I LOVE LOVE LOVE this!!! I knew it was going to be amazing when I smelled the dry leaf last night, and it was so hard not to make a cup last night, but I knew I better wait on the caffeine. To me, this is a chocolate chai done right. There are so many chocolate chai’s where you don’t taste chocolate at all, or in the case of the Starbucks chocolate chai, taste like chocolate soap….ewwww! This one is perfect!
I also have a hard time with chocolate flavored teas, since most don’t taste right to me, but the chocolate in this tea goes perfectly with the spices. I have to admit, I made sure to include a chocolate chunk in the leaf I used for this cup. Hopefully the chocolate flavor translates even when you don’t get a chunk in your cup.
On the spices, they are delicious! I love star anise, as shown by my love for DavidsTea’s Ceylon Star, which I think they are getting rid of (nooooo!). Well, in that case, I think I just found a substitute in this tea!
Overall, I’m very impressed with RiverTea, and this is only the first one I’ve tried! On to the next!!
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Yay! Spread the RiverTea love! But I’m gonna take that as a “yes” on tasting the anise? ;)
Yes, it’s there, but subtle. There are a lot of other spices that peak through too. :)
Yay! I’m happy you one this too! I always worry that I’m overreacting when I rate a new tea just because it’s new and exciting!
so glad you liked this! exciting :)
i love star anise too! it’s really great in Cha Yen Thai (black) by Teavana. also, agreed on Starbuck’s Chocolate Chai…it’s god awful!! it tasted like chocolate lavender potpourri! it’s nasty…they just like to ruin chai..
So, I tried to add steeping parameters, and found that problem with the tsp round down. I used 1.5 tsp for 3 minutes. I really wish Steepster would change the scroll to a more precise field, as it doesn’t work well on my iPad.
Yay! Spread the RiverTea love! But I’m gonna take that as a “yes” on tasting the anise? ;)
Yes, it’s there, but subtle. There are a lot of other spices that peak through too. :)
Yay! I’m happy you one this too! I always worry that I’m overreacting when I rate a new tea just because it’s new and exciting!
so glad you liked this! exciting :)
i love star anise too! it’s really great in Cha Yen Thai (black) by Teavana. also, agreed on Starbuck’s Chocolate Chai…it’s god awful!! it tasted like chocolate lavender potpourri! it’s nasty…they just like to ruin chai..
So, I tried to add steeping parameters, and found that problem with the tsp round down. I used 1.5 tsp for 3 minutes. I really wish Steepster would change the scroll to a more precise field, as it doesn’t work well on my iPad.