KiwiDelight

Teavana now sells this tea. I had to buy two more ounces after I saw they put it back on the website months after they removed it (also, free shipping!).

The dry leaf looks pretty: the rooibos is browned because of the chocolate, of which there are tiny pieces, and there are rather large pieces of banana walnut. The aroma smells strongly of banana and chocolate. Even though I can tell that some flavoring was added, I love it! This is one tea I love smelling from the tin every time I brew a cup. The liquor is dark red. The flavor is medium-bodied. I can’t taste the rooibos (or the nuts, come to think of it); the chocolate and banana notes overshadow the base, but this is OK by me. In general, I love the combination of banana and chocolate. This is a delicious chocolate-banana tea. Perfect for dessert.

2013-03-15 17:05:20 -0400

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What fascinates me about tea is its complexity – the history, the manufacturing processes, the influence on cultures, and so on. Even though it’s been well more than a year since tea has become my passion/obsession, I’m still a newb. I namely want to explore the world of Chinese teas.

The only teas I know for certain that I truly dislike are fruity tisanes. I love Japanese greens (sencha, kukicha, and matcha are yummmmm) and chocolatey teas. My favorite herbal tisane is peppermint. Cold-brewed teas I’ve come to like: plain red rooibos, hibiscus, and chai.

I’m a grad school student studying Nonfiction writing. I want to be a science writer because writing is awesome and science is awesome. I like animals, colors, astronomy and cosmology, exercising, and writing and reading.