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Arby drank Chocolate Cinnamon by Rishi Tea

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So this is a pu’erh, but it contains cocoa shells and cinnamon bark.

The little pyramid it came in smells minty fresh, I’m not too sure about the chocolate flavour. There is definitely cinnamon though.

I brewed it for 4 minutes (5-7 recommended) in hot water until the brew was very dark black and smelled delicious. As for taste, I’m getting mint and cinnamon banana bread. It really reminds me of something fresh out of the oven. The pu’erh base isn’t very present because it is overpowered by the cinnamon/baked goods/mint, but I think it tastes a bit woody/barky, and dark, but without being bitter at all. All in all, it is actually fairly smooth. I don’t taste any chocolate, and the cinnamon is leaving a sickly sweet aftertaste in the back of my mouth.

Flavors: Bark, Bread, Cinnamon, Medicinal, Menthol, Mint, Wood

Preparation

205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec 700 OZ / 20701 ML

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I am a biochem major hoping for a career in research genetics and evolutionary biology. I love science fiction and spend too much of my time reading comic books. I’m a passionate keeper of spiders, cacti, and exotic plants. I eat a vegan, plant-based diet for moral and environmental reasons (I mention this only because it is relevant to which flavoured teas I drink).

I drink mostly flavoured and low caffeine teas/tisanes, but I will try anything twice. As far as pure teas go, I gravitate towards whites, yellows, and jade oolongs. I’m always open for trades and sample sales/exchanges. Message me any time :)

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Favourite flavours/ingredients:
Rum/alcohol, clove, cardamom, rosemary, pine, sage, moss/Earthy, lychee, floral, creamy, malt, hay, rice/grain, toasty, desserty, cocoa/chocolate, decaf or no caffeine, very unusual flavours

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Decaf teas (any variety)/no caf tisanes like honeybush and rooibos, yellow, jade oolong, white, Darjeeling blacks

Least favourite flavours/ingredients:
Acidic/sour/tart, melon, grapefruit, bitter, astringent, smokey, sickly sweet (too much chicory, cinnamon, or licorice root), yerba mate, tumeric mushroom/fungus,

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Animal products: [confectioners glaze, , marshmallows, , natural flavour, white choc chips, caramel bits, etc]
St. John’s wort (herb)