David's Tea Pure Vida Green Tea (Iced)

Another of the iced tea packs; David's Tea Pure Vida is a blend of pineapple, green tea, apple, coconut, mango, chamomile, and natural flavouring.

Iced tea round two is even better than round one. Pineapple, coconut, and mango are much more my jam. The tropical fruit flavours blend nicely with the green tea and chamomile.  I think this tea would be just as good hot as it was iced. The sweetness is well balanced with the bitterness of the green tea and the floral notes of the chamomile.

Not much else to say, this was very refreshing.

Highly Recommended.

For more info follow the link: https://www.davidstea.com/ca_en/pura-vida-iced-tea-pack

David's Tea Sweet Almond Green Tea

If you've read my review of the "Forever Nuts" herbal tea you can probably guess how I feel about the Sweet Almond Green Tea.  It's great. Taking green tea, adding almonds, marigold flowers, cornflower petals, and almond flavour reduces the bitterness of the green tea while the sweetness is not sugary. I love almond flavoured goodies, like marzipan, and this is no exception. The floral notes from the marigold and cornflower add some complexity to the flavour. The almond scent is predominant in this tea's bouquet and it's quite inviting.
Highly Recommended.

For more info follow the link: https://www.davidstea.com/ca_en/sweet-almond-green-organic-3

David's Tea Grilled Pineapple Green Tea

Who lives in a pineapple under the sea? Can Spongebob drink tea? Probably not but we can!

Grilled Pineapple green tea from David's Tea is full of pineapple flavour. Not as much the "grilled" flavour which purportedly comes from the roasted rice but I have a hard time tasting it. The fact that rooibos is the first ingredient listed is interesting, it certainly doesn't overwhelm the flavour but I think the added pineapple flavouring overwhelms just about everything else. There is a hint of green tea in the finish but this blend stays sweeter overall.

If you like pineapple then you'll enjoy this Grilled Pineapple Green Tea.

Recommended.
For more info follow the link: https://www.davidstea.com/ca_en/our-teas/grilled-pineapple

David's Tea Lime Gelato Green Tea

Sitting back on a Sunday sipping tea and watching the season premiere of Castle which may inspire a post on Detective Fiction at a later date.

Today's selection begins with Lime Gelato green tea. Citrus and sweet this tea is aptly named though it gets its signature taste from artificial flavouring. Unlike with Berry Poppins I don't detect any unpleasant smell or aftertaste and in fact I really enjoyed this tea.

The main ingredient here is "sencha" green tea which is apparently the most popular tea in Japan. Sencha is made from whole leaves that have been steamed, rolled, and dried as opposed to matcha which is powdered green tea. The green tea flavour is still evident though the lime is stronger. The apple, pineapple, and lemongrass are not so obvious to my taste buds.

I like this tea and it is an interesting cultural collision of Japanese tea culture with Italian ice cream. A sweet and refreshing treat on a chilly autumn day, though the concept recalls summer a bit more than autumn.  Recommended.

For more info follow the link: https://www.davidstea.com/ca_en/lime-gelato

David's Tea Cool Cactus Green Tea

So this afternoon I decided to make some Cool Cactus green tea.  Green teas tend not to be my favourites, but we bought this one back in July or August to try as an iced tea. With temperatures dropping I opted to go for hot tea this time.  The main flavour in this tea is supposed to be prickly pear but I don't really know what that tastes like so it's perhaps a bit lost on me. The first ingredient listed is pineapple which I can taste, I feel like the pineapple is also present in the aroma of the tea along with some pear notes.  Part of the reason you'll see more tisanes and rooibos teas reviewed on this blog is because I can't drink anything caffeinated after noon basically or I'll be up all night. Today being Saturday I decided to take a risk and try this green tea for something different and since the caffeine level is low I'm sure I'll be fine.

Cool Cactus was a perfectly pleasant tea with a soft flavour and gentle bouquet. I can say though that it didn't make a huge impression on me one way or the other so the fact that this flavour appears to have been part of the summer collection this year and has disappeared from the David's Tea website isn't an horrific event.  It was something neat and different to try but they can't all be big winners.

Cheers!