Oh Canada! - David's Tea

Where to buy:  David’s Tea

Description:  IT'S ALL ABOUT THE LEAF

Looking for a taste of Canada? Try this red rooibos tea. It’s sweetened with (what else?) maple syrup and sprinkled with delicious maple leaf candies. Plus it’s 100% diplomatic (well, caffeine-free) and tastes great in both our official languages. With green rooibos, honeybush, caramel and toffee bits to shake things up. A truly authentic Canadian experience.

Ingredients:   South African green and red rooibos, honeybush, caramel bits , toffee bits , candy leaves, artificial and natural flavouring 

Contains soy,  milk and almonds

My Review:

So I'm Canadian, Eh! This is another of my favorite teas. I love maple syrup on pancakes and this tea reminds me of just that, not to mention that it's patriotic!

When I first opened this tea I was immediately drawn to the small multicolored candies. The tiny maple leaf shaped bits are colored in brown, yellow, red, orange and green and mixed with South African green and red rooibos and tiny caramel and toffee squares. Aside from the green maple leaf candies, this tea reminds me of the fall and the maple syrup scent brings back memories of going to the maple syrup farm! Opening up this tea is like opening up a bottle of real Canadian maple syrup.

The recommended brewing is 1.25 tsp. of Oh Canada! tea, waterer heated to 98 degrees Celsius (or 208 degrees Fahrenheit), steeped for 4-7 minutes. I brewed my large cup with 2.5 teaspoons of tea for 5 minutes and added some milk.

Once brewed, this tea has such a strong scent of maple syrup. I walked into my kitchen and it smelled like Saturday morning pancakes and maple syrup. Every nook and cranny of my kitchen was filled with the scent of maple goodness! The taste is not quite as strong as the scent but it does have a definite maple taste with undertones of caramel and toffee that enhance the maple flavor. The rooibos is distinct but not overpowering. I find this tea just sweet enough on it's own without any added sweetener, but I think if you really wanted it to be sweeter you could possibly add some maple syrup to play up the theme.

I really enjoyed this tea, but I generally enjoy rooibos teas in general. I was worried that the maple flavor would be too artificial or overpowering but everything seemed very balanced and natural. This is definitely a great tea to have with dessert or on it's own.