Ghoulish Delight

TTB sample! I taste a mild nutty flavor, but I don’t get much more from this one. I don’t love the puerh base here. It just adds a tang that doesn’t go smoothly with the rest.

Strange VariaTEA TTB #28

I think I would have enjoyed this one a lot more if they had used black tea in the base instead of puerh. It has a nice rich dark chocolate and almond flavor that reminds me of a candy bar. But the slightly funky note of the puerh base is unfortunately making me think of almonds that have gone rancid. I do appreciate how the blend fits the name/theme here; the flavor just missed the mark a bit for me personally.

#SVTTB Round Two – Tea 12/???

There are a couple different blends from Trader Nick’s in the box this time around, but this was the only one I didn’t already own. Man Catchin’ Beignets is one of Trader Nick’s most popular blends so I definitely wanted to try this one since it’s also inspired by The Princess and The Frog, but by the villain of the movie.

Honestly it was just fine as a tea. Solid chocolate and roasted almond flavours with a hint of toffee and the more mineral and chestnut-like notes of the oolong which really compliments the almond and chocolate flavours. My main thing was mostly that I just don’t really love chocolate teas a whole lot personally, so I could appreciate that this was a well balanced rich chocolate blend while also acknowledging that I probably wouldn’t ever really find myself gravitating towards it over some of the other chocolate teas I own already.

And on that point, that was the other big thing for me. As nice as the tea was, I just felt like it was a combination I had tried already so, so many other times…

Strange VariaTEA TTB: Tea 30

Thank you thereaderscup for adding this to the tea box. It was fun to try but alas my hatred of puerh struck again!

Sipdown! (52 | 268)

Another tea from Gabby (as was the last one, I forgot to mention)!

Now, I’m not a chocolate tea lover. I’m not a chocolate flavoring lover in general, it reminds me of cheap chocolate coins or something and it just tastes weird. But this is quite good for a chocolate tea! The chocolate flavoring is a bit boozy-tasting, as it often is to my palate, and it has a Tootsie Roll edge to it. But I can also taste a bit of caramel and almond, which is a nice complement. I also like the mix of black tea and puerh here (I can’t taste the rooibos), as it gives a smooth, rich yet not overly earthy base.

A nice tea, just not one I would order due to my personal preferences. But I will recommend for people who do like chocolate-flavored teas! And it makes total sense for Halloween as it’s sort of like a candy bar tea.