One of their single flavor teas, which, honestly, I think are not their strong suit. In the bag it smells like tootsie rolls, like most chocolate teas do. In the cup, it smells more like chocolate cake, which makes me sad because it mostly just smells like it; it tastes like black tea with just a literal whiff of chocolate.
Leaves are small and compact, and don’t grow or unfold too much while brewing. It’s a decent black tea and would probably go well with milk and sugar, but last time I tried this one (and also the one from Harney & Sons which is similar), it didn’t bring out the chocolate much.
I think I’m learning that three minutes is definitely not long enough for any tea to brew to my tastes! I like a strong brew. This is three minutes, still too hot to drink; it gets much longer if you let it sit until it’s a comfortable drinking temp.
I wonder if chocolate teas might do better with cocoa powder or actual chocolate pieces rather than trying to use artificial chocolate flavor; I think that’s why they smell like tootsie rolls and don’t taste like much. Not much real chocolate.
Final verdict? Eh. Cocoa exists, and tea exists, but I haven’t yet been convinced they need to be combined.
Another Cup Of Tea 