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I wrote a review for this tea which appears at the Tea Review Blog (http://www.teareviewblog.com). I am really enjoying this tea. Right now, my favorite way to drink it – and the way I’m drinking it now – is with a bit of raw sugar and the tiniest pinch of salt.

No, I don’t ordinarily add a pinch of salt to my tea, but, with this tea, it seems to bring out the flavor of the cashew nicely as well as cuts through some of the sweeter notes of the white chocolate. I like white chocolate, but I sometimes find it just a bit too sweet.

Overall a very nice flavored black tea.

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec
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Cofftea 15 years ago

Cashew and salt I can see… Chocolate and salt…

LiberTEAS 15 years ago

actually, I like the combination of chocolate and salt – and especially caramel and salt! I didn’t think I would like it the first time I tried it (It’s been years since I first tried the combination) but now, I actually find myself looking for salted caramels and chocolates.

Cofftea 15 years ago

I don’t consider white chocolate overly sweet though… actually kinda savory since it’s a butter. Doesn’t the sugar and the salt just cancel each other out?

LiberTEAS 15 years ago

Not really. In this particular case, the tea remains sweet, but just not too sweet. The salt isn’t really a discernible “flavor” in the cup, it just gives a proper accent to the flavors – the cashew tastes a bit more like a cashew, and the sweeter nature of the white chocolate is a bit less so, but, somehow still tastes a bit MORE like white chocolate.

Stephanie 15 years ago

No, I find that the combination actually enhances each element. I love sweet and salty foods—like kettle corn popcorn, seal salt caramels, salt water taffy…they’re all yummy!

Erin 15 years ago

SALT! I’ve never even thought about adding that to a tea! But now I’ve gotta try it.

SoccerMom 15 years ago

< Ditto Stephanie

__Morgana__ 15 years ago

< Ditto Erin

Cofftea 15 years ago

52teas smoky bacon needs salt… I wish it’d come w/ it already in.

LiberTEAS 15 years ago

As someone who has blended/flavored teas for eight years, I will offer this: Salt is a difficult thing to add to a blend. I’m not saying it can’t be done, of course. But the problem is that the salt would settle to the bottom of the package and would not be evenly dispersed throughout, resulting in a very inconsistent tea, with some infusions being way too salty, and some not being salty enough (or at all). Also, since salt is sort of a personal thing (much like sugar), perhaps it is better that it is left to the individual to decide if they wish to add it.

Cofftea 15 years ago

LiberTEAS, I can totally understand that- but couldn’t there just be a note on the package to shake to disperse the ingredients much like chai?

LiberTEAS 15 years ago

Yes, there could. I haven’t yet tried the smoky bacon, although I did try their maple bacon which I really liked. Is it really smoky? I’m not a big fan of lapsang souchong (one of the only teas that I’ve actually THROWN OUT in my life because I couldn’t bear the scent of it).

Cofftea 15 years ago

It’s more beef jerky-ish vs. bacony where I think regular lapsang souchong is more campfire-y. The only way I can drink it is w/ southern comfort or breakfast food.

LiberTEAS 15 years ago

Thanks. I think I can easily forgo the purchase of it then. Some months ago (before 52 Teas came out with the Maple Bacon) my husband had been pushing me to come up with a bacon flavored tea, so I actually have some Lapsang Souchong on hand that I had planned on using to create a bacon blend, but, I never did use it. I hate throwing tea away. I will probably send it to the Tea Guru, I think she likes it.

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Cofftea 15 years ago

Cashew and salt I can see… Chocolate and salt…

LiberTEAS 15 years ago

actually, I like the combination of chocolate and salt – and especially caramel and salt! I didn’t think I would like it the first time I tried it (It’s been years since I first tried the combination) but now, I actually find myself looking for salted caramels and chocolates.

Cofftea 15 years ago

I don’t consider white chocolate overly sweet though… actually kinda savory since it’s a butter. Doesn’t the sugar and the salt just cancel each other out?

LiberTEAS 15 years ago

Not really. In this particular case, the tea remains sweet, but just not too sweet. The salt isn’t really a discernible “flavor” in the cup, it just gives a proper accent to the flavors – the cashew tastes a bit more like a cashew, and the sweeter nature of the white chocolate is a bit less so, but, somehow still tastes a bit MORE like white chocolate.

Stephanie 15 years ago

No, I find that the combination actually enhances each element. I love sweet and salty foods—like kettle corn popcorn, seal salt caramels, salt water taffy…they’re all yummy!

Erin 15 years ago

SALT! I’ve never even thought about adding that to a tea! But now I’ve gotta try it.

SoccerMom 15 years ago

< Ditto Stephanie

__Morgana__ 15 years ago

< Ditto Erin

Cofftea 15 years ago

52teas smoky bacon needs salt… I wish it’d come w/ it already in.

LiberTEAS 15 years ago

As someone who has blended/flavored teas for eight years, I will offer this: Salt is a difficult thing to add to a blend. I’m not saying it can’t be done, of course. But the problem is that the salt would settle to the bottom of the package and would not be evenly dispersed throughout, resulting in a very inconsistent tea, with some infusions being way too salty, and some not being salty enough (or at all). Also, since salt is sort of a personal thing (much like sugar), perhaps it is better that it is left to the individual to decide if they wish to add it.

Cofftea 15 years ago

LiberTEAS, I can totally understand that- but couldn’t there just be a note on the package to shake to disperse the ingredients much like chai?

LiberTEAS 15 years ago

Yes, there could. I haven’t yet tried the smoky bacon, although I did try their maple bacon which I really liked. Is it really smoky? I’m not a big fan of lapsang souchong (one of the only teas that I’ve actually THROWN OUT in my life because I couldn’t bear the scent of it).

Cofftea 15 years ago

It’s more beef jerky-ish vs. bacony where I think regular lapsang souchong is more campfire-y. The only way I can drink it is w/ southern comfort or breakfast food.

LiberTEAS 15 years ago

Thanks. I think I can easily forgo the purchase of it then. Some months ago (before 52 Teas came out with the Maple Bacon) my husband had been pushing me to come up with a bacon flavored tea, so I actually have some Lapsang Souchong on hand that I had planned on using to create a bacon blend, but, I never did use it. I hate throwing tea away. I will probably send it to the Tea Guru, I think she likes it.

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