For some reason, I couldn’t think about anything but tea on the bus home from work. I think it’s because I have a headache, and I know tea (or caffiene, maybe…) will help to make it better. Anyway, I actually tried this for the first time yesterday, and only remembered just now. Safe to say, though, it’s the best chocolate tea I’ve tried so far.
Dry, it smells just like a Terry’s Chocolate Orange. The black tea leaves are soft and slightly downy, and range from golden to a chocolatey brown. I can see pieces of marshamllow root, orange zest and chocolate chips interspersed generously. Brewed, the scent is similar. It’s definitely still chocolate orange, which is a relief. After the divine scent of the dry leaves, I’d have felt let down if it had been lacklustre at this point! It’s not, though. Far from it, and anything but. It tastes just as it smells, with the chocolate, orange and marshmallow each contributing equally to the taste, and harmonising with the others. This is such an aptly named tea — the flavours really are three friends here. The base tea is wonderful, too. It’s smooth, and slightly malty, and it makes for a great accord with the other flavours. When I’ve got a tea like this, I don’t really need real chocolate!
