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drank Orange Chocolat by Lupicia
4170 tasting notes

I keep seeing most reviews for chocolate orange teas saying “well, it ain’t Butiki’s” so I was very happy to just try a sample of this rather than stock up. So thank you for the sample, Cameron B! The black tea is rather small, though doesn’t quite look like CTC and I see two pieces of what should be orange going into the infuser. The brew is rather dark, as expected. Sadly, I’m not tasting much in the way of chocolate or orange. The second steep mainly tastes starchy and bready and I don’t think I overdid either steep. So I’m glad I’m not in love with this one, if Lupicia is closing. I’m surprised Lupicia can’t nail this one, as they are usually great at flavoring. I won’t miss it like I miss Three Friends… I do have some of that I’m hoarding.
Steep #1 // 1 teaspoon for a full mug // 16 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // 10 minutes after boiling // 3 minute steep

Cameron B.

I still haven’t found a chocolate-orange tea that I’ve liked enough to keep in my cupboard. Womp womp…

tea-sipper

Yeah, I can’t think of any great tasting chocolate orange teas either. I wonder if Anne has made one yet for 52Teas. If she has, I haven’t had it.

tea-sipper

Oh I just found Chocolate Orange Rooibos and Chocolate Orange Honeybush but who knows when those might be reblended. haha

Cameron B.

To be completely fair, I don’t often enjoy chocolate-flavored teas. So maybe I should just add orange to a naturally chocolaty black tea… ;)

tea-sipper

Yeah, that sounds like a reasonable idea.

Kawaii433

Here’s something kind of funny…

“@Cameron B. That says a lot coming from someone who has 1481 tasting notes (and @tea-sipper who has 2662).” was actually meant to go to this thread. That after all this time you have found a choc orange tea enough to keep on your cupboard.

It worked on the other thread too though :D.

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Cameron B.

I still haven’t found a chocolate-orange tea that I’ve liked enough to keep in my cupboard. Womp womp…

tea-sipper

Yeah, I can’t think of any great tasting chocolate orange teas either. I wonder if Anne has made one yet for 52Teas. If she has, I haven’t had it.

tea-sipper

Oh I just found Chocolate Orange Rooibos and Chocolate Orange Honeybush but who knows when those might be reblended. haha

Cameron B.

To be completely fair, I don’t often enjoy chocolate-flavored teas. So maybe I should just add orange to a naturally chocolaty black tea… ;)

tea-sipper

Yeah, that sounds like a reasonable idea.

Kawaii433

Here’s something kind of funny…

“@Cameron B. That says a lot coming from someone who has 1481 tasting notes (and @tea-sipper who has 2662).” was actually meant to go to this thread. That after all this time you have found a choc orange tea enough to keep on your cupboard.

It worked on the other thread too though :D.

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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.

Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
whisperingpinestea.com
justea.com
harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandala
verdanttea.com

Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas

My icon photo is Richard Mayhew from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey & Glenn Fabry.

Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!

I’m always in search of: Hattialli, Qu Hao black, Jin Jun Mei, teas using marshmallow root.

My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors

My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again

I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer… I have a dumb phone so can’t access internet on that. As of 12/20/21 my wifi might start getting unreliable.)

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