Vanilla Nut

I can’t believe my original note for this tea is from ten years ago. whoa. Now thanks to Michelle, I get to see how my taste buds have changed after ten years. I think I remember these flavors! The chicory wasn’t my thing years ago, and it still really isn’t my thing. When I see a description that says dates, or vanilla, or nuts, or almonds, or dates. I’d really rather those flavors make an appearance rather than something like chicory. The chicory kind of takes over from the rest of that amazing combination. It is a dark cup though, which I like. And a change of flavors when I brew it up once every ten years. :D Getting over the disappointment of what I think these flavors SHOULD be for all of these great ingredients, this is actually a unique flavor profile, especially for no caff, that I wouldn’t mind having around in the cupboards.

A good coffee alternative – the vanilla flavor is not too strong like some of the other Teeccino flavors – in fact it is quite mild.

I ordered samples of as many different teeccino teas as I could during the last Christmas season, then put in an order for several of the heartburn friendly ones that I enjoyed in the spring, plus one or two that weren’t available in the sample sets. This tea made the cut!

I have always said that I love the smell of coffee, but don’t enjoy the taste. I am also very sensitive to caffeine so haven’t had incentive to learn to like it. So, when I tried a couple of herbal coffee alternatives and found that I loved them, I was somewhat surprised and somewhat not.

This Vanilla Nut has a lovely flavor. I have tried it both hot and iced. If I go very light on the blend, I enjoy it on its own. If I go heavier, or leave it steeping a while I add a splash of heavy cream as it gets somewhat bitter if it is strong. It has a sweet, nutty flavor with the rich depth of the carob, chicory, and barley, and just a hint of the date flavor coming through. The vanilla is noticeable plain, but adding cream or almond milk really makes it shine.

I went caffeine-free due to tummy issues so no coffee, black tea, white tea or green tea anymore. I have switched to decaf coffee which does still have a tad bit of caffeine and isn’t the best, depending on what the filtration process consists of for each brand so I’m always looking for the next best thing and two people I know recommended this.
I picked up a box yesterday and chose the Vanilla Nut flavour (there were many to choose from) and I have to say, I’m impressed!
I made it my morning cup and it really is a decent replacement for coffee as evidenced by the fact that I feel satisfied.
It’s roasty, nutty, rich, not too strong, not too weak and with my Silk Almond French Vanilla Coffee Creamer, this is just perfect!
A big bonus is that this has actual health benefits with ingredients that are good for you.
Thoroughly enjoyed and will 100% re-purchase.

The base was mild and supported the added flavors well. It tastes quite desserty and nice with some almond milk. I’d consider getting more of this one. The resteep tasted exactly like the first.

Sipdown (2165)!

So, right before the database crash I was looking for something in my tea cupboard and I saw that this was added into it… which was weird, because I was pretty sure I had finished the one teabag sample I had of it almost a half a year ago.

Of course it was when I clicked on the tea page to see if I’d just forgotten to remove it from my cupboard that I realized all the tea pages were down. So that whole crash I had the annoying back of my brain feeling of not knowing what the fuck was up with this tea. Turns out I just fully forgot to log it, so oops! Hard to remember everything I thought about this because, like I said, it was about a half a year ago that I tried it. I do remember wishing for more vanilla, and if I can recall correctly I think I also observed that the almond was the same sweet almond that’s present in other blends (which does taste nice).

Overall I don’t think I necessarily had a strongly positive or negative experience with this blend.

Day 12 of the Teeccino advent calendar. This is so much better than French Vanilla. The vanilla flavor is really round and sweet and carries throughout the sip, lingering pleasantly afterwards. The only catch is that I had to (oat milk) latte this to really bring out the flavor fully. But I don’t mind that. I started my day with this and it was a really great start to the day.

I got tea mail! Thank you, gmathis!

I steeped this last night before bed as a caffeine free treat. When I tore open the pouch, the aroma was much like O’Connor’s Cream from Teageschwendner, available at Tin Roof Teas.
It was chocolate-y and boozy. I had not expected chocolate with the name Vanilla Nut, but the first ingredient is carob.

This steeps up DARK. I mean COFFEE DARK. I am not a coffee drinker, but this reminded me of coffee from the few times I tried it, but with no bitterness, no acid. The fig and dates so sweeten it nicely, and if you add a splash of milk and a dash of sugar, you have a hot cocoa replacement.

This is something I think two of my daughters would like, and one of my neighbors, so I looked into where I could get it and found that my trusty Vitacost has it for less than five dollars.

Next time I order vitamins I will throw in a box to share!

Battling a mild case of the Janu-weary blues—you know, the kind that makes you want to gnarf a whole box of Russell Stover cream centers…so in the interest of health and waistline, I limited myself to a cookie and a cup of this really nifty, chocolate-y, nearly completely guilt-free goodness. A little half and half elevates it to the satisfaction level of a cup of cocoa with figgy aftertaste. Recommended if you’re grumpy. Recommended if you’re not.