Mudslide

(DavidsTea 125)

M is for… Mudslide!

So, this smells really lovely but I just can’t get into the flavour, and I think it’s because of the rooibos. I didn’t ultimately finish this cup because I just couldn’t reconcile that medicinal note with the mudslide drink I wanted this to be. One cup left, not going to be sad when it’s gone.

Good both hot and iced, really does taste like the cocktail (also works to incorporate it into the cocktail…)

Chocolate Milk Latte Sipdown

Chocolate flavored coffee. It is sweet and creamy and nicer than I anticipated but I worry that as a plain tea it would be too coffee-flavored for my tastes. As such, I probably won’t be revisiting this again.

I always liked the descriptions for mudslides when I see them on bar menus. They sound like dessert and a drink all in one. So … I really wanted to like this tea. And I do like the idea of it. The chocolate is present. But the coffee flavor dominates and turns this into something I just don’t love.

Need to try this one as a latte. As a normally brew cup it was ok but nothing really fantastic. Coffee, creamy, chocolate ish.

Must drink with milk! Drinkable hot without milk, but did not enjoy iced. Once I added milk, I enjoyed the tea so much more.

my favourite in the cocktail collection, awesome!

I don’t know why I waited so long to review this one because it’s one of my favourites right now, but here it is. I surprisingly love this blend, it reminds me of mocha latte, but even better. I’m not a coffee drinker AT ALL, so I wasn’t sure if I’d like this, but turns out its AMAZING iced with soy milk. It’s got that mocha-y taste, without it being overwhelming, and the carob which makes it nice and rich, but there’s also the sweet chocolate taste as well. Its amazing. I could drink iced lattes all day. I tried it with some chocolate agave too and it’s just as good. Love love love!!

Finishing off my Cocktail collection reviews is Mudslide. This one stood out like a sore thumb in this collection – it’s very dessert-y and bold in comparison to the rest. I brewed this one up hot, unlike the rest, which I reviewed iced. I taste a lovely earthy base note of red rooibos with depth from the coffee and carob, and finally a sweetness from the chocolate. I was actually expecting this to be sweeter, but I’m glad it’s not. Coffee-flavoured teas are always something I’m intrigued by, but they never seem to live up to my expectations. I think that if I want something coffee-flavoured, I’d prefer to drink a cup of decaf coffee over a coffee-flavoured tea.

“Oddly accurate” as my mother describes it. The rooibos base is great (flavours of honey, cake, sweet and rooibosy goodness), creamy mocha coffee, carob, rich cocoa, milk (despite no milk ingredients in this blend), and coffee beans. The cocoa + cream + coffee + sweet rooibos is just perfect for the name of the blend. I’m impressed at the unique blend, as I’ve not had coffee flavoured tea before. Plus, this is low caffeine (trace amounts from the coffee beans and chocolate chips, but not the same levels as a black base.

This is sweet enough on its own, but it is fabulous iced or hot. Both ways would be good with milk, especially almond or cashew milk for a nutty taste.