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I originally tried this tea as one of the 24 days of tea teas way back when I got the calendar the first year it was offered. I remembered liking it, and so wrote it into the Winter Catalogue of teas that I liked so that my parents could pick and choose which teas they wanted to buy me for Christmas. (since the 24 days of tea calendar was sold out by the time I got around to buying one. Ugh. Must plan ahead earlier next year)

So what do I find this year? A scavenger hunt of an advent calendar that my dad put together, and on day 1 is a 10 g bag of Sleigh Ride. Awesome! I wonder if I’ll have my own version of a 24 days of tea calendar?! I’m more excited this year for my advent calendar than any other year of my life, 5-year-old-me included.

Tasting note. Right. Well, I still like it. It could be because it’s so similar to Forever Nuts, but it might not be. Yes, I do love Forever Nuts, but I DO NOT like coconut. At all. I didn’t remember there being coconut in it last time I had it. But apparently my memory sucks. Live and learn. But you know what? I like it! Not as much as Forever Nuts, but I really like it! I like the slightly-tartness of the hibiscus (I actually like tart teas, so this shouldn’t be surprising) and the popped rice is fun. And the best part is that even though I could see it, the coconut wasn’t an unwelcome addition. Just gave a bit of creaminess to the blend that Forever Nuts doesn’t have. I’m also not one to say no to some candied pineapple :)

Verdict: would re-buy.

Went to the Tea Haus a loooooong time ago to get a cup of tea with my dad. I tried this one, since the smell was “blow your sinuses out” mint, with a hint of green tea smell. Well, the taste was more like the other way around. This was my first try of gunpowder green tea (which I have now come to know and love).

At the time of my first few sips I thought it was OK. Then I liked it more and more. I should have bought some while the urge struck, but didn’t. I’ll have to go back to try it again to see if it’s as good as my mind remembers it. If so, I’m buying a bag.

This used to be my go-to tea for after dinner tea sipping. I love the intense flavour of it (tart, but not sour. Just enough balance of the rosehip and hibiscus with everything else), and the bright pink colour is my favourite :)

Just finished my last two scoops of it (from a long time ago…this tea doesn’t necessarily “age well”, although it wasn’t terrible) so I need to make the trek back to get more.

I don’t know if I would call this a “fabulous” blend. It’s not terrible, but it’s certainly not great.

First of all, I find it hard to believe there’s anything “pomegranate” in there except artificial flavour. Even the so-called natural flavour in there doesn’t taste a thing like a pomegranate. I taste orange-ish from the peel, but that’s about it. And I definitely taste green tea; can’t let this one steep too long or else it gets real bitter real fast.

Definitely wouldn’t re-buy this one. I think maybe I just don’t like attempts at “pomegranate green tea” (or any combination thereof) since they taste nothing like green tea with pomegranate seeds in it.

I bought this tea way back when it had black cat candy sprinkles in it, so I’m a bit disappointed they took them out when they re-introduced it. Gimme my black cat sprinkles back!

Flavour-wise, this tea is tha-bomb-izzle. It’s great hot, and I would almost say even better iced. I don’t ice teas often because I feel like I’m wasting leaves, but this one? Totally worth the leaf sacrifice. Tastes like tea-punch. And the appearance of it? Looks exactly like I just dunked my cup in a swamp and scooped up whatever I found. True to the name!

I need to go buy myself a kilogram of this stuff…

EDIT: This tea is now discontinued again. Kill me. I want more… :(

I bought this one to replace Mango Fruit Punch, since that tea was so heavy I had a really hard time justifying buying it again (despite the fact that I really, really liked it). So what to buy, what to buy…

I tried this in-store once, really liked it, and so decided to buy a tin of it. Good choice! I like it. I think I had it iced in the store, I just had it hot this time. Both I thought were good. I didn’t notice a weird after-taste, but that might be because I had a GIGANTIC piece of pineapple in it and that was the predominant flavour of the cup. I’m not sure. I didn’t notice much of a peachy flavour like I did in the store; I should try shaking up the tin to get all the pieces evenly distributed before I make my next cup.

I liked the lightness of the tea, and that the rose petals that were in it (and the entire flower blooms) didn’t make the tea taste TOO flowery. I still shudder a bit on the inside when I think of Rose Congou Green…way too rosy for my liking. I proceed with caution when a tea has rose petals in it now, but this provided a nice background flavour. I liked it.

I’ll definitely buy it again.

I bought 3 of these (and 3 of each of the other flavours) because they were on sale. I’m glad I did; while not overwhelmingly “strawberry” in flavour, it was neat watching it bloom and steep, and drinking it was pleasant.

The tea was good, even if it wasn’t much like strawberries. I didn’t steep according to instructions; instead I steeped until it was a colour I liked (maybe 5 minutes instead of the recommended 10) and then added more water. I ended up getting 2.5 pots of tea (or 6 giant 18 oz cups) out of one tea ball, which I would say isn’t bad at all (especially since it was only $1.50). Definitely a good “drink with friends” tea.

This is by far one of my favourite herbals from DAVIDsTEA. Based on the ingredients list it should be darn easy to make at home, but I’ve never tried. Still on my list of things to try.

This tea to me tastes almost exactly like apple crumble. It has the apples, has the cinnamon, and the nuts in it make it taste “crumbly” like that oat stuff you put on top. And the “secret beet juice” to give it a bright pink steep?! Love it. I guess that’s one thing that would be difficult to reproduce without making the tea actually taste like beets. Ah, well. I guess I’m just going to have to be a sucker and buy this every time my tin is empty :)

I got a mini-tin of this from a special event I attended, but I won’t bother adding it to my cupboard because it’s almost gone.

To me, this tea just tastes like a mix of green and black tea with some artificial flavouring in it. I don’t taste pomegranate no matter how much I try to convince myself it’s in there. To be honest, I don’t even taste rosehips despite the fact that I can actually SEE them in the tea mix. They do give a bit of a tartness to the tea, but that’s about it. Not much flavour.

I find this tea really finicky to actually steep. Sometimes I swear I follow the steeping instructions just to be overwhelmed with bitter. So then the next cup I compensate by not steeping as long, and I end up getting a cup of warm water that tastes faintly of tea. It’s a strange one.

I definitely wouldn’t buy this tea. It’s not terrible, but it’s certainly not one of my favourites. And with so many others that I do really like, I just won’t bother.

This was free sample #3 from my most recent order, so I was hoping it would go over a LOT better than the other two samples that I couldn’t even finish.

And…already off on a bad foot (by no fault of the tea and all the fault of the tea maker). I over-steeped by 2 or 3 minutes. So this tea is already bitter right out of the gate. Ugh. I can’t believe I did something so dumb. YOU HAD ONE JOB, SELF.

So this rating is me removing the bitterness in my mind and working with the rest of the flavours. And you know what? I like it. I don’t know if I would buy it because I hardly ever drink un-flavoured teas anymore. But if I was going to? I’d buy a bunch of it (and pay attention when I was steeping it next time!). It definitely has buttery undertones to it, and tastes like a vegetable smoothie in a cup. I guess that sounds rather unappetizing, but to me it was actually really good.

I would definitely get another sample-sized bag of this to try again if I ever had the opportunity. Based on the other reviews I’m really missing out on the full flavour of the cup by not having steeped properly.