I’ve tried this blend a few times now, though the flavor was never prominent enough for me to make a tasting note before (though this blend isn’t the freshest, to be fair). So I tried two teaspoons this time around. I’m just surprised that with the all important cocoa shells with the chocolate chips that this blend doesn’t taste as chocolatey as it should! This time around was slightly better but I don’t want to use two teaspoons every time. I definitely taste subtle notes of chocolate and banana and both share the stage equally. I love the usual honeybush base (no one does a honeybush blend like 52Teas!) The second steep I left in the just boiled water for quite a while, so it had more flavor. This one is tasty and definitely something I haven’t seen before… I just wish there was MORE flavor here.
Steep #1 // 2 teaspoons for a full mug// few minutes after boiling // 3 minute steep
Steep #2 // just boiled // 10+ minute steep
Flavors: Chocolate
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With many tisanes (honeybush and rooibos) you should use more leaf because depending upon the additives, they can add to the flavor – as is the case with cacao shells – but they don’t complete the flavor so you need to make sure that there’s adequate amounts of all ingredients in the measurement. I find this to be true of most tisanes.
Yeah, I try to make sure all the goodies are in the amounts I parcel into the teaspoon. :D
With many tisanes (honeybush and rooibos) you should use more leaf because depending upon the additives, they can add to the flavor – as is the case with cacao shells – but they don’t complete the flavor so you need to make sure that there’s adequate amounts of all ingredients in the measurement. I find this to be true of most tisanes.
Yeah, I try to make sure all the goodies are in the amounts I parcel into the teaspoon. :D