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“The base is quite strong. I also taste a distinct twang of orange. I definitely prefer other desserty flavors, and the fruit plus coffee is slightly discordant, but not bad. Needs sugar and soy...” Read full tasting note
“Calling this a sipdown because this is the last bag in the variety sampler I ordered with the advent calendar. I haven’t been making tasting notes for most of them, but wanted to for this one a)...” Read full tasting note
“One of the last few tea bags from the sampler I got. This one was disappointing because it sounded really good. I wanted more orange from it and more chocolate. The orange was the stronger of the...” Read full tasting note
“Sipdown (1854)! I know there’s a big trend on Tik Tok right now with people making coffee either in hollowed out oranges or with orange juice in it, and in theory it’s supposed to taste good...” Read full tasting note
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Calling this a sipdown because this is the last bag in the variety sampler I ordered with the advent calendar. I haven’t been making tasting notes for most of them, but wanted to for this one a) because it’s the last one in the sampler and b) because I wanted to remember my thoughts about it.
So this is the last bag for a reason: I thought it would be terrible and kept putting off trying it until I was out of other coffee-alternative teabags. Orange and coffee just seems like a really weird combo! While this isn’t my favorite Teeccino blend, it turned out not to be as awful as I expected, especially as an oat milk latte. The oat milk smooths out some of the sharper parts of the orange and chicory, and the end result is something not altogether unpleasant.
One of the last few tea bags from the sampler I got.
This one was disappointing because it sounded really good. I wanted more orange from it and more chocolate. The orange was the stronger of the two flavors but I was expecting this one to be strong like the Amaretto flavor was. This blend was a lot more subtle compared to that one and just didn’t deliver. The chocolate component was missing as well.
I gave my Almond Amaretto to my wee twin grandsons and my daughter-in-law yesterday, so I will have to re-order. I think Orange had the lowest favorable reviews on…Vitacost? Amazon? So I thought I would skip trying that one.
Sorry this one was disappointing.
Orange and black tea, or spices with those two, are common because they are so delicious. Years ago when I was only a teabag store gal, I kept finding delicious blends. When I first got into loose teas, definitely ordered the combo. Now though, it seems almost all new samples I try of this supposable simple and well liked combo aren’t as good as they should be. !?! Go figure!
@Ashmanra: That was nice of you! They sell a couple of blends in my local Fred Meyer. So I don’t always have to order online. They have a lot more fun blends on their website though and most of them have been pretty tasty.
@Lupiressmoon Chocolate orange teas are tricky for some reason. Gmathis sent me a sample of one of her favorites awhile back I believe it was from TeaMaze and it was a good one though. Since Teeccino is meant to be a coffee substitute that also probably made it trickier. I’ve never heard of a Chocolate Orange coffee blend.
Sipdown (1854)!
I know there’s a big trend on Tik Tok right now with people making coffee either in hollowed out oranges or with orange juice in it, and in theory it’s supposed to taste good because of the juxtaposition of the citrus with the very dark roast notes/nuttiness while still somewhat complimenting the natural acidity of coffee. So, I wasn’t TOTALLY weirded out when I saw this orange flavour in my variety box…
However, this is probably the first Teeccino blend I’ve tried where I’ve felt like it was unpleasant versus just “underwhelming” or not really my personal cup of tea. Well, cup of coffee replacement I guess. It was very unsweet, which is fine, but it was also pretty sharply orange flavoured with more of an acrid pithy quality to it. Combined with the very strong roast and the already slightly sharp notes of the chicory in the blend I just found the profile to be really harsh.
Cool idea, but I would definitely pass on this one if offered it again in the future.
