s nicely sweet, fruity, spicy, and a bit danish-like.

I really like this!

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98
drank Dreidels & Donuts by Tealish
6768 tasting notes

OMG! I’m in LOVE!
Daisy Chubb sent this to me and I really think I am going to have to place an order! WOW!!!!

This smells amazing! Berries, chocolate, bake-y/bready – YUM!!!! The jelly donut factor is certainly there! The strawberries and chocolate are terrific and scrumptious! The black tea base is lovely…WOW! It’s also malty and smooth.

There is a lot of wonderful things going on in this tea and I haven’t really felt like this about a “dessert/noveltea” like this in a while. This ranks right up there with Spice Exchange’s Almond Cookie Tea…WOW! LOVE THIS!!!!!

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