Write a tea journal, see what others are drinking and get recommendations from people you trust. Sign Up or Learn More
Black Tea by Whittard of Chelsea
Indulgent, sticky and decadent, we’ve sourced the essence of this hedonistic dessert to produce a luxurious tea. We were inspired by this classic pudding and blended a tea that brings out its enduring qualities. There are real caramelised macademia nuts in this black tea, so it is as sweet and indulgent as the real thing, but kinder to your waist!
Ingredients: Ceylon and China Black tea, caramel pieces, flavouring
This product contains “caramel pieces”. These could also contain dairy and soya allergens.
Produced in an environment that uses nut ingredients. Not suitable for nut allergy sufferers.
I used 1 tablespoon of dry leaf for 375 ml of water.
The black tea aroma is dominant in the scent of the brewed tea. There are notes of toasted sugar as well.
The black tea flavour overpowers the tea. There is only a hint of toffee taste in the middle of the sip. Tea taste trails off into a bitterness with a sharp edge.
I think that this tea may have to be brewed for a shorter amount of time.
Rating: 64
Thank you to Ellyn for this tea!
My local Whittard of Chelsea brought this out yesterday while I was in there, so I got a pouch to try. The dry leaf scent on this is very strong and ery sweet – like sticky toffee pudding, actually! Unfortunately, this doesn’t translate to the steeped aroma and it just smells like plain black tea. Hot, this doesn’t really taste like much, just black tea with the slightest hint of caramel nuttiness.
But iced, this is AWESOME! So good! It is a very sweet tea without additions and cold I can definitely taste the caramel/toffee part of this. I just brewed up a gallon and can’t wait to get started!
This tea was brought back from the U.K. I LOVE the toffee pieces. It is just the right amount of sweet but you can still taste the tea. Yum.
Hello! For my first tasting note I thought I’d start with the tea that really kicked off my addiction collection.
The tea smells wonderful; when I first got the packet I spent the next few hours holding it against my face and sniffing it. It smells that good: warm toffee and nuts. I remember wishing that there was a perfume of it.
The last few times I’ve had this tea I’ve found it very easy to overbrew, but it didn’t help that I probably put too much tea in the mug to begin with. This time I took more care and it’s made a real difference to the colour – more of a golden brown than the almost-black I had before.
The toffee-nut smell isn’t so strong anymore now the tea is brewed, there’s more of a malty aroma instead. After tasting it I think I could have made it a fair bit stronger with the shorter brewing time. The toffee seems more of an afterthought than anything else, but it builds up while you drink more.
This wasn’t an amazing cup of tea, but I’m still experimenting with strength and brewing times. If nothing else, I’d keep it for the smell. And thank you, Melissa, for the tea.
