1403 Tasting Notes
Sampled this in-store today and found that I liked it so much that I might find a way to justify a wee purchase. Jasmine fresh and light. Perfect for this spring light and optimism.
Flavors: Jasmine
@Evol – There shouldn’t be any tax on tea – regardless of whether you’re buying from DT or other companies. Sometimes you can get taxed on it when it comes in fancy ass tins/samplers/kits, but really that’s a tax on the container and not the tea itself. Just straight up tea (speaking specifically about DT, for example, the silver bags of tea or tins of tea) has no tax as it’s an ‘unprepared food/good’. That’s where the tax on samplers and stuff comes in – technically at that point it’s no longer ‘unprepared’.
Chai day here. I toted this along to my afternoon events and was happy to have this bright spicy friskiness with me. The spice blend harmonizes beautifully with the black and honeybush mix. This chai is aging very well, but I am chipping away towards a sipdown.
Almost there.
There was a quarter spoon of this left in the bag, but it was mostly ginger and spice. I made up the rest of the spoon with Janet’s Chocolate Coconut Chai and ZOMG! Exactly the thing! The ginger and spice from Gingerbread Chai refreshed and brightened the flavour of the other leaf and turned this into a very satisfying cup. I especially like that the ginger used here has texture, ie. tiny chunks rather than fine ground which adds that brightness of flavour to the blend. Beautiful.
I would most definitely pick up more of this blend should it ever become available again.
And it’s a sip down!
Yes, yes, I am still drinking this.
At this point, it really varies for me. Sometimes when I just steep it up and let it sit for a bit, it is just so-so. Other times, like today, when I drink it leftover and chilled, it develops a richness, approaching chocolate, with delicate pillows of marshmallow vanilla. Not so much a Mexican Hot Chocolate, but lovely, nonetheless.
I used to stop into DTs every time they brought in a new season of teas to pick up small batches of the ones that showed promise to steep up at home.
It was around the time of Apple Strudel that DTs started dropping the ball.
I came across an unopened pouch of approximately 12 grams of this. Apple softened by the coconut. Hint of cinnamon. It’s ok. No pastry here though. The steeped tea is a bit on the thin side. I’d like a bit more body.
I imagine that it will be nice chilled tomorrow.
*edit—chilled, it is still just ok.
Nice enough when you want something that you can drink mindlessly. A bit disappointing if you want a delicious cup. However, the flavours I have here taste natural and just barely sweetened, so there is none of that imitation and stevia flavour blast that DTs will become so fond of in near future.
Started the day with the full rich body of this delightful thing. Butter cream with a gentle sugar melon-like sweetness, followed by steadily emerging vegetal and floral sips in subsequent steeps. Each sip has somehow a bright flavour which meshes nicely with the spring sunlight, even though it continues to be winter here with chill and snow. I might call it a day at steep five now, or perhaps not.
Smooth move!
No kidding! It is so good that I am now plowing through this tea like nobody’s business.