Toasted Nut Cafe Black Tea

I was a little nervous about this tea, but excited too. Especially after smelling it – it smells like coffee and almonds. As I’ve mentioned before, I have had a bad history when it comes to coffee, which is why I switched to tea. I’m really glad that I did switch, because I now love tea more than I ever loved coffee (I would have never gone to a “Brewster” site that embraces coffee the way we embrace tea here at Steepster!)

So, when I smelled the coffee, the first thought that went through my mind was ‘Yum’ – because even though I love tea, there are times when I miss that warm, delicious smell (and taste) of coffee – and then I worried that this might make me sick the way that coffee did. Let’s hope not.

The flavor is wonderful! I do taste the coffee, it is bold and rich, and I taste the almond. But I also taste the black tea in there too. It’s really quite a delicious blend. Very robust, hints of bitterness, and a delicious sweetness too. Nice contrasts throughout.

It’s still too early to determine whether or not I’ll feel ill from this… but for the moment, I’m actually really enjoying it. I’ll rate it later once I’ve been able to ascertain whether or not it affects me adversely.

I’m always excited to try anything new S&V puts out! This is one of those teas!

I can see the almonds and coffee beans! Cool!

It smells like almonds and peanuts and a little bit of cocoa powder, perhaps???

The flavor is out of this world! It has a lot going on and I like that!

First…I can taste that bold coffee bean! Then I can taste the nuts! Then the black tea paired with something like powdered sugar, almost. The after taste is a little reminiscent of Almond Biscotti WHILE you’re drinking a cup of coffee! WOW! What a flavor combo! Very neat!