I had a real breakthrough with this tea last night, it was probably the high point in my illustrious tea drinking ‘career’ thus far.
I took some LB to the movies in a Contigo mug, which incidentally had DT Chocolate Rocket in it previously which totally contaminated the lid with its overly perfumey extremely flavourful liquor.
So I took the lid off to drink it that way. And if I can go off on a tangent for a second here (yes I can, because this is my review!), I think I finally understand why all the travel mugs at DT have screw off lids, vs the sealed type like the Contigo…. Because scent is so much a part of the tea drinking experience. Smelling really helps you taste. (And never put stinky hand cream on and then drink a fancy tea…lesson learned) I’d always been concerned about spillage, which the Contigo type of mugs avoid altogether, but it does remove one of the senses you kind of need when trying to taste the fine nuances of something.
Anyway! I was sitting in the theatre drinking my laoshan black tea in a lidless mug, not even spilling a drop, and I was like “OMG, does this taste like roasty and delicious chocolate?!” Another sip, deep inhale… “I think it does!!”
The crowning moment of glory for me.
AND, I had just finished a crappy movie theatre froyo with skor bits in it, so not worth the $5.00 I paid…and even compared to that I could taste some sort of pure and delicious cocoa note in my tea!
Such a difference between that and the chemically flavored variety.
The tea was the best thing I consumed during that movie.
And the fact that the incredibly flavored Chocolate Rocket was ruining it for me says a lot about where I am today.
HOORAY!!
Flavors: Cocoa
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There’s something really beautiful about discovering something that makes tea much more enjoyable. :) Recently, I discovered that drinking tea outside makes it taste a whole lot better :)
Yup! I like to walk around in my garden, tea cup in hand, contemplating what I will do next! Hopefully by the end of this year, I’ll have a little table & chairs set up in my Gazebo Arbor!
Yay! I love seeing reviews like this. And LB is so spectacular. The first time I had it I didn’t understand the fuss, but I waited months and months before trying it again, not realizing that the tea knowledge I was gathering would allow me to really love this tea. Now I can’t live without it. :)
Oh it was such a nice revelation to have :)
I discovered last summer that drinking tea outside is great! I had a mug even in the sweltering heat while I worked on my very first vegetable garden :)
I foresee more of this in the future!
It’s so awesome to finally be in the loop on the LB, it’s frustrating when everyone raves but you just don’t quite “get it”.
Now I GET IT!
I had the same problem when I first tried LB. Sadly, I still don’t really get it. I taste all of the notes everyone else does but it isn’t really much different than a lot of other chocolaty black teas, and it’s definitely not a favorite of mine. Oh well, everyone likes something different I guess :)
It’s also possible that I got one of the less-yummy harvests. Who knows?
I am all about coffee in the hot summer months, which is solely due to good memories of coffee in the heat years ago. But outside in the fog/very slightly chilly weather with a cup of tea is divine!
I definitely don’t know enough to tell you why it’s so great….I mean it tastes good but would I have reached that conclusion on my own without being told all of the wonderful things about it? Likely not, if I’m being honest.
I’m just not there yet
There’s something really beautiful about discovering something that makes tea much more enjoyable. :) Recently, I discovered that drinking tea outside makes it taste a whole lot better :)
Yup! I like to walk around in my garden, tea cup in hand, contemplating what I will do next! Hopefully by the end of this year, I’ll have a little table & chairs set up in my Gazebo Arbor!
Yay! I love seeing reviews like this. And LB is so spectacular. The first time I had it I didn’t understand the fuss, but I waited months and months before trying it again, not realizing that the tea knowledge I was gathering would allow me to really love this tea. Now I can’t live without it. :)
Oh it was such a nice revelation to have :)
I discovered last summer that drinking tea outside is great! I had a mug even in the sweltering heat while I worked on my very first vegetable garden :)
I foresee more of this in the future!
It’s so awesome to finally be in the loop on the LB, it’s frustrating when everyone raves but you just don’t quite “get it”.
Now I GET IT!
I had the same problem when I first tried LB. Sadly, I still don’t really get it. I taste all of the notes everyone else does but it isn’t really much different than a lot of other chocolaty black teas, and it’s definitely not a favorite of mine. Oh well, everyone likes something different I guess :)
It’s also possible that I got one of the less-yummy harvests. Who knows?
I am all about coffee in the hot summer months, which is solely due to good memories of coffee in the heat years ago. But outside in the fog/very slightly chilly weather with a cup of tea is divine!
I definitely don’t know enough to tell you why it’s so great….I mean it tastes good but would I have reached that conclusion on my own without being told all of the wonderful things about it? Likely not, if I’m being honest.
I’m just not there yet