Read My Lips

YES!!! This is so awesome. I’ve finally found a black tea that I don’t find to be icky/bitter tasting. I don’t find that it goes bitter as it steeps so I just leave it in the tea ball until I’m done. To me, the longer it steeps, the better it seems to taste.

Overall it’s a delicious pick-me-up!! (Also tastes great with some german rock sugar)

400th tasting note! :D A third of my reviews on here are just of teas I’ve already reviewed, like this one.But I get excited about my “old” teas still and wanna tell someone. And since my family doesn’t like tea, you guys have to deal with me talking about the same teas :P
This one I was really really craving today. Definitely one of the best parts of today since it was a pretty bad day. So happy to have this one as a staple in my collection!

Damn this is good! So chocolately…tempered with a little bit of mint, which is one of the better flavor combinations on the planet in my opinion. Thanks so much for sharing this with me, Virginia! It’s very similar to Harney and Sons chocolate mint tea but I think I slightly prefer this version. Plus, it has those cute little red lips in it :-). However, H&S gets points for accessibility since I can find it at Target.

Forgive me Steepster for I have sinned… I have had many delicious teas in the past week, but I have also been too exhausted or busy to log them. I will catch up now.

I am a trainer for a pharmaceutical company. We had a new hire class start on Monday and the first week (Of a 3 week class) is always the most exhausting for me. I talk nonstop for almost 6 hours each day. It’s awful. LOL.

I have a TON of samples to get through, and they helped me get through the week. It was fun to pick two samples to take with me each day. Gave me something to look forward to as I slugged through the material with my new hires.

Anyway…THIS TEA. Loved it. I was pleasantly surprised that I loved it since it has peppercorns in it. I tend not to like those in my tea. But they never overwhelmed the minty-chocolaty goodness of this cup, so I was able to ignore they existed. Haha.

As far as mint-chocolate teas go, I think “Mint Chocolate Chip” by Whispering Pines is my favorite so far!

Thank you to cavocorax for the sample!

This is my first time brewing a caffeinated tea. This one was delicious. It had an amazing chocolate, pepperminty aroma. The taste was mostly peppermint but the after taste had a hint of chocolate. I had it hot and it was not as flavorful as I expected, but still good. I wonder how it would taste as a latte with chocolate soy milk. When I feel adventurous, I may try that out!

Tastes like the aftertaste of an after 8 mint (in a good way). Soothes chocolate cravings and is very comforting. Simply love it. I always use more than 1.5 teaspoons though, because it’s just too good to risk a bland cup.

Finally got to try this one, thanks ashleyelizabeth! I’ve had my eye on this one for a bit, because I really just enjoy the heck out of chocolate mint teas. Simple, no fuss, but usually good flavor, as that combination is not hard to replicate. I’ve been excited about this one, though, because apparently chocolate mint herbals are a lot more common than chocolate mint blacks, for some reason. Maybe it’s just me.

Anyway, this is pretty decent. The base is fairly nondescript, but the chocolate and mint are well balanced. Neither flavor is very strong. I see what other people were talking about, the way the sprinkles make a kind of oily sheen on the top of the water. I don’t mind it, as it doesn’t change the mouthfeel. I might try this iced at some point, although I’m not sure how chocolate would come through in an iced tea. I guess we’ll see!

Sipdown!

This is a nice tea, but I doubt I’ll restock it, as I’m finding that my tastes are gently shifting away from David’s blends. However, this is good for what it does chocolate, mint, soothing, not too confrontational. Bumping the rating down slightly.

I didn’t like chocolate teas. Then I had this tea. I now like chocolate teas :)

Tea of the afternoon here…
Just woke up from a nap and decided it would be ok to have a small pot of tea on this rainy day. ;) I hope the caffeine in this won’t be enough to keep me awake later tonight. This came from the David’s co-pilot pack which I’ve been enjoying sipping my way through

I noticed David’s says you can steep their black teas for 5 – 7 minutes and I was wondering who has steeped a black tea for 7 minutes? I never have, not on purpose anyway.

I was honestly expecting this to be rather pukey, but surprised that it’s a good flavorful tea that is nicely balanced. I do get a definite chocolate-y note from this, followed by a touch of peppermint and then the spicy peppercorn element. There is artificial flavor in here but that may just be from the red sprinkles. This is good plain or with a blob of soymilk for a creamy effect. This might be a good one to have around for when those after lunch dessert cravings strike.