I’ll be the first to admit I’m not a huge fan of hazelnut on its own but chocolate usually makes everything better so I thought I would give this a shot. (Plus my partner loves nutella so I figured maybe this would be the perfect tea to try at home.)
Dry this tea smells of hazelnut, with a bit of cocoa and some sweetness from the licorice. I don’t really get many notes from the oolong tea and there’s an odd (and somewhat off-putting) acidic scent to it. And the oolong leaves themselves aren’t how I’m used to seeing them, quite broken up and almost hidden in the mixture.
Steeped it comes out a rich brown; and while the hazelnut scent is still there the chocolate notes become darker and a bit muted while the licorice starts to show more prominence. Still no “sight” of the oolong… :(
As for the taste; I’m really, really disappointed. The chocolate is there as is the hazelnut but the mixture of the two is very off-putting… Maybe it’s the licorice that is interfering as it is a very noticeable flavor that I really don’t enjoy in this tea. I will say that there is a very nice creaminess to the liquor which gives a pleasant mouth-feel, but I still can’t find the oolong notes, nor really the black tea either.
Overall this was a complete failure in my books, in fact it’s probably the worst one I’ve ever tried from DT’s, which is unfortunate as I love the idea. But who knows… maybe my partner will like it! :)
