I found Hot Chocolate by DAVIDsTEA to be a real nice treat. I didn’t know what to expect Hot Chocolate tea to taste like, so I had really low expectations going in. I was half expecting a weird hot watery chocolately mess, but surprisingly it was quite nice, given the obvious fact, its tea and not real hot chocolate.
Right away when you open the tin you’re hit in the face with the delicious smell of chocolate. Already you’re off to a pretty good start based on the aroma alone.
If you look closer you can actually see three different types of chocolate: cocoa nibs, chocolate curls, and chocolate chips. Not one but THREE different types of chocolate!
You can also see pu’erh and black tea leaves in the mix.
I want to point out that if you’ve never tried pu’erh before, this is a good tea to dip your toe in. Its not full on pu’erh so you don’t taste the full taste, but there’s enough of it where you can notice its earthy tones without it being too much in that it turns you away from it. I personally find the pu’erh and black tea combination a nice mix for this tea.
Once brewed it still has its delicious chocolate aroma. It’s a very sweet tea that is chocolatey and rich. You can also taste the stevia aftertaste. I would have preferred to add in my own choice of sweetner, but oh well.
I would definitely give this tea a try if you haven’t already. It’s one of those teas you’ll either love or hate. For me its definitely on the love side – with three different types of chocolate, a pu’erh and black tea base with a sweet finish, whats there not to like?
