Jungle Ju Ju

Used a DT Perfect tea spoon scoop and a half.. Steeped for quite some time…

What a perfect day for iced (as is pretty much every other day of the year). And what is even more perfect is that David’s tea has a tea of the day that I haven’t tried yet!

Jungle Ju Ju is a mate tea but it has more of a black black tea or oolong taste to it. there also seems to be a slight hint of lemon, and a very slight sweet note in the background. It mostly tastes like a typical/plain iced tea; not very fruity or tropical. It’s good but nothing out of the ordinary.

Had the last of a small bag of this today. I remember it being fruitier than what it tasted like today, it might have lost some flavour over time. I found I could only taste the Guayusa, which is fine. It’s such a unique flavour, very herb like, I think I taste something similar to basil. I also find that it has an effervescent quality to it, in the smell and the taste. I am really looking forward to trying some Butiki guayusas.

Jungle Ju Ju is a pretty unique tea of David’s. It is one of their only herbal teas with caffeine, in fact it’s a stimulant, something you’d expect out a maté tea, not a herbal. It’s also not something I’ll be drinking casually, Jungle Ju Ju will be kept for special occasions (Primarily late at night when I should be asleep, but I need a boost for whatever reason.)

Right away you’ll notice that before steeping, Jungle Ju Ju has a very distinct smell. It’s almost overwhelming, the guyausa coming across very strongly, with hints of peach and papaya too. Unfortunately this smell changes after steeping into something a bit unpleasant, not a deal breaker, but it would have been nice if Jungle Ju Ju preserved it’s aroma through steeping.

Jungle Ju Ju has a pretty sweet taste to it, you can definitely taste the peach and papaya. The guayusa balances it the sweetness out. I’m not a huge fan of peach and papaya, so overall I can’t love Jungle Ju Ju like many people seem to do, but it’s easy to recommend if you’re a fan of fruity teas, and need lots of caffeine to start your day.

There’s a fruity sweetness to the dry leaf, most of which I’m assuming is the added flavouring. It smells pretty good.

Hot, I tasted quite a bit of the grassy guayusa. Not a bad taste, but not one that had me clamoring for more. I got a bit of sweetness, but not a lot of fruit taste.

Cold (it took me all day to drink it), the flavours come out a bit more. I smell and taste a delicate hint of peach along with the guayusa. Not bad, but still not fabulous.

One of the worst teas I’ve ever tasted. I love a lot of different teas and I love Davids, but I don’t know what happened here. They were nice enough to replace this one out – thank goodness.

A-MAY-ZINGGGGG!!
This tea is my go to morning tea, every morning!!
It’s HEAVEN ICED!
<3

Jungle Ju Ju is an herbal tea, so there’s no caffeine but the natural stimulants that Guayusa provides definetly give me a bit of a jump! This makes a delicious iced tea (which I’m on a huge kick for right now, even though it’s fast approaching winter). I find that you can’t really over-steep this one which is really nice because I never hear my tea timer. David’s instructions are to steep at boiling temp’s but I usually wait a few minutes, mostly because that’s just too hot for my poor mouth and I can never wait long to start drinking my tea. I definitely associate this tea with a fruity/peachy taste.

Simply the best mango-herbal tea David has to offer.