Chocolate Mint Flavored Black Tea

Another great tea! Without any sweetener or milk, this is delicious with great chocolate and mint flavors. I think Dan and other’s description of a liquid thin mint is just about right! This would be a great after dinner tea (even better if it were decaf).

When I first started drinking tea, I had come across a box of bagged chocolate mint oolong which I adored. That tea was delicious and really reminded me of Thin Mint cookies. But, I’ve since realized that putting an oolong in a bag (especially a regular teabag and not a pyramid one) is just not good practice so I won’t be buying those again.

Luckily, Frank just happened to have this tea in his permanent collection! I received my package today and knew that I just had to brew some up immediately. This tea is definitely more mint than chocolate, but the chocolate is still noticeable. I do think this is a great alternative to the bagged tea mentioned above…except this is better than I remember the other tea being. This is really delicious as a latte and I bet is great plain also.

Note to self: this would probably be amazing with a bit of chocolate syrup! Once again, Frank does it again! And the best part is I have another pouch of Frank’s infamous honeybush blends to try later tonight!

I was hoping this would be an Andes Mint in liquid form. :)

Actually it’s pretty pepperminty. Very herbaceous. I can detect the chocolate more in the aftertaste—making it more of an impression of chocolate, to me.

I think the flavors would be enhanced if prepared as a “milk tea”.

Eh this one is ok. I’ve had better and I’ve had worse. . .To me its got a different flavor- neither the mint nor the chocolate are really standing out. . .might need to give this one a go around a little later on. . .

Okay so I received this as a gift from AmazonV thanks AmazonV!:) I don’t totally hate this tea it’s not something I would ever purchase to drink but it’s not disgusting either.

The smell when I opened the envelope was amazing but I know from 52Teas Chocomate that smells can be deceiving! So I proceed to steep it up following the directions and the result is a very dark liquor it’s quite nice looking the taste isn’t what I was expecting after reading others reviews comparing this to girl scout thin mints while I am more of a Caramel Delights kinda gal myself I thought what the heck!?!

The flavor allows you to still taste the tea base which is a plus (to me) but the chocolate and mint just don’t pack enough punch to balance out the black tea base.

While I am not a huge Adagio fan I would rather drink cocomint green tea by Adagio than this. Or H&S chocolate mint. I guess I am still on my quest to find a 52Teas tea that I adore. Thanks Again AmazonV! It’s not a total loss my son is enjoying it iced with milk, sweetener, and crushed ice.

I had a cup of this last night. Another tea from teaequalsbliss thank so so much! Dry this smells like black tea with alot of chocolate and some peppermint. I steeped this up. And this I’s a good tea,I can taste the black tea with some chocolate and peppermint,I just would have preferred more chocolate. This is a good tea though.

Steep Information:
Amount: 3 tsp
Additives: none
Water: filtered boiling
Tool: Cast Iron Teapot with Mesh basket strainer
Steep Time: a little over 4 minutes
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: Andes Mints
Steeped Tea Smell: Junior Mints
Flavor: mint, hint of chocolate
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: bitter tea, the only time the black tea makes an appearance
Liquor: dark brown, slight red tint

I was expecting liquid girl scout thin mint cookies based off other reviews. I got mint tea. Perhaps I need to try a shorter steep and cream and sugar next time? I am so disappointed I am not sure I am even willing to give it a next time.

Both MilitiaJim and Bobbie also soundly rejected this tea and wanted nothing to do with it.

Post-Steep Additives: German rock sugar
Changes the profile to that of black tea followed by a bitter mint, chocolate is more pronounced.
The sugar makes this a different tea but not much better of a tea.

images: http://amazonv.blogspot.com/2010/03/52teas-loose-leaf-black-tea-chocolate.html

I just got this in the mail today with three other 52 teas, and I couldn’t wait. Brewed it and sat down to drink and was a little ambivalent. It isn’t a bad tea. I liked it, but I didn’t get much in the way of a chocolate flavor.

In the bag, the smell was overwhelming. Very chocolating, very minty. My husband said it reminded him of mint ice cream.

But the chocolate flavor just didn’t stand up to the brewing. I’m not sure if I just didn’t get much of the chocolate goodness in that first teaspoon or if boiling water was inappropriate. Adding milk gave it a faintly coffee aftertaste. It wasn’t bitter, it just sort of tasted like mint coffee.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Last night I had mint gelato, this morning I had this wonderful tea. They both tasted the same. I love this stuff.

At first, there was some sort of buttery/honey/vanilla note that seemed strongest to me, along with the mint and chocolate. But I got used to it and liked it. I usually make my cup with 2 or 2 and 1/2 teaspoons of tea with some stevia. I like it sweetened the best but it isn’t bad plain. The mint and chocolate seem well-balanced. As I get through the bag, things are evening out, so maybe I got a dollop of honeybush or vanilla by accident. Good tea!

Because chocolate mint tea is a flavour I enjoy, I stocked up on two pouches. I agree with other reviews that it is more mint with a whiff of cacao nibs. I don’t hate it but wanted more chocolate. I definitely recommend trying this; a lovely choice for people who like subtlety in flavoured tea.