This is the feed of all reviews of teas from DAVIDsTEA on RateTea.http://ratetea.com/brand/davidstea/201/http://ratetea.com/review/6587/http://ratetea.com/review/6587/Thu, 31 Dec 2020 10:14:21 ESTPrep: 200F, 5min Aroma: Maple, brown sugar, chai spice. This is a nice smelling tea! 8/10 Flavor: This is a very good one. The maple is pronounced but not aggressive, the sweet and spicy plays fantastically. Even more so, the aftertaste is really inviting for another sip. 9/10 Body: Full. One of the fullest bodies blends I’ve ever had. 9/10 Value: Its a typical David’s cost. Fair but not cheap. 8/10 Overall: Absolutely buying more of this. One of the best blends I’ve had. 9/10 Ov...http://ratetea.com/review/6586/http://ratetea.com/review/6586/Wed, 30 Dec 2020 20:46:03 ESTPrep: 200F, 5min Aroma: You really almost smell butter cream icing. It’s a nice note but it’s not what I typically associate with red velvet cake. 7/10 Flavor: This also has a cake batter / icing type note. It’s pretty nice. 7/10 Body: Fairly full. It’s a nice compliment to the cake type drink. 8/10 Value: fairly priced but it’s not a bargain. 7/10 Overall: solid. With so many great blends from David’s, this is a fringe purchase. 7/10http://ratetea.com/review/6585/http://ratetea.com/review/6585/Wed, 30 Dec 2020 19:27:34 ESTPrep: 200F, 5 min Aroma: This really does give you the sense of a very nicely roasted coffee; however, there is a malty black tea note behind it 8/10 Flavor: This may be the best flavor on a black tea that I’ve had. Very darn close to a coffee with some sweet notes that balance out the beans. 9/10 Body: This could be a touch beefier but a splash of milk fixes that. 8/10 Value: It’s not cheap but it’s worth it. 8/10 Overall: absolutely a reorder. Fantastic. 9/10http://ratetea.com/review/6584/http://ratetea.com/review/6584/Tue, 29 Dec 2020 20:32:07 ESTPrep: 200F, 5min Aroma: Clearly earl grey. Bergamot is very strong. Not unpleasant but a little disjointed. 6/10 Flavor: I tried this plain and then added a splash of almond milk. The milk blended out some rough edges and left a nice citrus flavor with the lightest kiss of cocoa. 7/10 Body: Medium to medium plus. Appropriate for the style. 7/10 Value: This is a little pricey considering earl grey is a bargain tea (often). The chocolate isn’t present enough for me to pay the premium 6/10 ...http://ratetea.com/review/6583/http://ratetea.com/review/6583/Tue, 29 Dec 2020 19:16:57 ESTPrep: 200F, 5min Aroma: This tea reminds me of a chocolate covered biscotti. Really inviting, very dessertlike. 8/10 Flavor: Very cocoa forward with a minor note of almond. 8/10 Body: This guy is a touch thin. More heft would make this decadent. 6/10 Value: Price seems fair at around 5 dollars per ounce. 8/10 Overall: Great dessert tea. Will buy again. 8/10http://ratetea.com/review/6582/http://ratetea.com/review/6582/Tue, 29 Dec 2020 15:05:35 ESTPrep: 200F, 5min Aroma: I really don’t know how they do it but they are a master of creating blends. This smells like a strawberry rhubarb pie in the best way. The souring notes of the rhubarb pop so well. 9/1 Flavor: There is a really nice fruit balance to this and the hibiscus body Balances out very well. The rhubarb especially pops here as well. 8/10 Body: medium 7/10 Value: I got this for 3 dollars for an Easter egg with .7 ounces inside. That’s probably not the way to go but it wo...http://ratetea.com/review/6578/http://ratetea.com/review/6578/Sun, 27 Dec 2020 09:33:44 ESTPre: 200F, 5min, 2.5tsp, 16oz Aroma: I can’t tell if this is the purple color of the liquid or if I’m really getting this much blueberry and blue raspberry. Either way, it’s fruity. 8/10 Flavor: This tastes like blue raspberry as well. I’m not sure if I’m as big of a fan of that for a dominant flavor but it is pretty good. 7/10 Body: Fairly medium. More heft here may do more harm than good. 7/10 Value: At this exact moment, this is on sale for 5.49/2oz. It’s usually 11/2oz. 6/10 ...http://ratetea.com/review/6577/http://ratetea.com/review/6577/Sat, 26 Dec 2020 19:41:53 ESTPrep: 200F, 1 sachet, 12oz, 5min Aroma: There is a lot going on here. I’ll just say the coconut is most prevalent but many other notes are in the background. 7/10 Flavor: There is a good bit of coconut and apple here. I’m not well versed in some of the other items included but I’m generally impressed. 