It’s a third time I’m drinking this tea and finally sat down to write a tasting note. I got this tea first as a sample from DT but my daughter drank most of the sample and there wasn’t enough left to make a satisfying conclusion.
I then had an opportunity to visit DT store, which I might add, was an awesome experience. I got whole bunch of samples and Salted Caramel was one of them. Drank it again but it left me confused.
Now I’m drinking it for the third time and I think I got it figured out.
The dry tea smells a bit like chocolate to me which is a turn off and I actually had to double check the ingredients to make sure there was no chocolate in it.. lol I also detect no caramel or coconut in the dry aroma… Once steeped however, I smell caramel… all caramel, which is a good thing. Coconut on the other side, is nowhere to be found and that is not a good thing. I love coconut.
Now I take a sip. Still no coconut but caramel is nicely toasting… almost burnt but not too much. I wish my taste buds could pick up on that elusive coconut though.
Overall I’m not thrilled but it goes nicely with my breakfast of muesli bagel and white cheddar cheese. I’ll re-steep it in a little bit and see if anything exciting happens then.
A little later: re-steep #1 Went to the store and got some fresh shredded, unsweetened coconut and added it prior to re-steeping. Now this is better. Now I got my caramel and coconut and I’m whole lot of happier. :)
You have to play sometimes to get it right :-)
Personally, I couldn’t get passed that chemical scent I find in this tea. Thankfully, it does’t really transfer to the taste. Just not my thing I guess, glad you found a way to really enjoy it :-)