Picked up a sample of this one and Scary Christmas, as they were the only two from the Nightmare Before Christmas fandom set that I hadn’t tried yet. They’re both chocolate teas, which is why I left them out of my initial sampling, not being a fan of chocolate flavoring.

This tastes less weird than it sounds. It’s a mix of chocolate mint rooibos, strawberry black tea, and hazelnut berry puerh. I’m not generally a big fan of mint with berries, especially in tea, where the mint is generally much stronger than it would be in, say, a fruit salad with a bit of mint added in. But this is mostly chocolate to me, like a Tootsie Roll with a bit of mint in it. I do get a touch of the strawberry, but mostly it’s fake chocolate and mint.

Fine, but not my preference.

Flavors: Alcohol, Artificial, Candy, Chocolate, Menthol, Mint, Peppermint, Strawberry, Sweet

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 3 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML
Sofia Vaz

the idea of a rooibos and mint concoction absolutely turns my stomach…. yuck

MadHatterTeaReview

You lost me at “Tootsie Roll with mint.”

"Youngest"

This sounds diabolical

Cameron B.

LMAO it’s so funny how everyone is disgusted by the idea of this tea! XD Honestly I expected it to be worse than it was, given the ingredients.

@MadHatter chocolate flavoring often reminds me of Tootsie Rolls.

Martin Bednář

No idea what Tootsie Rolls are, but it sounds probably too weird to me. If offered, I would try it; but it doesn’t like something I would buy for myself. Maybe as a sample…

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Sofia Vaz

the idea of a rooibos and mint concoction absolutely turns my stomach…. yuck

MadHatterTeaReview

You lost me at “Tootsie Roll with mint.”

"Youngest"

This sounds diabolical

Cameron B.

LMAO it’s so funny how everyone is disgusted by the idea of this tea! XD Honestly I expected it to be worse than it was, given the ingredients.

@MadHatter chocolate flavoring often reminds me of Tootsie Rolls.

Martin Bednář

No idea what Tootsie Rolls are, but it sounds probably too weird to me. If offered, I would try it; but it doesn’t like something I would buy for myself. Maybe as a sample…

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Hi, I’m Cameron!

I’m a 30-something software engineer currently living in Austin, Texas with my husband and our two pugs, Gobo and Ume. I tend to cycle between my different hobbies, and they include piano, knitting, video games, board games, miniature painting, planners, bento, Korean skincare, and – of course – TEA! But really, what I’m best at is “collecting” hobby-related things… ;)

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I prefer my tea lukewarm or at room temperature and without milk or sugar. I steep Western style, and fluctuate between using big mugs or small teapots depending on the season.

I am always up for a swap! Just let me know if you’d like to try something in my cupboard.

Tea Preferences:
I enjoy both flavored and unflavored teas in many forms. These days, I drink mostly flavored teas, and I tend to gravitate most toward black, green, oolong, and herbal varieties. I do have a special fondness for straight Japanese green teas, however.

I do not sweeten my teas, and pre-sweetened teas are usually too sweet for me. I also do not enjoy stevia.

I tend to reach for fruitier flavors rather than desserty ones these days, but I do have favorites from both categories. Willing to try anything once! There are a few ingredients/flavors that aren’t generally my jam, such as coconut, rose, lavender, and chocolate flavoring. But I also have teas that I love with some of those things, too! :)

Favorite Companies:
3 Leaf
Bird & Blend
Dammann Frères
Harney & Sons
Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms
Lupicia
Old Barrel Tea Co
Simpson & Vail
Taiwan Tea Crafts
TeaVivre

Tea Rating Scale:
90-100: Outstanding! Permanent cupboard resident
80-89: Great – a possible staple
70-79: Good, but I wouldn’t buy it
60-69: It’s decent
50-59: Meh… I may or may not have finished the cup
40-49: Ick. Couldn’t finish it.
00-39: Repulsive, I spat it out

I will sometimes refrain from rating a tea if I feel I’m too biased due to my personal dislikes, or if I suspect the sample has been compromised by age or scent contamination.

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