Snowball Hot Cocoa (formerly Snowball)

Tea type
Black Food Fruit Blend
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Coconut, Dark Chocolate, Nutty, Creamy, Marshmallow, Soft, Sweet, Cream, White Chocolate, Chocolate, Artificial, Cocoa, Cookie, Dark Bittersweet, Bitter
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Bulk, Loose Leaf, Sachet
Caffeine
High
Certification
Vegan
Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec 4 g 13 oz / 387 ml

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  • “2022 Bird & Blend Advent calendar Day #4 I did not go into work today but my sick time is up for the year and will need to be back tomorrow. As it’s just Noon now and I want a nap, we’ll see...” Read full tasting note
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  • “I have been drinking this tea a lot with fairytale of NY, well not with with xD, but i cycle between them and from all the teas i have i drink these two a lot, and honestly this one is truly lovely...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Bird & Blend Advent Calendar 2021: Day 18! Creamy coconut on a muted black tea base. I don’t get much chocolate, but that’s OK with me. This was nice and tasty without being cloyingly...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Day 4 of Bird and Blend’s 2020 Advent Calendar – I’ve had rotten luck with a lot of coconut-centric teas in the past. Either something (likely the coconut) in them had gone off by the time I got to...” Read full tasting note
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From Bird & Blend Tea Co.

Our most famous Christmas tea blend scooped a Great Taste Award for its chocolate chips in plenty, coconut flakes in tons and a sprinkle of mini vegan marshmallows to finish it off- the perfect Christmas Snowball.

I’ve had a name change, I used to be called: Snowball

Ingredients: Sri Lankan Black Tea, Cocoa Shells, Desiccated Coconut, Cocoa Nibs, Red Cornflowers, Vegan Marshmallows (Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Sugar, Water, Dextrose, Carrageenan, Maize Starch, Hydrolized Rice Protein, Vanilla Flavouring, Colour E170), Natural Flavouring.

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41 Tasting Notes

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6105 tasting notes

There was a glitch in the system when I placed my recent Bird & Blend order, resulting in me ordering a sampler that was already sold out, which was pretty disappointing, as I really wanted to try the included teas! However, to make up for it, I was both refunded for the sampler, and B&B included a whopping 5 samples of other Christmas teas, none of which I had tried. Very generous compensation, so thank you!

This was one of the freebies they sent along, and perhaps the most interesting-sounding of the five, as I like a good desserty chocolate/coconut black. The aroma when I opened the bag was a bit disconcerting though – despite the best before date of January 2020 (I think), it smelled like the coconut was going off. Just barely, but that familiar, dreaded pungency was present. It’s also detectable in the flavour, but as this was a free sample, I’m not too worried about it (though I probably would be sad if I’d paid for this tea.) Ignoring that, the flavour is coconut-creamy, chocolatey, and a bit thin in body though there’s a good amount of flavour – kind of like DavidsTea’s Chocolate Macaroon, if I recall correctly. Not sweet at all, which is good, though it may or may not curb a sweet tooth (I say this while I have a box of cereal out for a midnight snack – yeah, my sweet tooth is not buying this substitute dessert business tonight.) This tea probably is best as a latte, or at least, with added milk for body, so I may try that next time. Which should be soon, as this tea is going to be flagged for coconut which hopefully means I get back to it sooner rather than later…

tea-sipper

Now that B&B has fixed their weak Ceylon base problem, I’d say their only problem now is their fast aging coconut.

Kittenna

Do you think part of the problem is the small shards? Maybe if they switched to large flakes?

tea-sipper

Possibly… somehow the smaller pieces do seem to age faster than bigger pieces.

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1837 tasting notes

I have received this as a tea bag with my subscription. As well some secrets (how to order some blends those are not available anymore – I can share)

Moreover, it is “only” 5 months to Christmas!!! So it is perfect date to drink Christmas tea. Haha.

Okay. Ingredients sounds promising, scents not so much. Coconut is maybe too strong. It reminds me one Christmas sweets we bake. It is not bad. But bit artificial. Bit of marshmellow.

In taste it is really sweet, black tea base is not noticable at all. Coconut cookies, with cocoa (or chocolate) dip. Then the marshmellow appears here too.

In conclusion – I do not know. It is sweet (I am afraid getting a heartburn), cookie-like tea with hints of marshmellow. Honestly I thought it will be like this and it is how I expected. I am not a fan of it though.

Flavors: Artificial, Chocolate, Cocoa, Coconut, Cookie, Marshmallow

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 10 OZ / 300 ML
Kittenna

Secrets, what?

Martin Bednář

https://birdandblendtea.com/uk_en/secretwebsite.html

Is it right to share? Anyway – order if you want. I want, but I can´t. I do not have enough money left.

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Thank you Cameron B. ^^

Sipping this… It’s decent but not for me. The aroma is really strange to me. It’s probably the coconut. I can eat raw coconut all day but I’m not really into coconut flavored anything. Like, I don’t like those snowball cookies with coconut. I don’t like Mound candy bars. Eww. I always traded that with literally any other candy bar during Halloween time. lol So take that into consideration with this review. I won’t rate it to be fair.

I do love a good Thai curry that has the coconut milk base though. :D

It’s creamy and that’s a plus. It has nice chocolate notes. I think the marshmallow is what is making it creamy sweet.

Flavors: Chocolate, Coconut, Cream, Creamy

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec 3 g 11 OZ / 325 ML
Cameron B.

Oh no! Did I miss that you don’t like coconut? Sorry, dear!

Kawaii433

Don’t worry about it. <3 I actually just added it to my profile after this. It’s a learning experience for me. It wasn’t bad, and I don’t mind a little :)

Kawaii433

Ohh speaking of dislikes hehe. I thought I read somewhere you don’t normally like ginseng but I did include the Mandala ginseng tea in your package. I figure if you don’t like that particular ginseng tea, you’ll hate them all lol. ^^

Cameron B.

