It’s no secret that I love trying DavidsTea recipes, and these Christmas and winter recipes were no exception. Spoiler, but my typical conclusion of their version of the recipe not being quite the one I would make again is typical here. But if you’re looking for a fun tea recipe to make this season, any of these will work—but some are better than others.

Scandinavian Glogg with Sleigh Ride Tea

Maybe it was just me, but mulled wine seemed to be super popular last winter. DavidsTea has their own recipe featuring their Sleigh Ride Tea. Sleigh Ride is one of my favorite holiday teas, so naturally I had to try it. I made it with my family on Christmas, and the recipe was fairly easy to follow.

The drink wasn’t bad necessarily, but it was a little underwhelming. I kept saying it would be good for walking around a cold Christmas market in Europe, as its traditionally drank, but wasn’t quite fitting for sitting around our warm kitchen. I should note that my family and I mostly prefer white wine over red (for reference, we used Renault Winery Burgundy red wine), so that could be a factor in our opinion as well.

Eggnog Tea Lattes

DavidsTea recommends a few different teas for Eggnog Tea Lattes; I tried it with Hot Chocolate tea and Matcha Matsu (though they recommend Ceremonial Matcha). I also used Trader Joe’s Oat-Nog instead of traditional eggnog, and didn’t include the recommended toppings. The lattes worked well, but I honestly didn’t taste much eggnog.

In an attempt to use up the rest of the carton, I made more eggnog lattes over the next few days with different flavored matchas. This time, I just used the oat-nog and frothed it the way I usually do (by shaking it in a mason jar and heating it in the microwave), rather than combining it with regular oat milk and frothing it by heating it in a saucepan and whisking it. I actually much preferred this method, and plan on continuing to make eggnog lattes this way in the future.

Matcha Hot Chocolate

I had this matcha hot chocolate saved for a while, and I’ve opened it quite a few times since saving it. When I finally went to make it, it seemed like it had been updated and changed—for the better, thankfully. The previous recipe was kind of hard to understand, but when I finally went to make the recipe, it was pretty easy to follow.

Despite the changes, it still seemed like this recipe called for a lot of milk, and it did taste like the flavor was a little bit diluted. I also didn’t have my perfect spoon with me when I made this recipe, and I found conflicting information online about how big it is, so if my measurements were off that likely would have contributed to the weaker flavor as well. Personally I also would have liked it a bit sweeter, but that could be an easy change in the future even if I use the same amount of milk. I also followed the recipe’s recommendation of adding marshmallows even though I prefer whipped cream on my hot chocolate, so that is another change I would make in the future, but is purely personal preference.

So, What’s the Tea?

As I said earlier, these recipes all ended up being not quite perfect. I would highly recommend trying eggnog tea lattes, but not necessarily following the DavidsTea recipe. I have also seen many matcha hot chocolate recipes that I would love to try, and I would even make this one again with a few changes. Personally, I wouldn’t make the Scandinavian Glogg recipe again, but if you like red wine you might enjoy it. My wishy-washy opinions are pretty typical of DavidsTea recipes, but this is one of the first times I am positive I will make slightly altered versions of them in the future.

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