My next old holiday tea packet to work on! I love chocolate and orange as a flavor combination (I am known to just shove a gummy orange slice and a block of dark chocolate into my mouth at the same time and om nom nom) but I still haven’t found a chocolate orange tea that has really wowed me. Probably because the flavor of chocolate in teas tends to be more waxy/alcoholic to me, but I do tend to like the chocolate flavoring used by 52Teas, so maybe…?
Yes, the chocolate is very nice here. I still get a bit of that “chocolate liquer” note I commonly taste in chocolate teas, but it also has a fudgy/sweet quality to it, as well. The base has a nice warm baked bread quality to it which I think is aiding the chocolate a lot. I do taste the orange, but it isn’t quite as dominant as I’d prefer, taking a second seat to the chocolate. It has a nice pithy quality to it, though.
An enjoyable cup, but I think the search for my ideal chocolate orange tea is still on. (I do like this one much more than B&B’s Terry’s Tea, though).
I think I’ll try this as a latte next, as I think this flavor will really suit being thick and creamy.
Flavors: Alcohol, Bread, Chocolate, Citrus, Orange, Orange Zest, Sweet
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Ooh…gumdrop orange slices! My mom used to make cookies with those baked in around this time of year! I’ll have to rummage through the family recipe box.
Gummy orange slices is pretty much my favorite candy. I once received a 5-lb bag of them for my birthday from a coworker, a happy gift indeed!
My local Greek bakery does a variety of individually wrapped candied fruit. I am thinking that and bittersweet chocolate just might be the ticket.
The chocolate-covered orange jelly sticks are really good too. I haven’t had them in years but my family used to find them at chocolate shops while traveling. https://nuts.com/chocolatessweets/premium-chocolates/baked-treats/orange-sticks.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsOCKh9Da9AIVshoGAB0jDgMnEAQYASABEgJw-_D_BwE
I once found those chocolate covered orange jelly sticks in a Trader Joe’s on vacation (I have no TJ’s local to me). And I loved them and ate the bag ridiculously fast. Next year went to the same TJ on vacation, and they weren’t there. Have never had them again since. :-(
I love those! I find them in my local Italian grocery shops near the torrone.
The orange jelly sticks are my mom-in-law’s favorite; she gobbles up the boxes like a little kid. (So do I, so I endeavor not to keep spares at our house!)
I’ll have to look for them next time I go to Trader Joe’s. Luckily we have a TJ’s but it’s across town so I don’t go as often as I’d like to. If I find them maybe I’ll have to send you a bag. :)
Ooh…gumdrop orange slices! My mom used to make cookies with those baked in around this time of year! I’ll have to rummage through the family recipe box.
Gummy orange slices is pretty much my favorite candy. I once received a 5-lb bag of them for my birthday from a coworker, a happy gift indeed!
My local Greek bakery does a variety of individually wrapped candied fruit. I am thinking that and bittersweet chocolate just might be the ticket.
The chocolate-covered orange jelly sticks are really good too. I haven’t had them in years but my family used to find them at chocolate shops while traveling. https://nuts.com/chocolatessweets/premium-chocolates/baked-treats/orange-sticks.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIsOCKh9Da9AIVshoGAB0jDgMnEAQYASABEgJw-_D_BwE
I once found those chocolate covered orange jelly sticks in a Trader Joe’s on vacation (I have no TJ’s local to me). And I loved them and ate the bag ridiculously fast. Next year went to the same TJ on vacation, and they weren’t there. Have never had them again since. :-(
I love those! I find them in my local Italian grocery shops near the torrone.
The orange jelly sticks are my mom-in-law’s favorite; she gobbles up the boxes like a little kid. (So do I, so I endeavor not to keep spares at our house!)
I’ll have to look for them next time I go to Trader Joe’s. Luckily we have a TJ’s but it’s across town so I don’t go as often as I’d like to. If I find them maybe I’ll have to send you a bag. :)