Read My Lips

Normally chocolate teas I’ve tried have a bitter aftertaste or an oily feel when swallowed, but not so with this one! This was absolutely gorgeous. It was given to me as a gift and I’m utterly stunned. I’ll be buying more of this when I see it! the mint isn’t at all overpowering though it is noticeable. If you like a nice mint black tea, this is a good one. Everything comes together so nicely in this – the vanilla, the mint, the chocolate. A win!

I first had this tea as a “take away tea” while purusing the selections at DavidsTea… I was in a rush to get to work and I have a feeling it was over steeped, but this tea has potential…

Second Tasting (yes, I was intrigued enough to purchase a 50g bag to take home): This tea is steeping beside me and I am taken back to Christmas’ baking mint fudge brownies and other spice chocolate delights. I can’t wait for it to cool enough to sip as I expect to be wowed!

Not overly keen, but it is still note worthy enough for me to consider a tin of the stuff the next time I am in the store…

This is really tastes more like mint and very unlike the great chocolate smell I got when I first opened the container. But all in all I really like it! For more please read: http://wifeywoman.teatra.de/

I had this on Saturday. Lovely! I really love the chocolate-mint combination. Very decadent, went very well with the macaron and ginger cookies. YUM.

Oh my God, this tea. I only got 10 grams to start…I didn’t think I’d like it. In fact, I was sure I wouldn’t like it, but since it’s so very popular, I figured I needed to at least give it a try. You see, I don’t like chocolate. It’s okay, but I don’t go crazy for it like most girls.

At first sip, I immediately regretted not buying more. It was a matter of days before I ran out and I was so very sad. It was love at first sip, the way everything worked together…so very yummy. I could see why it is everyone’s favourite. But for me, it satisfies my sweet tooth without being overly chocolatey.

My wife and I celebrated Valentine’s Day on Sunday to try and avoid the crowds a bit, but she braved the crowds of the local mall to take me to DavidsTea and buy one of their adorable love tins with 40 g of Read My Lips and four chocolates with Read My Lips-infused middles. Best Valentine’s Day gift ever!

I’m so glad the Sweet Indulgences set came with a bit of this. I don’t think I would have ever picked it out on my own.

This was a home-run for me. I didn’t really read the ingredients before brewing a cup – I just knew it was a chocolate tea with cute little red candy lips, so when I tasted it I was surprised by the minty taste. It was a great surprise, as the flavor instantly reminded me of Thin Mint cookies. The chocolate is present, but not overwhelming, making this a nice middle-of-the-day tea. Super satisfying, and I’d consider buying more.

This is a good mix of mint, chocolate and cinnamon. I’d say that the mint is the strongest flavour.

I did not expect to like this tea when it came in the DavidsTea Chocolate Box. I wanted chocolate, gosh darn it, not peppermint! The Red Velvet Cake had all the red pieces I wanted; what was this one about?

But I was wrong. It was love at first smell. I expected to overwhelmed by peppermint. But I wasn’t. There was an awesome balance of chocolate, mint, and some abstract “spice” scent I couldn’t quite put my finger on. I had to try it.

Let me tell you, the taste is even better than the smell. Again, everything was so well-balanced that the mint, while certainly present, did not overpower everything else, like I find it does with most other peppermint flavored teas. It’s sweet, minty, chocolatey, vanilla-y TEA. And you can taste every element of it. One of my new favorite teas.

Scent: mmmm… chocolate! Unlike other chocolate teas I’ve tried the scent doesn’t remind me of liquid candy. It does smell pretty sweet though… the best way I can describe it is thin mint girl scout cookies with a dash of maple syrup.

Flavour: wow… this is incredible! They managed to balance the chocolate and peppermint perfectly so neither would be overwhelming. The chocolate flavour is dark rather than sweet (yum!), and the mint complements it with a fresh, cool aftertaste. One of my problems with chocolate teas is that they tend to be sickeningly sweet but Read My Lips is an exception, props to whoever came up with this concoction!

I can see myself drinking this black tea year round, especially when I get a craving for sweets. Looks like my tea cupboard has a new long term resident… I’m stocking up on this one!

Now this is a tea I enjoy with mint! I believe it is because mint is not the primary flavor. It blends nicely with chocolate and somewhat reminds me of Andes Mints! Now that I have that out of my system, I am going to enjoy this tea while working on statistics.

