Yeah, ok, this might be stretching it a bit with the whole “herbal tea” thing.
I found this in a local grocery store and could not resist. I bought some. Yes. And finally tonight I brewed some up. 2 tbsp this and 1 tbsp coffee (I KNOW! Coffee isn’t tea!) in a 10 oz mug for just over 3 mins. I added cream.
It’s actually REALLY good. Think 90% dark chocolate. Blended with coffee. This would be a great addition to some teas, although the website says this stuff brews best at 8-12 minutes. Maybe treat it like a chai and cook it on the stovetop, adding tea for the last few minutes? Any tea you want to taste intensely dark chocolatey and have that rich delicious mouthfeel of chocolate (that might be partially the cream talking!). That’s what you’d brew it with. I’m thinking a couple puerh teas I have might be really nice with it. Hazelnut teas. Yes. It is time to experiment.
This one says it has notes of coconut and cinnamon. I definitely taste the cinnamon notes. So delicious. I think I’ll brew up some more without the caffeine, maybe in almond milk, for a before bed treat!
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I can’t remember which one I picked u lol
I was unpacking from yesterday and today, and the kettle was on… I couldn’t resist. :) It’s steeped ground cocoa nibs. That should describe the flavour pretty well! Just too bad it calls for SO MUCH per cup! I’ll update later after I have a latte version.
Just double checked…I had picked up maracaibo
They didn’t have any of that one left!
Report back: I steeped 2 tbsp this in 12 oz-ish final volume of unsweetened almond milk. I heated it on the stove then covered it and left it for… a while. 15 mins? 30 mins? Somewhere in there. Then I strained it carefully into a mug, and sipped. OMG. It’s like drinking 99% chocolate. So I added sugar. And more sugar. And ended up with 1.5tsp sugar in my mug, to get it to the “rich dark drinking chocolate” level of barely sweetness.
Interesting. I quite like it because it’s richer than cocoa powder due to the whole bean-ness of it. Not for every day though.
If you ever let me send mail to you, I’ll send you a bit of the one I picked up heh
Cavalla is fish. And a river.
I’ve been to Kavala, which is in Greece.
The name of this tea confuses me.
The chocolate is grown near the Cavalla River, apparently. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalla_River
I can’t remember which one I picked u lol
I was unpacking from yesterday and today, and the kettle was on… I couldn’t resist. :) It’s steeped ground cocoa nibs. That should describe the flavour pretty well! Just too bad it calls for SO MUCH per cup! I’ll update later after I have a latte version.
Just double checked…I had picked up maracaibo
They didn’t have any of that one left!
Report back: I steeped 2 tbsp this in 12 oz-ish final volume of unsweetened almond milk. I heated it on the stove then covered it and left it for… a while. 15 mins? 30 mins? Somewhere in there. Then I strained it carefully into a mug, and sipped. OMG. It’s like drinking 99% chocolate. So I added sugar. And more sugar. And ended up with 1.5tsp sugar in my mug, to get it to the “rich dark drinking chocolate” level of barely sweetness.
Interesting. I quite like it because it’s richer than cocoa powder due to the whole bean-ness of it. Not for every day though.
If you ever let me send mail to you, I’ll send you a bit of the one I picked up heh
Cavalla is fish. And a river.
I’ve been to Kavala, which is in Greece.
The name of this tea confuses me.
The chocolate is grown near the Cavalla River, apparently. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavalla_River