Happy Sunday!

This is such an incredible tea, really unlike any other black tea I’ve had before.

The cacao flavour is so perfectly in-your-face and that’s the whole flavour profile. Like a perfect liquified tea chocolate. There’s no astringency and no smokiness. Just cacao. The darkest of chocolate. I generally resteep this twice for three steeps total and it’s delicious each and every time. I’m enjoying this one today as I write up a lab report on Daphnia magna toxicity testing.

For reference, I use four pearls for my 14-ounce mug and steep 5 minutes, 6.5 minutes, and 8 minutes.

Preparation
190 °F / 87 °C 5 min, 0 sec 3 g 14 OZ / 414 ML
tea-sipper

Do you know the harvest year your pearls are from?

Courtney

I checked the website and it says the current tea was harvested in May 2020. My bag has an expiration of May 2023, so I assume this was the harvest it was from. :)

tea-sipper

ok, thank you. Interested to know since you liked these so much.

Courtney

I really love these ones. This is the first time I’ve tried this tea, so I can’t say for sure if it’s this batch, but I can’t complain either way!

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tea-sipper

Do you know the harvest year your pearls are from?

Courtney

I checked the website and it says the current tea was harvested in May 2020. My bag has an expiration of May 2023, so I assume this was the harvest it was from. :)

tea-sipper

ok, thank you. Interested to know since you liked these so much.

Courtney

I really love these ones. This is the first time I’ve tried this tea, so I can’t say for sure if it’s this batch, but I can’t complain either way!

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I love black tea and this is usually what’s in my mug. I’m also happy to enjoy a cup of green or red rooibos (green preferable to red), herbals, oolongs (unroasted/green and red preferable to roasted), whites, and subtly flavoured greens (mango or pineapple, yum!).

Likes:
Raspberry, strawberry, peach, rhubarb, passionfruit, blackcurrant, redcurrant, fig, and most fruits in general, maple, creaminess, hay, biscuit, lavender, and cacao/dark chocolate.

I enjoy bergamot when paired with flavours that mellow it (Camellia Sinensis Earl Grey Cream is one of my favourites).

Dislikes:
Any smokiness at all, stevia, too much blackberry leaf, rose, jasmine, ginger (except in chai), cinnamon-heavy teas, anything cloying or fake/candy-like.

I’m vegan with an allergy to potatoes, so I avoid any animal products in tea, along with sprinkles as these often have potato starch (I usually just pick them out of blends).

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