Steeped this one up earlier in the week. It’s one of the few teas from Snarky that I got in sachet format, since that’s all that was offered on their site. The smell reminds me a lot of DT’s now discontinued Chocolate Orange Pu’erh – both dry and as it was brewing.
I wasn’t very fond of the pu’erh base itself in this blend – it was pretty funky in taste and didn’t seem super well settled. Kind of that fishy vibe that newbie pu’erh drinkers often associate with shou that’s simply just too fresh/not aired out. The chocolate was nice and fudge-y though, and the orange just right. Like a Terry’s Chocolate Orange.
The pu’erh got better as the tea cooled down, but it’s just not my favourite.