drank Hot Chocolate by DAVIDsTEA
513 tasting notes

Ok, so this was one of the samples I was offered as soon as I entered dT today. And I have to say: very underwhelming. I could taste the chocolate, and a bit of the earthiness of the puer, and that’s about it. I couldn’t really detect the black base, although I did get the impression that the whole thing would be next-level awesome with a bit of milk and sugar (because you seriously cannot have watery hot chocolate, you just can’t. I think it’s illegal, even). So I did pick up some to try out at home, but I wasn’t overly sold. I also just think that when it comes to hot chocolate, I’d always just prefer the real thing anyway. it’s like all the milk substitutes that, for me at least, don’t measure up taste-wise.

That said, dT was just such a happy place today. I’ll always like going there.

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Fjellrev

I’m brewing this at this very instant! Guess I won’t expect much going into it. :)

keychange

Hey, you might be pleasantly surprised! I look forward to seeing what you think :)

OMGsrsly

Oh man, I smelled this one today and I have to admit that I really dislike the DavidsTea chocolate flavour. I couldn’t even try it, and I was really looking forward to it!

keychange

Definitely not for everyone. Also: real hot chocolate.

OMGsrsly

mmm, real hot chocolate. Made with milk, and chocolate. :D :D

rosebudmelissa

I’ve only had a few chocolate blends that really satisfied me, and at least half of them include barley as an ingredient. Barley really complements the chocolate flavor and makes it taste much richer and less watery. Although most of them are also even better with milk.

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Fjellrev

I’m brewing this at this very instant! Guess I won’t expect much going into it. :)

keychange

Hey, you might be pleasantly surprised! I look forward to seeing what you think :)

OMGsrsly

Oh man, I smelled this one today and I have to admit that I really dislike the DavidsTea chocolate flavour. I couldn’t even try it, and I was really looking forward to it!

keychange

Definitely not for everyone. Also: real hot chocolate.

OMGsrsly

mmm, real hot chocolate. Made with milk, and chocolate. :D :D

rosebudmelissa

I’ve only had a few chocolate blends that really satisfied me, and at least half of them include barley as an ingredient. Barley really complements the chocolate flavor and makes it taste much richer and less watery. Although most of them are also even better with milk.

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Well, it’s been slightly over six months since I’ve joined steepster, and I can’t say enough wonderful things about this community. Like many of you, I began my foray into the world of loose-leaf tea by discovering David’s Tea, and although I’ve ventured out and have discovered many other companies that I’m extremely fond of, there are still many of David’s teas that I hold close to my heart and I will always appreciate it as a starting point for my journey.

As for my preferences, I tend to prefer bold black tea, flavoured and unflavoured alike, and I almost always take my blacks with cream and sugar. This isn’t to say that I don’t enjoy a good, flavoured white though, and I’m slowly making my way through the incredibly confusing world of oolongs and greens. I am also not a fan of rooibos, although I am starting to suspect green rooibos may be ok, but you know how it is: when you’ve decided you detest a certain ingredient, you’ll notice it everywhere—perhaps even where it doesn’t exist!

Things other than tea: I’m engaged to be married to my best friend, and feel like the richest woman on the planet because of it. I am also a veracious reader, and I also happen to have an obsession with fragrances, and have amassed quite a collection, although it pales in comparison to some collections out there! As a result of this obsession, I also follow several fragrance blogs, and am always up for a chat about scent. I’m also almost completely blind, and this does indeed mean that I come complete with a guide dog, who unlike me, hales from the sunny California campus of Guide dogs for the Blind. I think I’ve rambled on long enough, but if there’s anything you’d like to know or if you just feel like chatting to someone, please don’t hesitate to send me a message.

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