I’ve declared the next few days Verdant sample sipdown. When my latest order came in I rounded up all my samples and realized I could drink nothing but Verdant tea for the next two weeks and probably not be through them all. I need to stop saving the tea from my favorite companies and start enjoying it.
I pulled this one out because I’m stressed out and have been craving chocolate like crazy for the last few days. Chamomile is suppose to be calming, right? I’m trying so hard to resist breaking into the bag of m&ms I bought to fill the candy dish once my family all arrives this weekend. If I open them I’m going to eat them all, I just know it, then I’m going to spend the weekend sick since I’m allergic to chocolate.
Anyway, enough babble, time for my thoughts about the tea.
I was really excited to try this one since it is a chocolate alchemy blend and I’m a huge fan of Wuyi Big Red Robe and Laoshan Black. The rest of the ingredients are a combination that I don’t normally care for, I’m just not a fan of fennel or spearmint, but they really layer well and create some great depth.
The chammomile blossoms in this blend are huge, I was really surprised when I opened up my sample package, the only problem is that for the first two steeps all I really tasted was chamomile and spearmint. I really wanted to taste more chocolate in this blend, but mostly because I’ve been craving it like mad. It starts to come out more in later steeps, but I wanted to see it from the start.
While this didn’t quite solve my chocolate craving I really enjoyed it and well wonders never cease, I’ve finally found a tea with spearmint in it that I like. I have to give Verdant huge points there because I really really dislike spearmint.
I’m in the same Verdant Sipdown boat. It’s a lovely boat to be in! I’ll have to find ways of sharing my tea.