7/10 Body: This is thick. I didn’t expect it. 8/10 Value: Looks like 5 bucks an ounce. Reasonable but... 7/10 Overall: This is solid. I’m not sure if I’d buy it but I’d happily...http://ratetea.com/review/6576/http://ratetea.com/review/6576/Sat, 26 Dec 2020 17:13:27 ESTPrep: 175F, sachet, 8oz, 2mins Aroma: Very peachy and fruity. Seems more on the white tea aroma wise. 8/10 Taste: Very peach forward. Incredibly light and airy but delicious. 8/10 Body: This is a lighter tea but it’s perfect for the flavor. 8/10 Value: 6.50/oz - This is not a low cost tea but I think the price is acceptable. Considering David’s drops 20% off fairly regularly, this is fair. 7/10 Overall: This is really nice. I’ll be ordering some soon.8/10http://ratetea.com/review/6534/http://ratetea.com/review/6534/Fri, 25 Dec 2020 09:03:00 ESTPrep: 200F, 2.5tsp, 16oz, 7min Aroma: There is something to be said for a tea smelling like WGT it’s called. There is a sense of buttery, sugary, french toast. 8/10 Flavor: This is in the zone as well. It does lean on the sweeter side of French toast but this has that richness that you’d associate with breakfast. 8/10 Body: Sizable. Very beefy. 8/10 Value: A little pricier at around 15 dollars for 3.4oz in a tin. I think it’s pretty fair 7/10. Overall: This has a place in my rotati...http://ratetea.com/review/6518/http://ratetea.com/review/6518/Tue, 15 Dec 2020 09:33:07 ESTPrep: 3 tsp in 16 oz water. 200F for 5 minutes. Aroma: Faint mango fruitiness and some light earthiness. Not too pungent. Taste: mild with a very light fruitiness. Value: priced fairly but maybe not strong enough flavor for the bold tea lovers.http://ratetea.com/review/6517/http://ratetea.com/review/6517/Mon, 14 Dec 2020 22:49:01 ESTA little funny having a black tea before bedtime; however, the cab says low caffeine. David’s would not mislead me, right? Prep: 2.5 tsp, 16oz, 200F, 7.5 minutes (directions say 205 for 7 minutes). Aroma: You really get the vanilla notes on this one. The cinnamon pops pretty nicely as well. With the aroma being this pungent, you’d expect a spicy beverage but... Flavor: I really like my chai on the spicy side and this is absolutely not that type of chai. Mild presence of cinnamon and a decen...http://ratetea.com/review/6514/http://ratetea.com/review/6514/Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:55:02 ESTThis tea sounds incredible but really doesn’t have enough to it... Appearance - rose colored with decent translucency. Aroma - cinnamon and apple and very little else. Flavor - there just isn’t much here. Watery. Value - it’s not crazy expensive but it’s probably 4-5/ozhttp://ratetea.com/review/6252/http://ratetea.com/review/6252/Tue, 21 Jan 2020 17:39:43 ESTLooks and smells like a proper gyokuro but completely misses on flavor. Very hard to steep, needs a low temp and short time to avoid turning it into an astringent bitter mess. Does not re-steep at all, one and done. Some of the vegetal taste of a gyokuro but like an artificial version, not balanced or rich.http://ratetea.com/review/6232/http://ratetea.com/review/6232/Tue, 31 Dec 2019 23:36:59 ESTThis “tea” is sweet and aromatic. I enjoyed it, even just using hot water dispensed from a Keurig. The second stepping was weaker than the first, though some flavor was still present.http://ratetea.com/review/5913/http://ratetea.com/review/5913/Mon, 24 Dec 2018 08:39:26 ESTI’ve always thought of chocolate tea as a bit of a conundrum. While I love chocolate, and I love tea, in almost every case attempting to blend the two leaves you with little more than a watered-down cup of hot chocolate. Call me crazy, but hot chocolate is supposed to be rich and creamy, and somehow nobody ever seems to understand that! I will say that DAVIDsTEA did a better job than most with their rendition. It’s a very rich chocolate, but still too thin for my taste. A touch of milk or cream impr...http://ratetea.com/review/5912/http://ratetea.com/review/5912/Mon, 24 Dec 2018 08:08:15 ESTAt first blush, Candy Cane Crush is definitively festive! With candy cane pieces and snowflake sprinkles mixed into the tea, it has the appearance of being quite literally made for the holiday season. But does it taste festive? DAVIDsTEA bills it as a sweet, icy-cool peppermint black tea, so candy canes do seem to be what they’re going after, and that does have a sort of traditional festivity to it. The addition of chocolate to the mix results in an aroma that reminds me of a peppermint patty; not festiv...http://ratetea.com/review/5911/http://ratetea.com/review/5911/Mon, 24 Dec 2018 08:06:51 ESTDAVIDsTEA claims they take their french toast very