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Green Tea by American Tea Room
Sweet and refreshing, Coco de Menthe is fantastic hot or iced. Leafy green peppermint and chocolate-brown roasted green tealeaves yield a delightfully robust, palate-cleansing, cooling minty flavor that’s grounded by earthy green tea notes and a teasing hint of velvety dark chocolate. Like the flavor, the aftertaste is smooth, minty and lightly roasty. Enjoy Coco de Menthe as an afternoon pick-me-up or an after-dinner drink. If desired, pair with creamy, chocolaty, fruity or vanilla desserts. This tea is certified USDA organic.
I am a fan of mint green teas, so this one is just the ticket. The chocolate notes are light, just barely there and that is fine with me because I am in for the mint and green. This steeps up pretty dark, looks more like an oolong but the green tea is there. After smelling this dry, it gives off exactly the same aroma while steeping. It is a very refreshing tea.
And what an exciting day, I got to add a tea that had not been reviewed!
PS Thanks to QuiltGuppy for another fine tea sample!
Open the package, stick your nose in, inhale, and you will think you’ve eaten dessert. The steeped brew is a bit more earthy than that – strongly minty with mild cacao, not at all sweet, which I love. I tried it with cream and sugar, which I specifically didn’t like; this tea doesn’t become more decadent when treated like a dessert tea… Well, not exactly. Feeling adventuresome, I steeped this tea in whole milk and added some homemade hot chocolate, and oh my word! Wow! I and all my guests enjoyed it the entire rainy night! I can’t keep enough on hand this winter! Perhaps a strange way to treat such good quality tea, but it’s a household favorite with all my teens!
