Brand: Teavana
Primary Type: Oolong
Dry Scent: This smells very much of dark chocolate and dried raspberries, with just a hint of coffee-shop thrown in for good measure. Very appetizing scent, for sure.
Steeping Time: 5-6 minutes
Steeped Flavour: You can actually taste the chocolate, which is nice. There is also a strong, sour cherry/berry flavour but the strongest part of the flavour profile to come forward, especially as the tea cools, is hibiscus. Now don't get me wrong, I like hibiscus, but I just find it overpowers the rest of the flavour a bit too much. Less hibiscus and this would taste just like black forest cake, which I wish it did. Close, but not quite right. Ah well, we can't have everything, can we?
Food/Drink Pairings: Definitely a dessert tea. Actually, this might do very well with some hot chocolate mix thrown in, or maybe a little Bailies (or both!) Depending on your mood, it also might do very well as a first-thing-in-the-morning tea to really get you going on your day. I don't think it would stand up well to being iced, but I do think it would be delicious over vanilla ice cream if you reduced it to a syrup. Hmm...ideas, ideas...
Rating out of Six Tails:
4/6
Buy/Don't Buy
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