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So I went to the mall today to send out some teas for a tea swap. BAD MOVE! In order to get the post office I had to walk right past a David’s Tea and since I already spent so much this week I forbade myself from buying/ordering any more tea. However, I remembered I needed some tins for an incoming order so I thought I could just walk right in and avoid buying anything else. Needless to say, $60 later I walked out with 250 g of Sugar and Spice (one of my favorites that I want to stock up on in case it does not return, 25 g of Jessie’s Tea (a recommendation from the saleswoman since I am always looking for a good rooibos – any suggestions?!?) and a Cocoa Canela Latte.

I have been reading about lattes for a while and they sound great but I have never tried one so while I was in the store I asked what is a good tea to try as a latte. The saleswoman right away recommended Cocoa Canela and I am really glad she did. For one thing, Cocoa Canela is a tea I have wanted to try and for another the latte is quite delicious. Is it like a hot chocolate? No, but that probably has more to do with the fact that I got skim milk instead of a richer milk and avoided any sweetners in hopes of sticking to my diet (which luckily I am allowed unlimited tea on – YAY!). I think had I splurged and gotten the two percent this would have been a lot closer to a hot chocolate. Also, some agave probably would have brought it a little closer to a hot chocolate as well. Nonetheless, I still really enjoyed this tea as a latte. You can definitely taste the cocoa and the cinnamon just enriches the flavor and gives it more body. I am not sure how this would taste made with just water but that would definitely be something I would be interested in trying.

I think this is a tea I definitely would want to add to my collection! In fact, as I walked home in the Montreal cold and the latte cooled, I was still quite pleased with the taste as I think the flavors still shine through.