1024 Tasting Notes
Today I drank the last of my sample from VariaTEA but this time as a cold brew. I steeped it in the fridge for well over a day and I was sad to see that all the sparkles had dissolved by this point… but it certainly didn’t make it a lesser brew. Lovely cinnamon sweetness, like candy. (And I still got to see the shimmers when I first poured the cold water in, as they exploded even in the cold!) Thanks again for this one VariaTEA — I’m so grateful to still get my hands on some DAVIDsTEA all the way at the other end of the world :)
As soon as I read the description on this sample I got from VariaTEA I knew I’d be cold brewing this. Looking at the previous tasting notes I can see I wasn’t alone in that decision.
But also, wow, correct decision. Hello juicy tasty treat! How incredible is this? Perfect cold brew black. I really loved this, I’m shocked to see so many negative reviews for it—most if not all of those appear to be for trying this hot, so I’m even more glad with my cold brew decision.
Is this one actually discontinued now?
Thanks so much for the sample VariaTEA — I loved this one!
i have a bunch of this in my swap box if you want me to send it your way.
Oh Sil that would be wonderful! And I haven’t heard back from anybody else about a little DT order for me, anything else you’ve got in your swap box? And I need to restock my darling Fantasy Island too :">
Send me a pm with what you’d most like from DT that you think will get through customs. I can’t promise anything speedy – I’ve got wedding crap to deal with over the next month, but I can for sure at least work on getting things packed up to send to you.
The first of the Monstrositea August box—another exciting month of teas, I’m glad I stuck with this over the other Aussie box.
I’ll admit that I mostly picked this tonight because it’s a herbal. My first sip was a big mouthful of licorice root, which bummed me out, but then I decided to follow Monstrositea’s suggestion of adding a squeeze of fresh lemon and MY MIND IS BLOWN.
OK. A squeeze of fresh lemon totally transformed this tea for me—and makes me wonder if my licorice root hatred can be zapped using the same method in the future too. That aggressive licorice flavour was just… depleted. A faint lingering but that’s it. And it actually made this blend taste super creamy. What!? I’m so confused but also so excited. What. Ok. Cool.
Definitely looking forward to the rest of this.
SPARKLEPONY!!! After giggling my head off at Marzipan ‘s nickname for this tea, I was pleased to find a sample of it in my swap with VariaTEA and didn’t waste much time throwing it in an infuser.
It really is a sparklepony. Wow. Look at that glitter! Worth it for the novelty alone! Though the tea itself is pretty delicious. Very warm-tasting. I had it warm all on its own and just enjoyed watching the sparkles as I drank.
The rest of my sample is cold brewing in the fridge as I type; I’ll most likely take it to work tomorrow! Those sparkles don’t waste any time, though. As soon as the cold water hit the teapot, BLAM! GLITTER EVERYWHERE! So cool.
Yeah, this tea is incredible. Be careful, though, because it is possible to brew it a little too long. It can get a bit astringent! Easily amended with some sugar and milk, because it’s true, this tea is awesome in all forms. Just watch the oversteeping—keep it to around 3mins.