This may have been one of the very first Davidstea blends I ever tried. I would be heartbroken if they ever discontinued it. I feel that it is a perfect mix of everything I love, chocolate, mint, and of course it is black tea, which is my ultimate favorite for any dessert-y teas.

It’s the tea I like to gift to anyone new to loose leaf, because it is not only amazingly delicious but it’s also super cute, what with all those little red lips.

It only just occurred to me now that I can probably stop looking out for the perfect chocolate mint tea, because duh you guys, it has been sitting on my tea shelf for like three years!!

Oh descriptions… how you’ve fooled me once again. I brewed this up out of a sampler set I bought from DAVIDs – the Sweet Indulgence one to be precise – and I was expecting more than I got, as the case seems to always go.

I enjoyed the mint I could barely taste but I had no feeling of chocolate or warmth. It only tasted like, well, like a normal bland cup of tea with a hint of mint. Out of all the chocolate teas I have tried, I would not say it is the worst but it definitely leaves more to the imagination than what exists in it. I would not buy a tin of it but the small samples I have I will keep on hand.

Tea vibes:

Stacey: It’s minty and chocolatey, that’s for sure. Any lip vibe? Not really. I don’t get the whole “more reliable than sex” part. It’s not more reliable! [Brooke: hehe] I don’t taste too much peppercorn, if any at all. On the other hand, I’ve had this tea a bunch of times and every time I’ve enjoyed it. I’ve never regretted a sip. If you’re a fan of those minty-chocolate candies then you’ll like it. 8/10

Brooke: This whole tea is like that mint. It’s minty, you like it, you bite down and taste chocolate and are confused, you chew, you swallow. It’s nice! Not like sex, though. No. And the little lips in the loose tea flakes are cute- a super sweet little touch. The loose leaf smells amazing, too. Couldn’t really get the vanilla but I did get a little hint of peppercorn spice at the end! I’d give it a 7/10. It’s not bad, it’s simple, smart, and delicious.

Read the rest here: http://teaconnoisseurs.wordpress.com/2012/12/24/read-my-lips/

I usually don’t dig anything spicy or anything mint chocolate, but I was a fan of this.

It also probably had to do with the Kahlua I slipped into my mug. What? It’s the holidays, I’m allowed to relax.

(Boiling water, 4mins.)

One of my absolute favorite teas. Winter mornings in Winnipeg are pretty much the inner circle of hell as far as I’m concerned, and this tea is my favorite way to make them seem more bearable. The peppermint and peppercorns give a very cozy, warm sensation.

This tea is so delicious. I love drinking it on a cold winter night because of the mint and chocolate combination however I also enjoy it in the summer as well. I usually hate teas containing chocolate so it says something that I enjoy this one.

I like that this chocolate mint tea is mainly mint. Chocolate can typically overpower everything else, but it seems everything else including the chocolate would rather take subtle roles. I would have passed this tea off as yet another novelty tea if it wasn’t for that.

I did sweeten this tea a little with a quarter teaspoon of rock sugar, but I don’t think it needed it, given the presence of little red candy lips, it was already lightly kissed with sugar.

Not sure why I haven’t reviewed this one yet because I’ve had it for quite a while. Anyways, I really enjoy the blend of black tea and mint. Especially after Santa’s Secret, it’s become one of my favourite types of blended tea. Read my lips has got a bit of spice though, depending on how it’s steeped which is different from the creaminess that comes through with Santa’s Secret. I’m definitely a fan of the flavour profile of this one, and it’s great as a once-in-a-while tea. However, I don’t think it will be making a continuous appearance on my tea shelves.

If I had a Valentine I’d put on some red lipstick…Kiss um and serve READ MY LIPS and eat chocolate cake! This is soooo good! (don’t have an anyone like that but my grandsons think I’m special I just have to leave out the kissy part!). Today my Orthodox Priest and some family and friends are coming over for the annual house blessing. I have an extra new bag of this that I’ll have him take home to his wife and daughters (yes Greek Orthodox Priests can marry). …..continuation….the blessing is done…and while waiting for the Priest to arrive all my grandkids were into my tea’s sniffing away and oooohing and ahhhing….! Later when I gave Fr. Evan the tea he loved this scent and thought his wife would like this tea too.

This tea is such an amazing combination of mint and chocolate. Those little red lips just make it so cute to look at too! This is great to drink on a Sunday when you have time to actually enjoy a nice cup of tea!
I wonder what this would taste like as a cold brew? I will have to give it a try!