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Roswell Strange drank Golden Fire Ginger by Keats & Co

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I’m sipping on something a little different today with Keats & Co’s Golden Fire Ginger herbal tea, ‘cause when two of your favourite writers, YouTubers, and educational content creators put out their own line of tea you have to try it. Obviously. This particular tea is bright and zesty with really aromatic, fresh notes of lemongrass and lemon oil with a finish that is near equal parts pithy, earthy, and spicy thanks to a generous inclusion of fiery ginger and a hint of hot cayenne. For what essentially boils down to a slightly souped-up lemon ginger tea, it’s quite punchy and pleasant!!

If you missed the reference, this line of tea takes its name from the poet John Keats, who died of tuberculosis – one of the mostly deadly diseases worldwide. A disease that is entirely treatable but, because of lack of funding and human built systems, disproportionately affects some parts of the world more than others. You can find this tea and all the others under the Keats & Co brand at The Good Store, and like everything sold at The Good Store, 100% of the profits go towards charity. In this case, towards TB testing and treatment.

All the teas are blended by Lake Missoula Tea Co and, though they fall more into the “cupboard staples” kind of loose leaf tea category with really straight-forward and classic profiles, I’ve been really impressed with the quality of ingredients and balance of flavours. It’s also been really lovely seeing all of the Keats poetry/referenced weaved into the blend names and product copy. I know adding tea to The Good Store took a long time, and paraphrasing John & Hank was “very challenging,” but I think they did an excellent job!!

Tea Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/C_YnbGKOCFm/?img_index=1

Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbGdkM2ahPg

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Hello! My name is Kelly, though many people in the tea community call me Ros or Roswell.

I am a mid-twenties tea addict, blogger, and all around nerd. I grew up in the Prairies, but a few years ago I relocated to Quebec to pursue a career with DAVIDsTEA in the tea industry! I’m still working on getting my French language skills down…

My first introduction to tea, in any form outside of instant and bottled iced tea, was about seven years ago when I happened to stumble upon DAVIDsTEA while looking for a birthday present for a friend! I tried their Birthday Cake rooibos blend, and I’ve been hooked on tea ever since! In those seven years; I was introduced to the online tea community, expanded my interest in flavoured teas to include a deep love and appreciation for straight teas and traditional brewing methods, got a tea themed tattoo, started reviewing teas, amassed a sizable tea and teaware collection, became a TAC certified Tea Sommelier, & even came full circle by beginning a career in the tea industry with DAVIDsTEA!

I consider myself a Jack of all Teas, and strive to have a knowledge and appreciation of all tea types, formats, and styles of drinking. I don’t like to feel boxed in to just being a “flavoured tea” or “straight tea” drinker – my expectations may vary depending on the type of tea or how it’s been processed/prepared but if it’s good tea, it’s good tea no matter how it’s been made!

You name it, I probably drink it- and I’ll absolutely try anything at least once.

My default method of preparation is hot, Western style, and straight – but I’m not opposed to additions if I’m in the right mood. If I ever add something to a tea or use a different method of preparation I will ALWAYS call it out in the tasting note though.

I like to listen to music when drinking tea, especially when I’m brewing a large pot at a time or steeping Gongfu. Often I curate very intentional tea and music pairings, and sometimes I share them here in my tasting reviews. Music is something that I find can deeply affect the experience of having tea.

I’m also one half of the “tea and fandom” podcast GeekSteep where, weekly, we discuss newly explored fandoms over tea as well as try to figure out the perfect tea to pair with each fandom. You can find us on Spotify and Apple & Google podcasts.

Favourite flavour notes/ingredients: Pear, lychee, cranberry, cream, melon, pineapple, malt, roasty, petrichor, sweet potato, heady florals like rose, hazelnut or walnut, sesame, honey (in moderation), and very woody shou.

Least favourite flavour notes/ingredients:
Lemongrass, ginger, strongly spiced profiles (and most Chai in general), mushrooms, seaweed, chamomile, stevia, saltiness or anything that reminds me too much of meat that isn’t supposed to taste like meat…

Currently exploring/obsessed with: Sheng from Yiwu, Yancha (Qilan in particular), anything with a strong sweet potato note. Also, I need to try ALL the root beer teas! Searching for a really good caramel flavoured blend, ideally with a black tea base.

Please contact me at the instagram account listed below if you would like me to review your teas.

Currently I’m employed in the tea department of the DAVIDsTEA head office. While I’m still sharing my own personal thoughts on new & existing DAVIDsTEA blends, I am no longer numerically rating them due to the obvious conflict of interest. Any comments expressed are a reflection of my own thoughts and opinions, and do not reflect the thoughts and opinions of the company. Any DAVIDsTEA blends you currently see with a numeric score were reviewed prior to my being hired there and have not been adjusted since becoming a DAVIDsTEA employee.

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