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drank Chocolate Phoenix Chai by Verdant Tea
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Wow this is one deliciously beautiful tea!! It did brew up a lot weaker than I was expecting, but the taste is stronger than I was expecting from something that pale. I mostly get cardamon, and not really chocolate. I used the whole packet from Incendiare, but maybe this tea requires a larger amount since the leaves are so big and long??

It’s tasty, but not really what I think of when I hear chocolate chai.
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Fjellrev
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I gave enough for one serving, and that is how it tastes to me too. I intentionally overleafed one time just to see what would happen and the cardamom was just amped up even more. No chocolate to be expected here.

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That’s good then, as I might have overleafed were there more in the baggie. It was tasty enough, but the description led me to believe I would get a much more complex and rich taste, and I didn’t get that. I may re-adjust the rating a little higher, but I think it is a little more hype that what I got.

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Yeah, this is basically just a cardamom marigold tea, not what I’d really call a (masala) chai. I’m going to have to experiment and mix it with others. As much as I love cardamom, you’re right, it’s not complex and rich enough.

Plunkybug
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What’s the name of the place in Edmonton? I might force DH to go there and get a chai on my behalf. :P

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Fjellrev
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I gave enough for one serving, and that is how it tastes to me too. I intentionally overleafed one time just to see what would happen and the cardamom was just amped up even more. No chocolate to be expected here.

Plunkybug
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That’s good then, as I might have overleafed were there more in the baggie. It was tasty enough, but the description led me to believe I would get a much more complex and rich taste, and I didn’t get that. I may re-adjust the rating a little higher, but I think it is a little more hype that what I got.

Fjellrev
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Yeah, this is basically just a cardamom marigold tea, not what I’d really call a (masala) chai. I’m going to have to experiment and mix it with others. As much as I love cardamom, you’re right, it’s not complex and rich enough.

Plunkybug
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What’s the name of the place in Edmonton? I might force DH to go there and get a chai on my behalf. :P

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I generally like a lot of tea. I do find I have a preference for flavored over unflavoured, but I do love a good straight tea as well.

Likes are too hard, since there are a lot. Dislikes are easier, so here they are…

Hibiscus. Blech. I can tolerate a little, depending on the brew, like Berry Good from Davids and Ruby Pie from Butiki…but in general, it’s too tart and too strong for me.

Licorice. Anything that remotely resembles licorice is out too, so that includes fennel and anise. Yuck, yuck, yuck.

Florals. I’m cool with petals in the tea to make them look pretty (except rose), and I’m cool with teas like oolongs having a floral note, but strong florals can give me migraines. Rose and jasmine are the biggest offenders. This is one where it can vary on the blend, as I can handle Teavivre’s Peach Jasmine Dragon Pearl tea because there is very little jasmine actually detectable in it.

Rooibos is hit or miss. I can do some, but not others. I handle green better than red, and honeybush better than rooibos.

My ratings don’t have a particular scale or method, and may on occasion contradict themselves, but I’m honestly not fussed about that. Sometimes I don’t even rate at all.

Um, I have an extensive wishlist. It is both a list of things I want to get again, and things I want to try. If you are sending me something, and you want to know which is which, I’ll tell you via PM.

Yes, I do trades…usually on request though. See something you want to try in my cupboard? Just shoot me a message and I’ll see what I can do!

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