Ginger and Coconut (Ingefära och Kokos)

Nabo Advent Calendar 2022 – Day 4

This seems like an interesting one, not only is it the unusual (to me) combination of ginger and coconut, but the black tea looks to be a CTC variety.

Unfortunately, I’m getting a lot of licorice root from this one. It coats my mouth with that cloying licorice sweetness and makes it difficult to taste the other flavors. I definitely get the ginger, it’s spicy without being overbearing and has a nice earthy flavor that doesn’t burn my throat. As for the coconut, I think it’s melding into the licorice root a bit because I don’t really taste it. Not getting a lot of black tea either, mostly just licorice and ginger.

Not sure if I’m unlucky or if I should stop using the whole packet for a 16-ounce cup… My experience seems different from the others doing this advent ha ha. :P

Nabo 2022 Advent Day 4: Ingefära och kokos

Another winner from Nabo. The ginger is mellowed out by the coconut, and it creates a complex and lovely cup. This is similar to how they use coconut in their Sour Coconut tea. I would happily order this one for my own cupboard.

P.S. Added bonus as I was up sick through the night and the ginger is helping to calm my stomach this morning. Meant to be!

I had this one in the afternoon and just added it (and somehow the picture is very same as Italian Sponge Cake (an error from Nabo maybe?)

Anyway, the tea. Well, I was expecting more spicy ginger and less coconut. Overall quite sweet and again somehow pastry with warming ginger but certainly not overpowered with the flavours. Somhow it was not very memorable for me; though it wwas somehow nicely flavoured of coconut, but if you tell me it is black tea with coconut only — I would believe you. The ingredients list is quite extensive, but I don’t think I have noticed it, for example the vanilla flavour. Maybe it is that pastry note I mentioned above?

Anyway, it is nice tea, but for me somehow not memorable.