Specialteas Spicy Chocolate

That’s some thorough research! Thank you!

You mean what tea goes well with chocolate? I can’t imagine a tea that wouldn’t taste good with chocolate, though there are some teas that are so good that I wouldn’t want to muddy the flavor with anything added.

I was thinking more of what types would go well with, say, a dark chocolate (maybe mandarin green?) or white chocolate (a rosehip tisane?)

that is a really interesting question. Hmm…I think certain fruity flavors would be good with dark chocolate, like cherry or lemon green tea. A nutty black tea might be good with milk chocolate. For white chocolate, light fruit flavors or floral flavors would be great. Matcha would be amazing with white chocolate…

Also, I wouldn’t think hibiscus would work with any chocolate, but I’m not a fan of hibiscus in general.

Wow, that does sound really close. the orange peel would make an interesting addition…hmmm… But there’s not cinnamon???? Maybe I should stockpile this in my freezer so I won’t run out again. Thanks for the link!

I posted the same tea lower. I don’t think I would store it in the freezer. But if you have a friend with a vacuum sealer, that might work!

That sounds really tasty except that I’m not really a fan of rooibus. Is there something wrong with me? It just tastes medicinal somehow.

Really? I find that rooibos tastes very earthy/nutty to me, especially if you steep it for about a minute longer than prescribed.

To answer your question, though: there’s absolutely nothing wrong with you. :) There are plenty of teas that other people find delicious that taste just awful or wrong to me. For example—lavender. I can’t really stand lavender as a tea, no matter how hard I try, or what other things I combine it with. Something about it tastes like soap to me. Long story short, don’t feel pressured to conform to other people’s tastes. :)

Heyyy, would you look at that.

The Mayan Chocolate Truffle IS an herbal tea after all. I decided to dig it out of my tea shelf this morning, and I was staring into the bag trying to identify the individual components… and I didn’t see any rooibos. I apparently had classified it as a rooibos in my head and put it as a rooibos in the system when I uploaded it to my cupboard. However, looking at it now, it is definitely an herbal. My bad. |D

In THAT case, where did you get it? I’d love to get some. And would you be interested in a swap? I haven’t swapped before so I’m not sure how it’s done. I’ve got some milk oolong from David’s Tea and a heap of teas from SpecialTeas from their going out of business sale.
flowering green tea, Snow Dragon (green), almond cookie (black), caramel (black), strawberry white, blanc the cassis (black currant white tea), lemon green tea, vienna winter green (nutty, chocolatey green tea), and some japanese sencha that I can’t read the brand of.

Does any of this interest you?

o_o Yes. I’m going to have trouble picking just one tea from that list! Those all sound pretty good, actually. xD I’ll get to work on narrowing it down. In the meantime, you may feel free to browse my cupboard (in fact, I’m going to go update it with some other teas I have that I haven’t gotten the chance to upload yet) to see if there’s anything else of mine you’re interested in. And don’t feel pressured—if the Mayan Chocolate is the only one that really appeals to you, that’s totally fine. :)

I just read your bio and realized that you’re a black tea fan. Awesome! So, while you’re trying to narrow it down, I’ve got some black teas that I didn’t list earlier. :P I used to like black teas, but now I can’t really drink them because of my caffeine sensitivity.

I’ve got Florence from Harney & Sons (chocolate hazelnut black tea), darjeeling from David’s Tea (sample size), Earl Grey de la Creme from SpecialTeas, Masala Chai from SpecialTeas, and ginseng flower buds of no particular brand from my mom.

You can work on narrowing that down while I consider your cupboard. hehe

Ah, okay! Neat. _ I just made a list, in order of preference, so as soon as you let me know which ones you’d like, I’ll do the same.

I read your bio and saw that you’ve always wanted to try a honeybush tea. Well, I happen to have Teavana’s Honeybush Vanilla, which is pretty good. It’s also the only honeybush I’ve ever tried, so I don’t know how it compares.

This info is from the bag that I saved after finishing the tea:
Spicy Chocolate (No. 601)
Ingredients: Cocoa kernels, cinnamon, chicory root, cardamom ginger, cloves, pink pepper, desiccated coconut (coconut, coconut fat, sugar)

Teavana’s closest (the company that ‘owned’ Specialteas) is their Azteca Fire Herbal Tea. You might be able to spice that one up.

Oh! And both of these are very close. I can’t say I have ordered from either vendor, though.
http://www.californiateahouse.com/Tea-Blends/Chocolate-Chai/product.tpl.html
http://shop.tgtea.com/store/product/1483/Chocolate-Enlightenment/

the chocolate enlightenment sounds really close! I think I’ll take it! Thanks!

unfortunately, there’s black tea leaves in there and I’m looking for something that’s purely without tea. I’m sure it tastes great though!

Hmm…I’ll keep that in mind. Though I’m kinda mad at Teavana for buying out SpecialTeas. Actually, my boycott is probably unfounded. I don’t know. I’m still recovering.
Anyway, I’m looking for something more of a chai with cocoa and without tea, rooibus or mate of any sort.

If you ever wanna split an order from Teavana, lemme know. I love their chai blend (and hate myself whenever I have to order). :)

Hmm…at the risk of sounding ignorant, how would we split an order if we lived so far apart?

Depends on how you’d like to work this. I’ve done this with a couple Steepsterites. Either I pay you or you pay me and then we place the order. I actually have a Teavana store near me too so I could risk going in and getting the order. Just a thought! :)

Is it so horrible to go into Teavana? I’ve seen one at a semi-nearby mall that I could visit. I don’t recall having a good experience the first time I went there so I never went back.

Anyway, I won’t be able to buy tea for a while. I just made a couple of orders that I don’t have space for. BUt the next time I see a bit of space in my cabinet, I’ll think of you. :)