Nutcracker Black Tea

Tea type
Black Fruit Blend
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Milk Chocolate, Mint, Chocolate, Sweet, Cinnamon, Wood, Nuts
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Bulk, Loose Leaf
Caffeine
High
Certification
Kosher
Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
Average preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 13 oz / 384 ml

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  • “Oh, hey. There’s mint in this tea. And I can’t actually tell! Weird. Anyways, it smells like dessert. Spicy vanilla nut cake or something. Sipping it, there’s a distinct coolness on the tongue....” Read full tasting note
  • “A friend ordered the S&V Holiday Sampler and dropped by today so I could pick a few to try. I chose Nutcracker Black tea blend, St. Nick’s Black tea blend, and Figgy Pudding Green Tea...” Read full tasting note
  • “Made a pot of this for Christmas morning tea! It’s ok, a muted chocolate mint that is pleasant enough to drink but not good enough to remember or purchase again. Merry Christmas!” Read full tasting note
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  • “Advent Tea: Day 6 from Michelle I’ve heard great things about Simpson & Vail Teas and especially some of their holiday ones. I’ve been wanting to try them for quite some time now so it’s been a...” Read full tasting note

From Simpson & Vail

A delectable tea blend for you and all your guests this holiday season. We’ve combined Autumn flavors with decadent chocolate and mint and added a touch of warming cinnamon. Nutcracker brews to a deep amber color with a creamy, refreshing taste and a heavenly aroma. The flavors in this blend are not competitive, they perfectly complement one another … kind of the way it should be during the holiday season!

Ingredients: black tea, almond pieces, orange peel, cranberries and cinnamon & chocolate mint flavor.

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8 Tasting Notes

2291 tasting notes

Oh, hey. There’s mint in this tea. And I can’t actually tell! Weird.

Anyways, it smells like dessert. Spicy vanilla nut cake or something.

Sipping it, there’s a distinct coolness on the tongue. There’s the mint. Thankfully it’s not too strong. The other flavours are all kind of muddled up together, though. I think this is a tea that needs a little sugar, but since I’m not doing sugar right now (I guess I could have added some honey), I plopped in some homemade coconut creamer.

Hmm. Not bad. Not really a fantastic flavour to me either, though. That’s a little disappointing. It smelled SO cakey dry.

Oh well! I have Gingerbread, and I really like that one.

Edit: This one is from wheezybee. Thanks! :)

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 0 sec
Yvonne

Oooh, this sounds delicious!

OMGsrsly

If you like mint, then maybe? :) It’s really not a favourite of mine.

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3226 tasting notes

A friend ordered the S&V Holiday Sampler and dropped by today so I could pick a few to try.

I chose Nutcracker Black tea blend, St. Nick’s Black tea blend, and Figgy Pudding Green Tea blend.

Ashman liked this one more than I did but said it wasn’t one he would want to order. It was definitely nutty but thin and maybe a little wood in the base. It just didn’t have holiday or dessert appeal to me. This was my least favorite of the three.

Cameron B.

Winter Wonderland is my favorite of their holiday blends! Sadly I don’t love any of the others, I wish I did. :|

ashmanra

I already had a whole tin of Winter Wonderland and I also like it very much!

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439 tasting notes

Made a pot of this for Christmas morning tea! It’s ok, a muted chocolate mint that is pleasant enough to drink but not good enough to remember or purchase again.
Merry Christmas!

Flavors: Milk Chocolate, Mint

Cameron B.

Merry Christmas Michelle!

Martin Bednář

Merry Christmas!

Courtney

Merry Christmas!

ashmanra

Merry Christmas!

Nattie

Merry Christmas! Sorry it’s late, I hope you had a lovely day.

tea-sipper

I hope you had a great Christmas!

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1299 tasting notes

Advent Tea: Day 6 from Michelle
I’ve heard great things about Simpson & Vail Teas and especially some of their holiday ones. I’ve been wanting to try them for quite some time now so it’s been a real treat trying these advent samples from Michelle! This one has an interesting assortment of ingredients and holiday flavors. The ingredients include cranberries, orange, almonds, cinnamon, and chocolate mint. In flavor, the only flavor I could pick out was the chocolate. The mint and almond I think sort of blend in with the chocolate. The chocolate flavor is maybe reminiscent of a tootsie roll or at least that’s how I’ve seen others describe this particular flavoring. I don’t think this one fits the name or concept. I would’ve expected more nuttiness or more almond or something. It was an enjoyable cup and I’m glad I got the chance to try it. Dessert blends are the perfect pick me up during a stressful week or just whenever. Thanks, Michelle!

Flavors: Chocolate, Sweet

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
Michelle

This one wasn’t a favorite of mine, but it seemed appropriate for an advent tea!

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3986 tasting notes

The first tea to try from my giant Simpson & Vail order! I know I’ve tried all of these holiday teas in the past, but reading the old notes isn’t quite the same as remembering them, so I just ordered the sampler again. I picked this one sort of randomly, and the ingredients list sounds utterly bizarre to me. Almond, orange, cranberry, cinnamon, chocolate, and mint?!

Umm, yeah it’s a bit weird. I’m getting a very strong woody note from the base tea. I think I can taste the chocolate and mint, but not much else. Maaaaybe a hint of cinnamon?

It’s quite odd, chocolate mint wood tea. Hmm, more experimentation is needed…

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Flavors: Chocolate, Cinnamon, Mint, Wood

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML
Courtney

S&V! Ahhh, I am excited for you!

Lexie Aleah

I didn’t see the sampler this year maybe I looked for it too late or just missed it.

Martin Bednář

What a haul!

Cameron B.

Lexie, I got this one: https://www.svtea.com/Holiday-Tea-Sampler-Gift-10-packages/productinfo/C0240/

They didn’t do an advent this year, which is how I tried these teas the first time!

tea-sipper

YEAH for a giant S&V order!! You started with my least favorite S&V holiday tea so I think it’s all uphill from here. haha

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4170 tasting notes

It’s summer, time to write a tasting note for Nutcracker! I’ve tried this tea a few times but it just never results in the cup I want. There are so many ingredients here, but it’s very light in flavor, both with the black tea itself and the flavors and ingredients. What should be here: almond pieces, orange peel, cranberries, cinnamon & chocolate mint flavors. Even though I noticed plenty of orange pieces, and at least two cranberries and other various bits go into the infuser, it’s tough to taste any of these. In a blind taste test, I probably wouldn’t mention ANY of the included ingredients. Maybe all the flavors just combine together to create a new flavor instead of flavors I can’t pick apart. Because honestly, I can’t distinctly taste any of these flavors. Also, the black tea results in a very light brown color with both steeps. So overall, not the holiday magic I expect (and the steeps were the same in the winter as well, so it isn’t just a matter of sipping season.) Ah well, can’t win them all.
Steep #1 // 1 1/2 teaspoon for a full mug// 12 minutes after boiling // 3 minute steep
Steep #2 // just boiled // 4 minute steep

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