Aztec Sweet Chili

This kinda seems like something I would enjoy, but no… at first I thought teabags were to blame but I cut them open and so brewed it like loose leaf tea. There is a strange bitter-sweetness I don’t like here. I checked the box a few times to see if it had stevia, roobois or something of that nature. I think it’s just a bad combination, the licorice is fighting with the other ingredients and the result is a toxic mess that I need to hold my nose to finish drinking…. ewwwww. Just don’t go there!

Lena sent me a bag of this in a box with some other stuff and I’m actually glad that she did because I always thought this tea sounded interesting, but I wasn’t brave enough to buy a whole box.

The smell of the dry teabag was kind of…unfortunate. It’s like ginger, licorice, and cayenne pepper all had a huge orgy or something. It was just so many strong scents at once that it was overpowering. Luckily when I added the water it toned down and there was actually a bit of a cocoa scent that creeped in aswell.

I was afraid that the tea would be hideously spicy, but it actually wasn’t bad – certainly not any hotter than a straight gingerroot tea might be. There’s a surprisingly sweet taste at the beginning – probably from the licorice root – and the heat follows behind it, although it’s slow to build up so it almost seems to creep up on you. It’s a very intriguing tea but I’m not sure the various ingredients mesh that well. Glad I got to try it though!

Yogi tea LOVES LOVES LOVES their ginger. All I smell in the unsteeped tea bag is ginger. After brewed (5 minutes, hot water, no sugar) all I still smell is ginger. The taste is, you guessed it, predominantly ginger, but there is also a spicy burn, brought on mostly by cayenne and cardamom. With each sip, you smell the ginger, then taste ginger with sweetness, finally before it is gone, you are left with burning brought on by cayenne pepper.

I like it, it’s definitely different, spicy and strange, but I like it. Would definitely be better if it was blended with either a black tea, or a creamy flavored (like vanilla or coconut) tea.

Thank you to TeaEqualsBliss for sending me an envelope of this tea.

This is a very interesting spice blend – The chili offers some spice but the chocolate and anise counteract it just enough to make it not spicy – it is actually SWEET. A nice, licorice-y flavor to it, but I think that the licorice flavor sort of overwhelms the cup just a little bit, making this a licorice tasting tea, not a chocolate-y spice flavored tea that I anticipated it to be… not that it’s bad, just not quite what I expected it to be, and I am a little disappointed there.

But I am really glad I got to try it.

I love anise, cayanne, and ginger so am big fan of this tea. Wish there were other better blends similar to this product but is my favorite non loose tea.

I once went to a Mexican restaurant and ordered the hot chocolate. I assumed they would have a ton of spices in it. Instead, I’m pretty sure they just took a plain package of hot chocolate and mixed it with water (they could have at least used milk). But the rest of the dinner was boring too. This is kind of the spiciness I wanted the hot chocolate to taste like. I actually steeped a bag of this in some hot chocolate once, and it wasn’t bad! I originally got a free sample of this and liked it so much, I bought a box. Very sweet and spicy! I don’t usually like ginger very much, but the other things in this tea kind of mask it.

This clever cup is a cocoa, cayenne pepper, cardamon, and ginger herbal. Very very exotic. The blend of flavors is perfect and I feel excellent. This is spicy and it will get you ready to enjoy the evening. You can call this Mexican herbal tea, or Southwestern.

I bought this because it sounded unique, and I got just that! The cayenne was a lot of fun, and there were a nice mix of interesting flavors. However, I think the licorice was a bit overpowering…and I was hoping it would taste more chocolate-y. I added ~1/8 tsp cocoa to it, which helped a bit.

I bought this because it was cheap and I had optimism for the combination, but it just wasn’t something I enjoyed. With creamer and honey it’s a lot more interesting, but for now I’ll use it to marinate chicken or fish…

I bought this when I had the flu and was in the fever and chills stage. After the bug passed, I decided I still liked it and frequently put two bags in a (really big) cup to get it a bit stronger. It’s not particularly spicy-hot and I don’t exactly taste the cocoa, but the whole thing just tastes like warmth. It’s fine solo, but I like it best with a little bit of honey.

I have tried at least a dozen different bagged chai blends and this is only one that I can praise. It is entirely herbal and uses no oils of spices to enhance the flavour, but does use oils of orange and tangerine. It has a natural spicy flavour without the typical artificial taste of other chais. It is slightly sweet, with a sharp bite that is simply delicious.

I always use 2 bags per cup as I like this blend strong. I love it as an after dinner tea and also as a black tea alternative at breakfast. A little honey or sugar enhances the flavor, but I don’t mind drinking it without.

oh idk… weird. i kinda taste it back in my throat. that sweetness. chili kick lasts just short.
like the ginger of yogi teas but this one is still weird. too sweet or to weird idk. well made tea tho, just doesn’t match my taste…

Very nice. A tea that actually tastes exactly the way the name describes it: it has a hot chili after-taste as well as natural sweetness. I don’t think it has enough body to be really satisfying on its own, but it works great when it’s blended with other teas for different flavor combinations or giving your tea a spicy kick.

I got a free sample of this in the mail and it was surprisingly good! I think I will buy a box of it at some point.

I have a box of this, and every once in a while I decide to try it in case my tastes have changed, but it’s just not my speed. I wonder if it would be okay blended (in a small quantity) with a black tea. It might be nice as a secondary flavor.

I got this sample in the mail and really did not like it. I like the idea of having cayenne pepper in a tea, but it just doesn’t work with this. To me, at least. Also, I can’t stand the taste of fennel seed, so that really ruined it for me.