Ginger Pear (Organic)

I was not expecting to enjoy this as much as I did. I find that with pear teas in general, and David’s pear teas in particular, the pear flavour tends to be sickly sweet and artificial tasting. But I’m a sucker for ginger, so I gave this one a shot.

Oh dear lord.

Dry, this tea smells like an upscale farmers’ market – the kind that’s semi-permanent indoors, you know? Lots of little stands selling preserves in fancy jars and candles and stuff. Once you smell this tea you will understand exactly where I’m coming from. Delicious and a little old-fashioned.

I did a short steep at a low temperature, since that’s what I’ve always had the most success with whites with. Brewed, it was a pretty light yellow-green colour, and that comforting old timey smell carried over. But to sip it was . . . it was just beautiful. The pear was sweet and mellow without being overwhelming, and the ginger was just a small sparkle and not a big punch of flavour. Sort of tingly and lightly sweet, with an aftertaste of spices and potpourri.

It stood up well to a second steep of about a minute. The light spicy taste was replaced by more of a vegetal leafy flavour, which I enjoy. It was drier, however.

I tried a sample and immediately bought a cup. A sip starts out delicately sweet and then the finish is a warm kick of ginger. Deliciously different.

This tea is disgusting. I had a feeling it would be artificial tasting but it’s organic so I figured I would give it a try. Yet it smells artificial and tastes like medicine.

Sipdown 2 of 2 today! This was a 1 ounce purchase since I wasn’t sure about it. The dry leaf smells amazing – fruity, slight spicy, floral. Brewed up and iced, the floral notes really come out. It tastes…healthy. Like something you’d have in an upscale cafe that serves lots of healthy salads, sandwiches, and vegetarian dishes. Weird I know, but that’s just what comes to mind. I might buy it again, but it seems more like a warmer weather tea to me.

This is such an unusual tea. I knew I’d like it (even if I didn’t love it) because, well, ginger. But I’ve been finding the lighter teas from DAVIDsTEA can be kind of hit-or-miss for me, for some reason. (I think it might be because their lighter teas and herbals often have so much added flavor that I find it overwhelms the taste of the actual tea?) Sure enough, this one falls under the tons-of-added-flavor category, but I still enjoyed it.

It’s very sweet, with a strong artificial pear taste, and a sharp tingle of ginger underneath it. The overall effect reminds me of ginger ale— it even has a sparkling quality to it, somehow! I also tried a cup with some white honey, and that was delicious. I like the second steeping even better (probably because the pear mellows out and the ginger takes over). Overall, I like this one, and I’ll have fun experimenting with it. I don’t think I’ll be repurchasing it—but who knows, sometimes unusual teas like this have a way of growing on me!

Delicious. Light, fruity, with a hint of spice.

If it weren’t for the sample in store, I wouldn’t have thought to pick this one up. It’s just the right amount of pear, and luckily, it isn’t too artificial. My favourite part about this tea is the ginger heat that hits the back of my mouth. So perfect for these drier cold days out on the prairies.

Ginger Pear takes me back to pear-obsessed Sweden. There, you can get pear-flavoured ice cream, sparking water, cider, candies of all sorts (I swear Bilar are pear-flavoured!).

I’d definitely consider getting more after I’m done with this 10g pouch. Suh-weet.

Mmm tasty. The pear and ginger are well balanced. Both very much there, but neither is overpowering. Not at all spicy. Not a sweet tea – I was surprised by how dry it was on the first sip, and my first impulse was to add sugar, but I didn’t, and it’s growing on me just straight up. Also not tart, which is nice.

This smells a lot sweeter and richer than it tastes, but I’m not disappointed in the difference. It works. There’s even a hint of vegetal and astringency that lets me know that this does indeed contain white tea (though I had a moment where I would have sworn this contained black rather than white tea.)

Overall, really pleased with this one. I’ve been craving pear flavour lately and I’ve found a couple of great teas for that.

Cold Brew!

- Still very impressed with this, although the ginger was slightly more noticeable
- With the sweetness & hydration from the pear I was reminded of Ginger Ale
- Not as floral, though it wasn’t SUPER floral hot anyway
- I think this is really helping me get over my ginger fear!
- And the base was a little more noticeable as a cold brew

I’m not sure how i feel about this one. I really like the ginger and the pear flavour…but there’s a sweetness or something underlying the flavours that isn’t sitting well with me. I’m going to take a pause on this one and try it again once i’m 100% better and see if that helps in case it’s just because i’m not feeling well.