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First Colony Coffee and Tea

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Gunpowder Green from First Colony Coffee and Tea
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Chocolate Mint from First Colony Coffee and Tea
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Chocolate Mint from First Colony Coffee and Tea
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Chocolate Mint from First Colony Coffee and Tea
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Enjoying this on Day #1 of a four-day weekend. Yes, I’m still in my pjs and will be for a while yet.

Chocolate teas, in my opinion, tend to be hit or miss. This one is not only a hit, but a win! It tastes like you’ve brewed a cup of black tea and dropped an Andes chocolate mint into it. It’s also one of the few black teas I’ve drank that doesn’t suffer from being over-steeped, or from being brewed with not-boiling water (which makes it an ideal, just-woke-up-and-have-no-mental-capacity tea). This is a tea that I would happily purchase again, and will most likely do so next time I’m at Jungle Jim’s.

Chocolate Mint from First Colony Coffee and Tea
85
Gunpowder Green from First Colony Coffee and Tea
83
Gunpowder Green from First Colony Coffee and Tea
83
Gunpowder Green from First Colony Coffee and Tea
83
Gunpowder Green from First Colony Coffee and Tea
83
Gunpowder Green from First Colony Coffee and Tea
83
Gunpowder Green from First Colony Coffee and Tea
83
Gunpowder Green from First Colony Coffee and Tea
83
Gunpowder Green from First Colony Coffee and Tea
83
Gunpowder Green from First Colony Coffee and Tea
83
Gunpowder Green from First Colony Coffee and Tea
83

I bought a bag of this at one of the stores in Colonial Williamsburg. I wasn’t expecting much, but it’s pretty good. The dry leaves smell sweet. I put three or four teaspoons of it into the easy gaiwan and steeped it for 30 seconds in 180°F water. The tea tastes sweet, a little smokey, and maybe a bit fruity and buttery. It has a nice, full flavor. After the first cup, it seemed to get a little stronger. It’s more smokey and meaty, and less sweet and fruity.