Davids Tea Review

The husband and I love Davids Tea. We don't go there often but when we have extra cash laying around we like to browse and spend obscene amounts of said cash on tea.

I love tea. I am not too picky about what tea I am drinking. I don't particularly like overly fruity teas and I can't have any tea with ginger as it tastes like soap. Don't serve me ginger tea!! Imagine drinking a bar of Ivory soap...tasty eh?

So today with some birthday money the husband was given we hit up Davids Tea. Yesterday while he was visiting a friend he was shown The Steeper and today he said he had to have it. So we picked it up and I have to say I love it. I was never a fan of those tea balls but I wanted to use leaf tea without making a huge pot. In comes The Steeper: it makes about two cups, perfect for me on those days I don't want to share ;). You place the tea leaves in the steeper and pour boiling water over them. Let it steep then place the whole steeper over the cup and there is a valve that gets pushed down and the tea drains right into the cup. It wont make a mess either when you're switching to another cup. For 20$ I am in love.

We also picked up 3 teas. Orange Blossom, Whiskey White, and Buttered Rum.

Orange Blossom:

Britney: This tea is great. The citrus is not overpowering and the smell...so relaxing! I found it needed a little sugar (half a teaspoon or less per cup). It brought out the vanilla. I can envision myself drinking this after a day of classes to unwind.
Marc: Though I've never had the experience, the smell of this tea makes me think of Jasmine in a garden at night.  It's sweet, teasing, light.  Also, with a little bit of sugar it tastes like drinking a creamsicle.

Whiskey White:

Britney: I wasn't sure about this one. Marc picked up a 50g bag to test it out and although I didn't have a cup of it myself, the few sips I had were pretty good. When you smell the leaves in the bag it smells very sweet and the macadamia nuts are overpowering for me. But once steeped the taste was unexpected. It was not really sweet like I thought it would be, it was quite delicious. Marc will be able to give a better description as he actually drank a cup.
Marc: If like me, you love the ritual and the aroma of drinking whiskey or scotch, you'll probably love this tea.  The smell is identical to a good scotch, but the flavour is of course much gentler.  Very soothing, with a strong sense of manly ritual thrown in for the man who normally might not drink tea.

Buttered Rum:

Britney: Hmmmm. Not to sure on this one yet. The smell is amazing but the taste isn't what I expected. It's a little bitter so I had to add some sugar. Once I added milk the taste improved significantly. I got this one to give me some energy on the days I have 8am classes as I can't drink coffee. So once I start having to wake up super early I will be able to test out my energy levels after consuming a cup. Overall, not a horrible tea just wasn't what I expected.
Marc: This tea reminds me of a butterscotch candy, without the cloying sweetness.  The smell is a journey back in time, to your grandmother's kitchen.