#VacationTea
This was something we got back while we were still in Winnipeg – as an iced tea.
We stopped at the Polo Park and St. Vital DAVIDsTEA locations, and this was the St. Vital store. It’s very similar to the one I work at in terms of size, but they carry slightly less product than we do (although they get the Breville kettles and we don’t have those). They’re also in a much nicer location in terms of their mall layout. My store is by the food court, which makes for a louder/crazier surrounding environment, and probably more of a lunch/dinner rush. I’d love a quieter environment like they had.
I grabbed this one iced just to see what it’s like; this was my favourite of the new teas and since I found it to be a little more orange heavy I thought it’d be a nice, light refreshing iced tea. I was actually a little surprised though; while the orange is still certainly light and strong I actually tasted a lot of the walnut this time around! It was very sweet, kind of maple-y and equally as strong as the orange. It definitely gave this a little more of a wintery/festive touch, and added a nice layer of sweetness and flavour.
Sadly, there was also a negative to the cup. While the body was delicious the finish was almost sort of soapy tasting, with a very slight bitter edge. I think it’s probably from the fact this was steeped for me for four minutes. Personally, I would have only steeped it for two or three minutes, since it’s a more delicate white tea. Just something to take note of for next time if I want to remake this when I get back home.
Friendly reminder that I do not numerically rate DAVIDsTEA blends as I’m currently employed there and it would be an obvious conflict of interest. Any blends you see with numerical ratings were rated prior to my employment there. These reviews are a reflection of my personal thoughts regarding the teas, and not the company’s.