15131 Tasting Notes
I wasn’t sure what to expect with this tea – it’s only my second chocolate tea and the other was David’s Tea – Read my lips. What i love about this tea? It’s a totally different beast than the David’s tea! I was a little worried that they’d be too similar but where Read my Lips is all about the minty after taste that leaves me wanting more, this is a more subtle tea with more of the chocolate coming through. Overall a really nice tea for this evening.
Preparation
This is a really nice tea though not quite what I expected when I brewed it. I’d really like to try it cold to see how the flavours change. For this morning, this is a great tea. I’m on the verge of getting sick, or at least my throat appears to be telling me that. I have gradually been figuring out that I’m not a fan of rooibos but in this tea the rooibos is so light that I don’t mind it.
Preparation
My first tea from Verdant and a nice change from the flavoured teas that I’ve been trying lately. These teas make me wish I was set up to brew gong fu style. Love the smell that comes off this tea – cocoa and warm bread. I won’t do this tea justice with my descriptions so I won’t even try. I’m looking forward to multiple steeps of this to run through the flavours.
Preparation
You can use mugs as gaiwans easily. The instructions are on Verdant’s website. I always check the brewing instructions there anyway for each tea before I go wild later on my own. I’ve brewed in tumbler glasses, glass bowls, etc. Just need a strainer and that’s all.
Mmmm my first tea from the Persimmon Tree! I don’t usually enjoy vanilla flavoured teas but the vanilla taste in this tea is very well balanced. I think now that i’ve had a chance to delight in a number of teas I’m going to have to go back and re-rank them all heh.
This is exactly why I keep it in my cupboard too!
….great iced tea and even better not spending the 5$ at starbucks for them to make it heh