“I wouldn’t have guessed the flavors of this tea from the name. I don’t taste any cookies. It’s really more of a chai-spiced blend. My sample’s old though, so maybe that’s it.” Read full tasting note
“It’s been two whole months since writing a tea note? For shame. I’m just finishing this off now but have noticed every up has been too mild for my liking. Tastes like a boring, flat black tea...” Read full tasting note
“A very nice November tea. The world is so beautiful here, with gold, burgundy, orange leaves somehow gilding the sunlight. And this is in my travel cup as l make my way to the dentist. I amped...” Read full tasting note
“Sipdown (641)! I know this is supposed to be a chocolate/ginger sort of cookie profile, however sipping on this one I found that it tasted more of sugar cookies with mild spice notes (ginger,...” Read full tasting note
Tea of the Week for December 25, 2017!
Here’s what was going through my mind as I crafted the recipe for this blend: ‘if I were Santa, what kind of cookies would I want?’
Usually, as a family, it’s our tradition to put Peanut Butter Blossoms out for Santa. You know, the peanut butter cookie that’s topped with a chocolate kiss? Yeah, my whole family loves those. I do too – which is why I started the tradition that way. I mean, those cookies were favorites of mine from childhood – my gramma used to make them every holiday and I loved them.
But when I started that tradition with my children, it represented a slight compromise because I seem to be the only person in my house that really adores ginger and would love to make a soft ginger snap cookie with candied ginger with hints of other warm winter-y spices like allspice, cinnamon and nutmeg and then add some cacao to the dough because – CHOCOLATE.
If I were Santa, that’s the kind of cookie I’d want waiting for me!
So this tea represents that cookie in a teacup. I started with a black tea base of Ceylon, Assam, Yunnan and Keemun teas (all organic) and added lots of ginger (ginger root & candied ginger). Then I added some allspice and cinnamon, a dash of nutmeg and some cacao nibs & shells for a nice chocolate-y note and a little bit of essence for a special cookie-like taste.
YUM! This tea has a delightfully spicy cacao cookie flavor! The perfect tea to leave out for Santa – and if you want to leave out some milk to go with the ‘cookies’, just go latte – this tea tastes FANTASTIC as a latte!
Taster size is approximately 15g
organic ingredients: black teas, ginger root, candied (sugared) ginger, allspice, cinnamon, cacao nibs, cacao shells, calendula petals, nutmeg & natural flavors
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