6768 Tasting Notes
WOWZA! This is HOT HOT HOT! WHOA!
It smells like peas, cinnamon, and hot peppers. It tastes like Pepper, hot chili peppers, and fireballs!
BUT…you know what? I like it…it’s different especially for a Guayusa and I think this would be a great assist for those with scratchy throats! I might try cooking with this…white rice sounds like it would fit!
This smells and tastes like Cocoa! I wasn’t expecting that but am delighted!
It’s chewy and malty and VERY good! WOW!!!!
I need to put this tea on my shopping list. I’m looking for a good loose leaf chocolate tea as I have an unquenchable sweet tooth. Thanks for piquing my interest!
VEGAN and Gluten Free Chocolate Chips, folks!!!
Stacy is a RAWKin’ Girl! LOVE this!
I received a box from Butiki today and jumped right in! As you can see this is my second tea from her box!
This smells identical to a Raspberry Truffle! Amazing!
Taking a look at the loose leaf mixture you surely CAN see generous amounts of both VEGAN chocolate chips AND Raspberry bits! I LOVE THAT FACT!
The color of this is medium brown with gentle orange-reddish tones. I still can’t get away from this aroma and how wonderful it is!
As the sip first hits my lips and tongue I can taste the plump raspberry – berry, sweet, and a tad tart but certainly in a good way! Then I can taste the CHOCOLATE!!!! It’s chocolatey, smooth, sweet, and creamy. The creamy flavor lingers and meets at the end with the raspberry. The aftertaste is a slight dark chocolate taste rather than the milky-chocolate taste I got at the beginning. I like this change-up!
I’m seriously in LOVE with this! OMG!
Yay! :) So glad to hear that you are enjoying this tea! It’s always difficult for me to figure out if a blend is good or not since I’m always very critical of my own work.
Vegan chocolate chips? I am so excited to find and try this tea. Thanks for keeping us vegans in mind.
Just wanted to let you guys know that Raspberry Truffle is now on sale for 20% off. We also have it available in our “Winter Bundle”. http://www.butikiteas.com/On%20Sale.html
VEGAN!
YUM!
This is an amazing pumpkin and cream flavored treat! And VEGAN!
You know…sometimes Pumpkin flavored things can get a little out of hand. A little to over the top, sometimes too harsh…but THIS offering from Butiki is AMAZING! It has a nice amount of pumpkin but with the creaminess you crave! Paired with the Creme Brulee theme this is truly unique and I can’t help but go on and on about it! WOW!!!! VERY NICE! There is notes of spice (nutmeg) that works perfectly with the pumpkin and creamy-goodness! Everything jives well and is happy here with this Pumpkin Creme Burlee and an incredible VEGAN offering!
Yay! Glad to hear you like this one. :) It’s kind of an ugly looking tea but I’m really happy with how the flavor turned out. Also, I notice if I use brown crystal sugar I can taste the burned sugar flavor that you get with an authentic creme brulee (not that I’ve had an authentic creme brulee in a long while but kinda what I remember creme brulee tasted like).
I’ve been eying this company for a while and trying to make room in my tea budget, but your love of their teas inspired me to finally place an order today! That and I’m a sucker for all things pumpkin. Thank you, TeaEqualsBliss, for your awesome reviews, and thank you, Butiki Teas, for your willingness to work with your customers and awesome shipping policy!
goes to sit by the door and wait for her tasty teas.
is now picturing tea jail, where you are free, but all of your tea is locked up behind bars and unreachable
This review made me laugh. My husband and I do spicy foods to the extreme. At this point we both really have no idea what is considered hot. We thought this was a very mild spicy. I had even contemplated making it a bit spicier. It is fantastic for stuffed sinuses but I don’t recommend deeply smelling the dried leaves unless you want to be sneezing & crying. I’ve been drinking it nonstop since my allergies are pretty rough right now. I love it with a little bit of sugar since it tastes like a red hot candy. If you end up cooking with it let me know, I’d love use this tea in a recipe.
This sounds mighty interesting. I have a dessert wine called hot cin that sounds like this tea but in wine form, minus the peas. Might have to crack that open tonight!
Stacy – I LOVE hot foods! With tea I usually do a double shot (twice the loose leaf) with this one – it isn’t needed! LOL This is bold and buff the way it is!!!
Bold and buff, ha ha. I love it. I’m drinking some winter fire guayusa right now. I really am digging guayusa it really does keeps me focused. Btw, rereading your post about cooking with tea for some reason just gave me a new idea for a new blend.
A new blend??? YAY! Sooooo exciting! :)
So, I’m not sure if this would work but I was thinking a tangerine genmaicha with goji berries and sunflower seeds. I was thinking about making my favorite cereal (I make my own cereals sometimes, I know that sounds weird) when I was reading your post and the word “cooking” made me think, hey this cereal could be a good tea. Sometimes one word just triggers a new idea for tea.
Certainly something I would try! :) Sounds neat!