Pumpkin Patch

Yay, finally have internet again. By the time I got to a David’s, the Pumpkin Cheesecake was all sold out. One location even had both sold out so I had to go to another one for this one. Not worth the hassle. The dry leaf smells decent, at least. Like creamy pumpkin spice.

But it lacks in flavour. All I really got were bitter spices. When my mom walked into the room, the first thing she asked was, “Why does it smell like curry in here?” So looks like she picks up on the garam masala notes. Otherwise, nothing else notable here.

Sipdown (594)!

Finished off this DT Oldie as an iced latte – and it was a sad moment; this is definitely one of the better pumpkin teas that DT has done, IMO. The iced latte was amazing though; definitely still rich and sweet but with a denseness to it and a bit of malt. It’s kind of a pumpkin molasses flavour, and I find it pretty similar to a molasses heavy/chewier sorta ginger snap cookie? When I was like three or four years old, my mom used to drop me off at a family friend’s farm and their older daughter would babysit me. I don’t really remember much of it – I mean, I was four. Just sort of walking around and looking at horses, these horrifying “bedtime” stories she would make up about a psychotic rooster, and that she made the BEST gingersnap cookies. I mean, I’m sure I’m glorifying them a little bit in my head – but I do kind of feel like even today I’ve never tasted a ginger snap better than the molasses-y, dark ones she used to make. This iced latte reminded me of lot of my memory of those cookies…

Sad, sad sipdown.

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This was a surprising tea for me. As soon as I saw garam masala listed as the main “spice”, I either thought it could go really good or really, really bad. To me, it’s somewhere in between, mostly going on the good side.
Unlike DT Pumpkin Chai, this one came across as a little less “pumpkin-y” but still very autumn. It is very savory – I often drink this one in the morning rather than at night because of this. All in all, it’s a good alternative to pumpkin chai.
Like it, but not enough to restock.

I love pumpkin in the fall, but I didn’t like this one near as much as Pumpkin Chai. The taste is not as strong, which I guess is ok sometimes, but I was expecting something a little stronger. I certainly wouldn’t buy this over pumpkin chai.

Its Halloweek, so the fall teas, especially the pumpkin ones, are in super high demand. Well, around my house, anyway.
This is slightly nutty today. Or maybe that’s just me? (heh)
This is pleasant, but not overwhelmingly good. That’s my opinion, anyway.
Fall!

Dry nose: Sweet, a little spicy, very fragrant. Carrots, pumpkin, spices.

Tasting notes: Surprisingly good. Not as spicy as it smells. It has more of a pumpkin flavor than the Pumpkin Chai though, which I like. A little sweet, a little savory. Tastes like a fall harvest.

I found the garam masala! It’s sort of a “be careful what you wish for” discovery seeing as in my last note, I mentioned wanting more of the flavor to come out to separate this tea from others I have had and now I wish it was toned down. Apparently brewing this as an eggnog latte causes all the other flavors to be lost and only the garam masala and creamy eggnog remain. It’s unusual for sure and not in a good way. I won’t be making the tea like this again.

Hm. This is creamier than Pumpkin Cheesecake, and it’s… thickness?… lingers in my mouth. I don’t like it as much, it’s a bit cloying for me, without nearly enough spice to help me get through. I do love the garam masala addition – what a great idea! – I just wish it was more prominent in this cup. It is very, very creamy though. Shockingly so. I think a short steep and lower temperature is the best way to get a great cup from this, with some sweetener (6 drops of stevia, in my case).

Ugh ugh ugh..I have been in warp speed mode at work for the past few days, starting last Wednesday..had an excellent weekend and now back at work. But had my painting class tonight and it went better so that’s a plus, helps me take my mind off all the things I am trying to figure out at work lol (at least not people problems, just ones relevant to projects haha).

This tea was calling my name tonight. Yes it is late, and yes it’s a black tea, but I needed a cozy cup of goodness with some warm spicing tonight. It’s starting to rain outside, so it feels like a nice autumn evening for this one. Oh, the bf also went back to work for 14 days up north, so that always makes my day a little less bright too. Hence the need for good, comforting tea. This is the perfect choice right now. See previous notes!

Meh.

That’s really just about all I have to say about this blend. Meh

It wasn’t good, it wasn’t bad, it was just kind of there. And it’s similar enough to the Pumpkin Chai that I have to wonder why it was necessary? My wife and I shared a pot and couldn’t remember anything about the tea afterwards. I’m making vegan butter “chicken” later this week, the rest of our sample will be used to flavor the rice.