Oh My Edward! - Vampire Brew

Thank you to Rachel for sending me a sampling of this to try.

I am not a Twilight fan. I think that Robert Pattinson made a better looking wizard than he does a vampire. And… if I were a Twilight fan I think I’d probably be on team Jacob. but… that being said, I AM a fan of Rachel’s tea blends!

The aroma of this tea is very intriguing. I can smell the orange, the chocolate and the rum. The orange flavor is very well pronounced here, sweet and juicy. The chocolate is yummy, and the rum seems to bring out both the flavors of the orange and chocolate very well… it’s a great accent to this blend.

I like it. Go Team Rachel!

Thanks Rachel for sending me so many wonderful teas. I am finally getting back around to trying more of them. The name of this made me grab it tonight. I’ve been watching Vampire Diaries season 1 all day and thought this would be a good way to enjoy the show.

The blood orange in this scared me a bit, but it plays a small part in the flavor of this blend. The CHOCOLATE is the biggest part I taste. Mmmmm chocolate. There is just a bit of rum goodness in the background.

Another winner from Rachel!

Dry Leaf Mixture Smells like orange and a bit like an adult beverage…I’m intrigued by this aroma.

This is another Rachel Blend. YAY!

As it infuses…POW!!!!!! Chocolate! Chocolate!? WOW! There’s CHOCOLATE in here!? Neat…

It ‘brews’ up to a reddish brown color. I can smell black tea, blood orange, and chocolate. There is ‘something’ else there…MUST be the rum!!!!

The taste…the Blood orange hits you first. I wonder what percentage it is!?

It’s tart but quickly fades into the other flavors, thankfully. There is a rummy-likeness to it next. I’m having a hard time finding the chocolate but I KNOW it’s there…maybe moreso in the aroma…

Ah!!!! There it is…if you take a quicker sip as it cools and once it hits towards the back of your mouth before the swallow you can taste a neat Blood Orange and Chocolate combo…yeah. Okay…cool…I’m diggin’ this.

At first I thought it would be too tart but like I said that tartiness fades a bit and goes into other flavors. As this cools a little I am liking it more. I am looking forward to trying this iced as well…for now my rating is solely based on the hot cuppa. A very creative blend. It’s growing on me more and more. I think it’s tasty and risky…kind of like Edward!? Hum…maybe. I mean, I’m not gaga over Edward but the actual character traits fit this bill, I suppose.

Neat stuff! Give it a chance!!!!

So I was really scared to try because I don’t like chocolate flavored teas and I don’t like the combination of oranges and chocolate, but I was in the mood for something weird tonight so I figured I would give it a shot!!!

The dry leaves are very pretty lots of chunks of fruit and such. When the tea is steeping it smells very much of chocolate with a hint of orange. The tea itself was a very bright orangey color.

I was pleasantly surprised by the taste of this tea. It has a tart orange flavor with an aftertaste of chocolate. I made a pot of this and ended up enjoying 3 small cups and putting the rest of the pot in the fridge to try this tea iced. I don’t think I can do this tea all the time but it was perfect for my current mood!!!

Backlogging I got some of this from TeaEqualsBliss thank you very much. I mostly taste orange and tartness with abit of chocolate and black tea. This is good tea, but abit more tart then I prefer and of course more chocolate would be nice to.