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“Welp, finally getting around to writing the tasting note for this tea! This is one of two new “superfood iced tea powders” that DT released this year, and we actually released it months ago. I...” Read full tasting note
Tart hibiscus and sour dark cherry with a subtle earthy undertone.
keepin’ kool
Make way for our mighty Organic Sour Cherry-Aid Powder! With the bright & bold taste of juicy red cherries, this power-packed Superfood Iced Tea Powder was blended for all of you adventurers. Slay your day (and feel great doing it) with a body-supporting combo of adaptogenic mushrooms, like cordyceps and chaga, and rejuvenating tart cherry. Oh yeaahhhh!
What makes it great:
Our first superfood iced tea powder ever! Because it’s a powdered tea, your body metabolizes it differently which means you’re ingesting all the benefits of the full ingredients.
Blended with two adaptogenic mushrooms: cordyceps are loved for their endurance- and resilience-boosting properties, while chaga helps support the immune system.
With tart cherry and acerola, both hailed for their immunity-supporting and anti-inflammatory properties.
Organic hibiscus powder, Organic tart cherry powder, Organic acerola powder, Organic rosehip powder, Organic coconut sugar, Organic date sugar, Organic chaga powder, Organic cordyceps powder, Natural mixed berry flavouring.
DavidsTea is a Canadian specialty tea and tea accessory retailer based in Montreal, Quebec. It is the largest Canadian-based specialty tea boutique in the country, with its first store having opened in 2008.
Welp, finally getting around to writing the tasting note for this tea!
This is one of two new “superfood iced tea powders” that DT released this year, and we actually released it months ago. I usually do my big DT info dumps for new products much closer to after they’ve launched, but I’m actually allergic to this one (the mushrooms in it) so I hadn’t tried it at the time of launch. Yes, I know it’s very weird that I work on making products I’m allergic too – if you’d asked me years ago how much my mushroom allergy would impact my day to day work life I would have told you never and I would have been so wrong.
So I’m doing with this one what I’ve done with other mushroom blends DT has released: one big sip in a controlled environment on a day I’m not working and don’t work the next day – and spitting it straight out instead of ingesting it. For the flavour education. Gotta know what other people are experiencing. As always, no one is forcing me to do that and I wouldn’t recommend others do it either.
First though – what was the intent with this blend? Other than being tasty, I suppose. Like all the powders in DT’s “superfood line up” this is definitely a functional blend with a combination of ingredients meant to make it an ideal hydration option for mid and post work-outs. Two adaptogenic mushrooms (cordyceps and chaga), tart cherry, and acerola. We loved this combination of ingredients because they’re known to have anti-inflammatory properties and support your body: think physical endurance for during your workout (whatever form that takes) and muscle recovery and replenishment for afterwards.
Flavour wise, I wanted this to be kind of like an “adult kool-aid”. Juicy and tart, not so sweet or artificial, and something that it vaguely nostalgic that you can feel good about drinking. Tart cherry, while a specific kind of cherry, is still in fact tart tasting and with the hibiscus in this blend it’s definitely got a punch to it. I observed that too with my quick sip, though once you get past the top notes there’s a little more depth from the mixed berry flavouring that kind of rounds it out a little.
Texture wise I don’t find this one quite as smooth as Maqui Mojito, but it’s also certainly far less gritty and granular than a lot of other tea powders I’ve tried. The mushrooms are subtle and if those scare you from a flavour standpoint I wouldn’t worry – this is a far stretch beyond tasting savoury or like soup. But there is a touch of earthiness to the finish that I do want to acknowledge.
Since this tea has launched I’ve heard of a lot of people mixing it with sparkling water to create a sort of cherry soda, and I think that sounds very tasty and easy to make. A shame I won’t personally end up trying it that way.
Friendly reminder that I do not numerically rate DAVIDsTEA blends as I’m currently employed there and it would be an obvious conflict of interest. Any blends you see with numerical ratings were rated prior to my employment there. These reviews are a reflection of my personal thoughts and feelings regarding the teas, and not the company’s.
That’s quite the dedication you have to your work!