Tea type
Pu'erh Tea
Ingredients
Cocoa Nibs, Pu Erh Tea
Flavors
Chocolate, Creamy, Earth, Sweet, Apple, Caramel, Smooth, Cocoa, Autumn Leaf Pile, Maple, Molasses, Moss, Mushrooms, Nutty, Walnut, Broth, Dark Bittersweet, Dark Chocolate, Dark Wood, Musty, Cacao, Malt
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Caffeine
High
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by Shae
Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 2 min, 0 sec 6 g 7 oz / 211 ml

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  • “I was excited about the prospect of a really dark tea with some chocolatey notes from the cocoa nibs, but I’m just getting musty/fishiness. I did 2 rinses, but I’m still getting a mustiness, and no...” Read full tasting note
  • “Thanks so much for allowing me to try this one, Kawaii433! I love the name. To be honest, I don’t love WP’s Ontario pu-erh base for this one. Ontario is GOOD, but not one of my favorite dark...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Upping this puppy from 90 to 93. I already wrote a review of my gongu experiences but today I had 2 tsps in 8 oz, 3 min and then 5 min second steep. It is so good. A clean, yummy pu-erh with cocoa...” Read full tasting note
    90
  • “Since my recent cocoa nib awakening, I have been obsessed and, in turn, delighted with the sweet, creamy, chocolate flavors I have found that they impart. This tea falls right in line with all of...” Read full tasting note
    94

From Whispering Pines Tea Company

An ode to the art of fermentation! Art of Darkness consists of two simple ingredients: 2013 Ontario 1357 Shou Pu-erh and high quality fair trade and organic cocoa nibs sourced from Ecuador! I blended these two ingredients with the perfect balance to create a smooth, nutty, chocolaty tea that truly shows the gorgeous characteristics of both the pu-erh and the cocoa nibs!

The aroma and the taste both begin on the lighter side, and as each steep progresses, richer cocoa and nutty notes come to the front. The taste is smooth and sweet with a clean raw cocoa note present throughout the sip. Experience the essence of what happens when mother nature and mankind create the unique art of controlled fermentation. Journey through the Art of Darkness.

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Ingredients: 2013 Ontario 1357 Shou Pu-erh & Ethiopian cocoa nibs

https://whisperingpinestea.com/products/art-of-darkness

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Whispering Pines Tea Company is dedicated to bringing you the most original, pure, beautiful tea blends. We use only the highest quality ingredients available to create additive-free teas teas inspired by the pristine wilderness of Northern Michigan. Our main focus is on customer satisfaction and quality.

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266 tasting notes

Gongfu brewed this tea is very unique as it is the first chocolate puerh which I can honestly say is really good. The light bodied puerh base blends nicely with the raw Cocoa Nibs with a smooth chocolate flavor that matches the “gongfu curve” of the puerh nicely. Along with the puerh stuffed mandarin oranges, this is the only other flavored puerh that I find good enough to reorder.

Preparation
Boiling

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15019 tasting notes

Pulled this one out again today as i wanted some puerh but wasn’t up for 10+ sessions. With this one i can do 1-3 and still feel like i’ve given the tea a chance to be. I enjoy this tea – a nice blend of shou and cocoa…as it cools, it becomes even more of a hot chocolate like cup of tea.

kristinalee

This sounds pretty good, and I’m not usually big on flavored teas. But something mixed well with chocolate sounds intriguing…

Sil

it’s more puerh than flavoured tea to me, but i seem to be in the minority a little on this one

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1184 tasting notes

Love the darkness to this tea. It is perfect for those mornings without much sleep and need something sweet but not fake sweet, but also earthy. Everyone has those mornings right?!

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1758 tasting notes

This is good tea. If memory serves me the puerh base of this is the 2012 Huron Gold Needle. The puerh tea component of this is sweet with little in the way of bitterness. The cacao component gives a nice chocolaty taste to the puerh. They mix well. What surprised me about this is that there was a strong chocolate note from the cacao even in the tenth steep. I expected chocolate for only the first few infusions but the chocolate lasted well into the tenth steep.