I don’t have much experience with it, but I’ve enjoyed the ginseng oolongs I’ve tried in the past. :D

Kawaii433

Ahh ok. Geez where did I get that you didn’t like ginseng. lol Ooooh, ginger. Doh. My crazy Sunday is becoming a crazy Monday. Great, I hope you enjoy it then. It’s my favorite ginseng tea up to date.

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1216 tasting notes

Holiday Tea-son! The ninth tea from my advent calendar. I actually had an extra teabag of this as a freebie with my advent calendar order, and I just stashed it away figuring it was probably in the calendar too, since it is one of their popular holiday flavors. So this morning I was able to make a pot of tea using my 16 oz. dobin using both teabags instead of just a single cuppa. Huzzah!

The dry leaf has a strong scent of chocolate and coconut, which are two of my favorite things, but I’m a little sad that the teabag version given out for the samplers doesn’t have the vegan marshmallows… they would’ve added a nice, sweet, creamy element. Ah well.

The cocoa shells and nibs actually have a pretty forward flavor here, reminding me of when I steeped plain cocoa shells, creating that bittersweet/dark chocolate flavor in the cup, and I am getting a coconut note as well. The black tea is coming out relatively smooth and lacking in bitter/astringent notes, though without the marshmallow which would’ve added some sweetness to the blend, the cocoa itself is a bit bittersweet so the tea could do with some sweetening in the teabag form. What is lacking to pull it all together for me is a sweet and creamy element, since it tastes like it wants to be hot cocoa, but has the light mouthfeel of a tea, so I think this is a tea that is simply meant to be taken as a latte. Once I mixed some warm coconut milk (and I use the sweetened kind!) into my cup, it really pulled it together. The coconut notes were emphasized, the cocoa flavor now felt more like creamy hot cocoa than bittersweet hot cocoa water, the sweetness it was lacking was provided from the milk, and it was quite nice. It felt a little bland before that. The flavor was there, it just really needed the thicker/creamier mouthfeel and a little more sweetness to make the chocolate and coconut come together for me.

Flavors: Cocoa, Coconut, Dark Bittersweet, Dark Chocolate

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML

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I had to come back and raise my rating on this one a bit. It’s a chilly morning here, I’ve turned on the heat, and casting about for nice, warming, comforting cuppa, felt like it might be just the time to try this one again, coming back to it with two differences: 1) not having some specific imaginary tea in my head that this was supposed to duplicate, and 2) not underleafing the first cup (it’s hard to get away from that first “watery / weak” impression when trying something for the first time).

Making this nice and strong, with milk and sugar, it’s yummy, toasty winter cheer; an in-from-the-cold-and-snug-by-the-fireside, warming sweet treat that is more of a chocolate drink than a tea drink, but much more fun than plain old cocoa. Oh wait, I just had a thought! I should try this with some maple syrup instead of sugar. oooooh.

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Bird & Blend Advent Calendar 2021 – Day 18

A bit late for a black tea, but the evening got away from me. Luckily, I’m not much affected by caffeine. :D

I’m not a big coconut fan, at least in tea, so this isn’t my favorite. But I can see the appeal, as it does have a nice balance of sweet and creamy coconut with chocolate. And the chocolate here is quite authentic tasting, which I appreciate.

So not a tea for me, but I understand why it’s apparently their most popular holiday tea.

Flavors: Chocolate, Cocoa, Coconut, Creamy, Sweet

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 16 OZ / 473 ML
AJRimmer

I’m not a big coconut fan either, but for some reason, every Christmas, I’m tempted to order this one! I’ve resisted so far, but their sale is soon, so we’ll see..

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With the hot weather and a job change, I’m only now beginning to bring parts of my stash to the office. I picked this up not too long ago when B&B did their Christmas in July sale, because everyone raves about it. For good effing reason. I was nervous because chocolate teas AND black teas aren’t really my thing, but coconut IS. It’s amazing! The perfect amount of coconut with just a hint of chocolate in the background – enough to make it feel creamy and warm but not watery like most chocolate teas feel for me. I bought the big bag of sachets so the marshmallow element feels a little lost presentation-wise, but I know they’re contributing to the creamy factor. Yay! Now to deal with the anxious jitters I get from multiple cups of black tea….

Flavors: Cocoa, Coconut, Marshmallow

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Adventaggedon Day 4 – Tea 4/6

Interesting how your tastes can change from cup to cup – I see that in the past I’ve rated this tea very highly but based on my experience with it today I’d probably rate it much lower. It wasn’t unpleasant in any way but the chocolate, coconut and slight roasty notes were a little unforgettable for me. Someone in our advent chat group compared it to DT’s Chocolate Macaroon and I actually do agree with the comparison – this one is a little more coconut forward and a bit less sweet, but I totally think people who like one would enjoy the other. I just happen to not be big on chocolate in tea.

Advent Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIZC-u1gDbW/

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sample from variaTEA. Apparently i’ve had this one before and liked it less than i did this cup. Not sure if the balance just shifted, but bumping the rating up a little. I don’t LOVE coconut teas, but done right they can be great. this is just sort of middle of the road..chocolate and coconut tea? yes. need more? nope.

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Latte Sipdown (263)

My friend asked me to try a tea and so I spent yesterday filling a box with teas to send her. I thought she’d like this one so I pulled out just enough for a latte for myself. Then tonight I was lazy and this was premeasured.

I overpoured the water so it’s a little watered down but ultimately it’s got a rich chocolate coconut flavor. It’s very creamy which gives the chocolate a milk chocolate cone to it. It’s nice as usual, and one I’d revisit if I order from Bird and Blend around the holidays.

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