Banana Dulce

Tea type
Herbal Rooibos Blend
Ingredients
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Flavors
Floral, Sweet
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Caffeine
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Average preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 7 g 16 oz / 473 ml

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  • “I am not a banana fan, so I approached this sample from Doulton a little suspiciously, but …wow! The chamomile, banana, and coconut work really nicely together—you can’t really taste where one...” Read full tasting note
  • “This is pretty good! Banana is hard in tea—it’s so easy to have it topple off into “candy runts” fake sugary territory. This banana is sweet, but never runts-sweet. I like the way it interacts...” Read full tasting note
  • “This is really pretty good. I have been so apprehensive about it, but needn’t have been. The banana and coconut are the dominate flavors, and they manage to hedge out the woody tones of the...” Read full tasting note
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  • “I received this as a free sample from Art of Tea after winning one of their Facebook contests. The aroma of the dry blend is a delish…smells of caramel, bananas and chamomile. I personally...” Read full tasting note
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From Art of Tea

A scrumptious herbal blend with savory notes of ripe banana, sweet coconut, graham cracker aroma and a deep caramel finish. It brews a soothing treat rich in health benefits.

Water Temperature: 206 F degrees
Caffeine Content: Caffeine Free
Steep Time: 5 minutes
Ingredients: Organic fair trade rooibos, organic fair trade rooibos, organic lemongrass, organic coconut, organic lavender, banana, natural flavors
Origin: Art of Tea Blend

About Art of Tea View company

Art of Tea is a tea importer and wholesaler based in Los Angeles, California. We hand blend and custom craft the world’s finest organic teas and botanicals. Our teas are carefully selected directly from growers, each one offering a unique story.

16 Tasting Notes

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I am not a banana fan, so I approached this sample from Doulton a little suspiciously, but
…wow! The chamomile, banana, and coconut work really nicely together—you can’t really taste where one ends and the other begins. Furthermore, chilled, this is a nice smooth summer cooler. I can see myself tossing in some orange or pineapple juice to make this more punch-y.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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This is pretty good! Banana is hard in tea—it’s so easy to have it topple off into “candy runts” fake sugary territory. This banana is sweet, but never runts-sweet. I like the way it interacts with the coconut and yes, even the chamomile (I’m guessing maybe the chamomile is what keeps the banana-coconut combo from becoming beachy plasticky cocktail mixer flavored). The lavender is light enough you might not even register it as such; it just gives everything a soft, cleaned up backdrop. I like how this is sort of a light, gentle tea, not uber sweet or heavily creamy. It gives the impression of a freshened up banana, again avoiding candy territory. I’m not madly in love with it but it’s probably the best banana tea I’ve found so far.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 6 min, 0 sec

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This is really pretty good. I have been so apprehensive about it, but needn’t have been. The banana and coconut are the dominate flavors, and they manage to hedge out the woody tones of the rooibos, and some of the less than appealing flavor of the chamomile … leaving me to taste the tasty apple-y notes of the chamomile and even some of the fruitier tones of the rooibos that I don’t usually taste in other blends.

One of the tastier chamomile blends I’ve tried in a long time!

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I received this as a free sample from Art of Tea after winning one of their Facebook contests. The aroma of the dry blend is a delish…smells of caramel, bananas and chamomile. I personally thought that the ingredients played nicely together with the chamomile, banana and rooibos running the show. I also noticed a nice coconut undertone. Not sure if I get around to submitting a full review for of this for Teaviews, but I do like it and think it makes a nice night time blend. That said, I think this is one of those love it or hate blends and those that don’t care for bananas or chamomile should stear clear.

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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Another blend from Meghann M. thank you. I could mainly taste the banana the chamomile and the coconut. Suprizingly the banana was not over the top and for me that does not like coconut it was bearable in this and the chamomile was strong may of oversteeped. This was a fairly good blend but not dessert to me and I added some sugar.

I tried velvet by this company but sadly did not like it at all.

Meghann M

I found velvet to be a tea I really didn’t care for. i hoped to like it as so many rate it highly, but it wasn’t for me.

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I don’t think so.

Preparation
5 min, 15 sec
Stephanie

What? No Graham cracker? No banana goodness? Must be all those “herbs” in it. ;)

LENA

HAHA…short and sweet.

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I think that I like this blend a bit more than I did about 3 years ago. It could be that I’ve become more fond of banana teas, but this one is very unique and yummy. I first taste the sweetness of the banana and it reminds me a little bit of a banana dessert with graham crackers, caramel and whipped cream. The finish is almost pure chamomile, gently floral. I can taste a little bit of the coconut in the form of something sour, but none of the lemongrass. It does get a little bit soapy, but I like the sweet banana too much to stop drinking. This is a nice blend to have in the cupboard when you want chamomile with something extra!

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March Mad(Hatter) Tea Tournament!
Round #1 – Match #8    Art of Tea – Banana Dulce  VS.  Bird & Blend – Gingerbread Chai

At least here we have a match of two teas without caffeine!  Brewing the Art of Tea, whoa, I didn’t think it was capable of being this delicious, even if it wasn’t this old.  Some of the elements shouldn’t work – lemongrass with banana?  Also chamomile & coconut. But somehow it does work, creating a cohesive yet unique mix of flavors.  Definite graham cracker flavor somehow?   It gave a real fight to Bird & Blend’s Gingerbread Chai, one of my favorites, which wasn’t really having a stellar steep here, for whatever reason.  Seems a bit weak this time.  Both are tasty teas though.   Though I’m grateful that the Art of Tea is in abundance in my cupboard and the flavor is holding up, the Bird & Blend is always a go-to comforting cup.  Winner:  Bird & Blend – Gingerbread chai

It looks like I haven’t reviewed this yet, mainly because I have the same blend from another shop: Persimmon Tree Company’s Banana Coconut.

AJRimmer

Oh yeah, I saw this one sold somewhere else and always meant to pick it up. I still need to!

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Really nice chamomile blend. Not sure I get a lot of banana out of it but the overall flavor is indeed very enjoyable.

Flavors: Floral, Sweet

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 30 sec 7 g 16 OZ / 473 ML

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I like bananas, but I do not like banana flavored things. That probably explains why this has been sitting in my sample bowl for so long, untouched.
But I am being brave, this November, and am drinking things that have been untasted. Plus, samples are easy sipdowns.
I am relieved to say that this isn’t too banana-y. Its a bit like banana bread, not my favorite, but not as bad as, say, banana taffy.
I’m not going to get any more of this, but it was harmless enough.
Sipdown.

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