Chocolate Honeybush

Ummm, the leaves are turning yellow…

And this is the perfect tea for that occassion. A perfect reflection of autumn colors in a tea cup: http://bit.ly/bznuZw

Chocolate hits me as I open the cute little tin, the tea looks soft and inviting as I measure out 1.5 tsp. This is a really nice way to end the day. Caffeine free goodness in my cup. Nice and delicate chocolate taste. Will gladly repurchase when this sample is done.

I think this may be the first time I’ve had honeybush, but I had high hopes for it – especially for a chocolate, caffeine-free tea!
This tea smells more like a liqueur to me than chocolate or cream, but I like the smell. The tea is extremely smooth and lightly sweet naturally. The chocolate does come through in the taste and overall this is just a very nice tea. I’m not sure if it would fall into the category of “Dessert Tea” for me, but it is definitely a great addition to my late night lineup.

Second infusion is almost better than the first. Less alcoholic smelling, more chocolate. Adding a bit of milk really helps the cream flavors to stand out a bit. Pretty impressive as I generally don’t have good luck re-steeping caffeine free teas.

This tea was sheer dessert-like badassery. Latte the shit out of it.

Full Review: http://www.teaviews.com/2010/11/06/review-sanctuary-t-shop-chocolate-honeybush-2/

I am not a huge fan of chocolate teas, but I had to try this one after a sniff! It smelled less like a chocolate bar, and more like cocoa – and the taste matched! I really enjoyed the fact that I could drink it before going to bed (yay 4 caffeine free Honeybush!). The only criticisms that I have are that the tin is difficult to get into, and I managed to spill about 3 cups worth of the tea when the lid finally did pop off, and there were no brewing instructions included with the tin – and with me being to lazy to go down to the computer I was forced to guess at the temps. But otherwise, a great tea!

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Age of leaf: Unknown; received this as a free sample after a mishap with shipping.

Packaging: simple transparent bag with a thin cardboard top with the company name and the name of the tea.

Aroma of dry leaf: Very aromatic.

Brewing guidelines: In sixteen-OZ ceramic cup with metal basket strainer; stevia added.
……….1st: Just off the boil; 3’
……….2nd: boiling; 5’

Color and aroma of tea liquor: looks like the color of chocolate and smells like chocolate.

Flavor of tea liquor: Tasty, chocolaty, but some flavor in here doesn’t quite go well with the chocolate.

Overall: It’s, OK, but not what I was hoping for. I like their straight rooibos better than this. Still, not a bad tasting tea.

It’s a nice tea, but I didn’t taste any chocolate. I am really disappointed.