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OK, so this was a blend that I suggested to Frank. I had this amazing candy bar over the holiday season that was coconut, mint and chocolate and as I ate it, I couldn’t help but think that it would make an amazing tea.
I didn’t really like the dry leaf aroma. I can smell coconut and mint, and I like those two fragrances, but there is a slight chemical odor too and that was not appealing. Having blended and flavored teas for several years … years ago, I know that sometimes that chemical thing is “necessary” because the flavorings used to flavor teas are flavored oils, and they don’t always smell as good as they make tea taste. Knowing this enables me to overlook that funky smell because I know what it is.
Fortunately, the chemical note didn’t translate to the flavor. What I do taste is mint, chocolate, coconut and black tea. I like that all components are present in the sip. Now, I can’t say that this tastes as yummy as the chocolate bar did, but I do like that I taste a good amount of chocolate (there could always be MORE chocolate, you know? But there is a nice amount of chocolate here.) And the flavors meld together very nicely.
A really tasty blend.
This sounds really tasty!