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Dark Forest Blend from The Jasmine Pearl Tea Merchants
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I was at Whole foods tonight and I noticed they seem to have changed their bulk tea selection so they have more stuff by the Jasmine Pearl and less by the Silk Road and others – I don’t know if this is an improvement or not but of course I had to pick a few things to try.

This stuff is interesting, it was meant to be a coffee substitute which makes it nice for the evening. I am definitely picking up on the cacao as well as a strong cinnamon element. When you add soymilk to it, it reminds me of a Mexican hot chocolate. There is also a LOT of cinnamon in here. The blend is a little strong for me so I am wondering how this would be mixed in with some regular black tea, although I do not have any plain decaffeinated tea at the moment. This was ok but I doubt I will need to get anymore.

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Comments

Michelle
Michelle 2012-08-16 00:55:57 -0400

I didn’t know Whole Foods had a bulk tea section!

Amy oh
Amy oh 2012-08-16 00:57:52 -0400

Not all of them do, but mine does. :D

Michelle
Michelle 2012-08-16 01:06:25 -0400

Aha! I don’t usually go there, but I should take a look :)

Scott B
Scott B 2012-08-16 01:10:08 -0400

I can’t even resist bagged teas like PG Tips and Yorkshire Gold-I’d probably get into trouble at Whole Foods.

Michelle
Michelle 2012-08-16 01:12:46 -0400

Haha! I’ve never actually tried either one of those, but I’ve heard good things about both!

momo
momo 2012-08-16 01:31:40 -0400

Yeah I’m glad the one by me doesn’t have bulk tea, but I did see some at one much further north. They had a giant barrel of green mate for awhile at the one in my neighborhood and that was it.

Amy oh
Amy oh 2012-08-16 01:42:32 -0400

I wasn’t a big fan of Yorkshire Gold, don’t know if I’ve ever had PG Tips…

CupofTree
CupofTree 2012-08-16 10:15:20 -0400

love whole foods tea selection! can’t go to many other places for tea in south florida. PG Tips is great also.

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