Oh man I love good black tea. This tea seems to fit that bill. The dry leaves have an intense powdered cocoa scent to it that reminds me of my childhood when I would get to make Nestle Quick at my grandma’s. I would pull out that yellow container with the goofy rabbit(if I’m not mistaken) and that chocolatey scent would waft up. This has a lot of that going on. Scents that invoke memories are my favorite.
The flavor is much of the same. Cocoa goodness. I’m not one to add milk to my teas. I don’t generally drink cows milk. I go for almond and coconut milk due to them being easier on my tummy. So, for me, I find they don’t translate as well to tea as cows milk. But back to what I was speaking to. I don’t normally add milk to my teas but this tea makes me curious as to what kind of sweet chocolate flavor I could coax out of it by adding some creaminess to it. Hmm…
Ok, I am back. I added some milk. It definitely makes it creamier but I’m not seeing that it made it MORE cocoa-licious. Yup, just used that “word.” Maybe some milk with HONEY! Hmm…
Ok, back again. I made a last minute strategical decision and put some granulated sugar in there instead of honey. Pretty good actually. Tested it on the kids and they both said it was yummy. My 9 year old asked if I had anymore for her to drink.
And because I’m a scientist at heart (and because I made a big pot of this), I HAVE to try it with milk and honey. I’ll report my findings in a moment…I’m really glad I’m curious and like to experiment. The honey and milk got me there. THIS is the flavor I thought could come out with some creamy sweetness. Hot damn that is good. Now we have a problem though… I know how good it is to add those things but I also know how not good for me it is to add those things… To be so lucky to have problems such as these.
Conclusion: This tea is mighty fine anyway you serve it up.
Flavors: Cocoa