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Oh man, this smells so good! The dry leaf aroma is mouthwatering mint chocolate. The brewed tea aroma is something special. I can smell chocolate and peppermint, but there’s something else. I can’t put my finger on it. Whole grain bread? Sunflower seeds?

Mmm mmmm!!! The flavor has that something extra special too. You can tell this is a high quality Verdant Tea base. The base outshines the flavorings. The first flavor is tea, followed by chocolate, followed finally by peppermint. That’s surprising in a pleasant way. Most times, teas with mint taste first and foremost like mint, with everything else coming in last place. But this is the opposite!

The base does have lovely chocolate and bread notes. Laoshan Black! Is it Laoshan Black? I think there’s a bit of that in here. This is delicious! It’s not as much like peppermint hot chocolate as I expected. Yet I think I like this more than the alternative I had imagined, which was thick and creamy. This is light and airy like a puff pastry but flavorful and satisfying like a meal.

I daresay I want more of this. Dare because my pocketbook can’t handle another purchase at the moment and my cupboard really can’t possibly handle any more tea. But this is special! This is Verdant! A Verdant 52teas collaboration is the stuff of dreams. My two favorite tea companies!!! Joining forces to make one delicious cup of yum! Alas, I’m afraid I’ll have to hold off on any additional purchases for now. But you should definitely pick up some of this while you still can!

Flavors: Bread, Dark Chocolate, Peppermint

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
Emilie

Oh my goodness this tea just sounds so amazing

Fjellrev

OMG, I had no idea about this collaboration. I can only imagine what a Laotian base + the ingredients in this tea would taste like. It must be awesome.

Fjellrev

Laoshan*

Thanks, autocorrect.

tigress_al

My heart says “yes!” But my head (and bank account) says "no"…

Sil

and THAT is the entire reason i backed the kickstarer if i have to be honest with myself lol

CHAroma

Me too, Sil!

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Emilie

Oh my goodness this tea just sounds so amazing

Fjellrev

OMG, I had no idea about this collaboration. I can only imagine what a Laotian base + the ingredients in this tea would taste like. It must be awesome.

Fjellrev

Laoshan*

Thanks, autocorrect.

tigress_al

My heart says “yes!” But my head (and bank account) says "no"…

Sil

and THAT is the entire reason i backed the kickstarer if i have to be honest with myself lol

CHAroma

Me too, Sil!

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Entering the sweet blissful world of tea aromas!

Having discovered this website at the end of July 2011, I’m so excited to share my tea adventures with all of you! I grew up with my grandmother serving Twining’s English Breakfast with cream and sugar.

But on a trip to Seattle in 2010, I stumbled into a Chinese teashop and tried my first oolong tea. I was forever changed! I embarked on a startling new love for green and white teas.

With a world of teas to discover, I was inspired to keep a tea journal to record my thoughts and new favorites. Let’s get brewing!

My ratings are completely subjective and 100% my opinion. All ratings are given in relation to each other (ie. teas are rated in the order of my enjoyment of them). Therefore, my ratings will constantly change as I try more teas.

I love swapping!!! If you see something in my cupboard you’d like to try, just send me a message. If you’d like to trade, anything on my shopping list will do or feel free to send something else entirely. I’m willing to try almost anything (although I’m not really a fan of honeybush, red rooibos, pu’erh, Lapsang Souchong, & banana-flavored teas).

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