Lime Gelato - David's Tea

Where to buy:  David’s Tea

Description:  THAT’S AMORE

Remember the summer you spent in Italy? Sipping espresso on the terrace, catching a ride on the back of a stranger’s Vespa, and of course, trying your first taste of tart, creamy lime gelato. With its fresh, fruity aroma and smooth flavour, this delicious mix of fruit, yogurt, and green tea will bring you right back. Try it iced. On a terrace. While the moon hits your eye.

Ingredients:  Apple, Sencha green tea,pineapple, artificial lime yogurt flavouring, lemongrass.

Allergens: contains milk 

My Review:

I’m not the biggest fan of lime in a lot of things, but who doesn’t love gelato? My sister brought this tea home on one of her shopping sprees and with it being a so different than the other flavours that we have at home I decided that I needed to try it.

When the pouch is opened you are hit with a strong lime scent. I was worried that the lime would be too tart or sour because of how strongly this tea smelled. The blend itself is very pretty with its lemongrass, pineapple and green tea combination.

The recommended brewing is 2 tsp. of Lime Gelato, water heated to 94 degrees Celsius (or 201 degrees Fahrenheit), steeped for 5-7 minutes. I steeped a standard cup with 2 teaspoons of tea for 3 minutes.

When steeped, the smell of lime is still very strong. The lemongrass and pineapple do come out more in the scent when steeped and the pineapple adds a lightly sweet aspect to the tea. When I tasted the tea I was surprised to find that, although this tea does have a distinct lime flavour, the lime was not too tart or sour at all. I guess by using the artificial lime yogurt flavouring they managed to circumvent the tartness of the lime. The pineapple added a nice balanced sweetness and the lemon grass blends nicely with the two flavours. There is also a slight creaminess (agai, probably from the artificial lime yogurt flavouring) that is very enjoyable. The flavour of this tea reminds me of the Oikos Key Lime Greek yogurt.

This tea was pretty good. It tasted exactly like it smelled, no surprises here. I would caution though, that you only drink this tea if you actually want a citrus flavoured tea. If you’re expecting anything else you’ll be disappointed