seriously. In my opinion, they’re right! When I first saw that they had a french toast tea, I couldn’t imagine it tasting anything like one of my favorite breakfasts. Boy was I wrong! The Cardamom French Toast tea is rich, creamy, and tastes just like a buttery slice of french toast. It’s a unique, sweet and spicy black blend that is perfectly balanced with a moderate level of caffeine. They even managed to nail the aroma! It actually smells like ...http://ratetea.com/review/5910/http://ratetea.com/review/5910/Mon, 24 Dec 2018 08:05:29 ESTThis is a decent tea that tastes just like I expected it to. It’s billed as a zesty blend of “warm cinnamon, cardamom and zesty orange peel,” and they aren’t wrong. The cinnamon and cardamom are well-balanced and rich, and the orange peel provides a decent kick to go along with the lightly caffeinated oolong tea. Unfortunately, the orange zest was a bit much for me and caused a near instant bout of severe heartburn. Truth be told this wasn’t really a surprise. I’ve always been a bit touchy w...http://ratetea.com/review/5797/http://ratetea.com/review/5797/Sat, 20 Oct 2018 22:40:05 ESTI'd really like to say something positive about this tea, but it's really just not good. I gave it several chances. I brewed it first using the method that worked reliably with the Maeda-en gyokuro, but it was bitter and made me extremely jittery. I tried converting the annoying, proprietary "perfect spoonful" measurements into teaspoons (from what I found, 1 "perfect spoonful" = 2.5 tsp) and brewed it according to the DAVID's TEA directions, but it turned out even worse — horribly bitter and it made me ...http://ratetea.com/review/5692/http://ratetea.com/review/5692/Tue, 31 Jul 2018 18:55:15 ESTThis tea is made up of small pellets when dry. I suspected they would expand with water, which they did -- but not overwhelmingly so. The aroma is pretty subtle. I brewed it at 205 F by pouring water over it and then allowing it to steep awhile. It never became bitter or unpleasant. It reminds me of a mixture of aspects of breakfast black teas and darjeelings. For a fairly simple morning tea, it has a nice caffeine zing without bitterness. I got this tea for free from family, so the value quality is ...http://ratetea.com/review/5691/http://ratetea.com/review/5691/Tue, 31 Jul 2018 01:41:03 ESTSticking my nose into the bag, I found the aroma of the dry tea pleasant and strong. The main notes were of cinnamon, hazelnut, and chocolate. After brewing (at 200 F for 4 minutes) , those scents were more muted and subtle notes of graham cracker and campfire picked up. The taste and aroma strike me as well blended. The puerh flavor comes through without excessively standing out. I think this was a good tea to use with the given flavoring. All together, this tea is smooth and nuanced in a way that fits...http://ratetea.com/review/5668/http://ratetea.com/review/5668/Sun, 08 Jul 2018 03:14:03 ESTI was in the area, so I decided to check out a David's Tea shop. In all honesty, it looked more like a candy store than a tea shop. It had all these colorful spoons and containers and most of their "teas" looked more like trail mix or confetti than tea (some of them had the ingredients to trail mix in them). I'd written down the handful of pure teas they offered before going to the store and this was one that I decided to buy some of. The aroma was so much like bourbon vanilla that I checked the ingredi...http://ratetea.com/review/5436/http://ratetea.com/review/5436/Thu, 04 Jan 2018 20:27:04 ESTThis tea has little bits of blue cornflower and bits of some citrus rind, so it looks nice. The tea leaves are not cut up, but whole. It smells strongly of bergamot. The flavour is strong on bergamot, not very strong of citrus, which I like. I'm not a fan of citrusy earl grey, but this one has only a hint of citrus aroma, rather than citrus flavour, so it works for me. The base is a very good green tea. IT is a great alternative to black earl grey. It is my favourite David's Tea tea, but it goes into reti...http://ratetea.com/review/5435/http://ratetea.com/review/5435/Thu, 04 Jan 2018 20:22:29 ESTThis "tea" does not look like tea, but like a pile of nuts and dried fruits. It smells delicious, like nuts, apples, a bit of cinnamon or clove. However, the taste is not great. It is not a strong flavour, a bit one note, flat, mostly of nuts, like warm nut water, which is basically what it is. It seems to be popular, but to me is undrinkable. Would not buy again.