Jumpy Monkey

Okay, I’m really loving this tea today. Definitely last time I added too much milk and sugar… and probably didn’t steep long enough- i’m bumping my score from 65 to a 90! I’m getting the coffee flavor… and not sure if it is the chicory root or the Yerba that is giving an earthy flavor. Whatever it’s good! Love the boost without the jitters too!!!

I want to rate this higher because I really enjoy it and the “mateinated” feeling it gives me, but steeps very inconsistently. Mess around with temperature. Even between 95 to 100C, I got very different tastes out depending on just those 5 degrees.

Tasted a bit like a steeped cigar. This is definately not going to take the place of my morning coffee.

This tea is just ok to me. Nothing fantastic…nothing awful. I like it in the morning to help me get going but it’s not one I crave the taste of.

Iced this morning after already drinking two cups of coffee because caffeine means nothing to me. I couldn’t taste any of the maté, but what I did get was 80% coffee bean, 10% chicory, and 10% melted cocoa butter. Actually better than expected?

I loved the sample of this in the 2016 Advent Calendar, and bought myself 100g. This is a stimulant, so I usually save it for days when I really need the caffeine but couldn’t get my hands on a good cup of coffee. This tea has a comforting effect and satisfy my coffee cravings.

I usually drink this with a bit of almond milk to thicken it, otherwise, it tastes much too much like a weak cup of coffee.

So I bought a tin of this because well I love coffee and thought that I would naturally like this… not so much. I don’t dislike this but there is so many competing flavors that the taste just feels off. Also not a fan of the oil slick that is part of this tea. I don’t think I will be repurchasing this one.

Yum!

Sipdown.

Love the smell of this one since its all coffee and chocolate. The taste? Not so much. It’s kind of like a watered down version of black coffee and I’m not big on coffee with no additives to begin with.

Due to the presence of whole coffee beans in this blend, I was extremely worried that it would taste like watered-down coffee. To my surprise, this tea provided a substantial and sweet blending of coffee and white chocolate with a hint of almond. Even though I drink it without milk, it reminds me of a mocha late. However, the flavor profile is much more complex.

This tea has become one of my go-to work staples, and it provides the perfect pick-me up for sluggish afternoons.