Better Than Sex

The worst name for a tea ever, but so, so delicious. It smells amazing—the chocolate and mint both stand out—and sometimes I just sniff the tin I keep in my office cubicle when I don’t have time to make a cup. It is a dessert-y sort of tea (I guess the chocolate makes that part kind of obvious) and great after lunch or dinner, both pleasantly, mildly sweet and soothing at the same time.

Finally getting back to my teas (I feel like I say that often!) after moving and way too much hot weather. First time trying this I was compelled to make it as a late night latte last night. The way the peppermint played with the chocolate against the milk was great. Perfect evening dessert for me!

I first discovered this tea in an Amoda Valentine’s Day box back in 2015. I enjoyed it so much at the time that I ordered the four-oz tin from Tay Tea. Looking back now, I believe it was the name of the tea coupled with the promise of rooibos blended with my two favorite things (chocolate and mint) that got me to spring for the tea after enjoying the taster sized sampler. Although the tea smells divine, and I’m able to pick up on a pleasing minty flavor and cool tingle, the chocolate flavor for me was a bit lacking. I can smell it just fine, but I don’t get as much cocoa in the cup as I would like. It’s certainly a solid tisane perfect for relaxing with after dinner, but I won’t be jumping to grab it if I come across it again.

Don’t get your hopes up too much for this one, especially considering its name, because it’s not that good. Whenever I try a chocolate mint rooibos, I always wonder how strong the rooibos is going to be. They managed to keep the base at bay, but the peppermint is so strong that I can’t taste much else. A hint of chocolate but the two flavours are simply too imbalanced. If I did a blind taste test, I would have thought that this was a straight up peppermint tea with a hint of sweetness.

As always, Zen’s chocolate mint rooibos remains in first place. Come to think of it, taking the very last sip, this reminds me a little bit of Della Terra’s chocolate mint blends. I loved Shamrocks and Shenanigans when it was fresh because it had that smooth vanilla addition. This is kind of like that, but much thinner, yet sharper with the peppermint.

Gee Tay Tea, way to set an impossible bar to clear with this name.

This is a tasty tea, but unless you have bad sex or just don’t like sex, it’s not better than sex. :P

Still setting aside unreasonable expectations, this is lovely. Peppermint forefront, chocolate next and a touch of sweetness, vanilla and maybe spearmint. The rooibos base doesn’t stand out, which is good.

I thought I was done with chocolate teas for the moment, but I guess not. This has a nice After Eight quality to it, without being too desserty.

Thanks to Lindsay for the chance to try this!

This tea does not live up to its name. However, it is really good. I has a nice mix of rooibos, peppermint, and chocolate. The chocolate is foremost in flavor, followed by the rooibos, followed by the peppermint. It has a really nice flavor. I am again avoiding caffeine so I picked this one today because it is low in caffeine, having only a little from the dark chocolate.

I brewed this once in an 18oz teapot with 3 tsp leaf and boiling water for 5 min.

I steeped it for a minute longer this time, and I think that made it overly minty. Still good, but very much “mint tea with a hint of vanilla and other stuff”, less balanced. Good to know!