I steeped this ten times in a 120ml gaiwan with 10.1g leaf and boiling water. I gave it a 10 second rinse and a 10 minute rest. I steeped it for 5 sec, 5 sec, 7 sec, 10 sec, 15 sec, 20 sec, 25 sec, 30 sec, 45 sec, and 1 min.

Flavors: Chocolate, Earth, Sweet

Preparation
Boiling 10 g 4 OZ / 120 ML
Whispering Pines Tea Company

The base on this is the 2013 Ontario 1357…but keep an eye out for a new blend like this coming soon with the 2012 Huron Gold Needle and vanilla :)

tea123

Is there actual chocolate in this tea?

AllanK

Cocoa nibs

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1704 tasting notes

Sip down of the little I had of this. The cocoa nibs fell to the bottom of the bag and dominated the cup. It was quite lovely. I also really like it cooler. My earlier reviews pretty much some up what I think of this tea.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 0 min, 15 sec 1 tsp 3 OZ / 88 ML

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526 tasting notes

I love being the first to review!

This is the Autumn 2015 version. I want to start with saying I am highly picky of blends and flavored tea (whole traditionalist thinking). However, this brew definitely made the cut. I woke up especially early, and my house does not heat well. So, it was freezing in here. I had no where to be for some time, and I was in dire need of some warming up, so this came to mind. I wanted hot coco, but I wanted tea. I picked this out and tore open the package. I was smashed in the face with the scent of the best Recees Pieces in the world! I couldn’t help but think of Trick or Treating. I was pretty excited to try this out. I warmed up my gaiwan and placed a generous amount in. The warmed leaves made for a sharp and deep dark cacao scent. This scent was thick, syrupy, and slight malted. I washed the leaves (and nibs) once to prepare for brewing. The steeped leaves lightened to a warm milk chocolate and nougat. This was a smooth and creamy sensation. I could still take in a light malty note, and I also noted a cherry cordial in the background. The flavor is sensational! This is perfect for cold October mornings. The sip begins with a creamy chocolate and nut flavor, and then it moves more into the wooded and malt tones. There is a sweet almost huigan aftertaste. This brew tastes just like a more higher quality chocolate bar. The liquor even smells like butterfingers and hot coco. As the steeping continues, the brew becomes slightly bitter and a pleasant sour tone appears. Also, a fermented flavor comes to be in the late steep sessions. I noted some nice focused head qi in the last steepings. This feeling was nice, considering I don’t usually get much from Shou. The best part is that a nice chocolate tone follows you throughout the entire session. The brew becomes lighter and tapers off quickly. The color of the liquor seemed to just drop to a pale watered orange at about the sixth or seventh steep. I believe I can avoid this next time by adding more leaves. The nibs are heavier than the leaves, so it tips the scales a bit in brewing. This was a wonderful session, and I will be definitely be sharing this to my winter lovers.

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Flavors: Cacao, Chocolate, Cocoa, Creamy, Dark Chocolate, Malt, Nutty, Smooth

Preparation
Boiling 0 min, 45 sec 7 g 3 OZ / 100 ML
Sil

jealous!

Haveteawilltravel

You should get some ;)

Sil

Hoping to. i REALLY don’t need more tea for a while yet but a friend is going to see about adding an ounce to her order heh

Haveteawilltravel

You could always need more tea. This is also a puerh base, so it won’t expire…

Sil

haha i see what you’re doing there

Haveteawilltravel

me? psh… I have no idea what you’re talking about ;)

TheTeaFairy

I have the cardamom version of this tea, but….this new version is slowly but surely making its way to Canada!! Hopefully it’ll be here on Monday so I can nom the hell out of it :-)

Haveteawilltravel

You’ll love it. It’s amazing, one of my favorite cold morning brews.

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