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When I was steeping this, my brother-in-law walked into the kitchen and asked who was making hot chocolate. He then realized it was tea that just smelled like chocolate. Unfortunately, the rooibos comes through and drowns the chocolate slightly. Not completely but a fair bit. Like Roswell Strange said, it’s got a bit of a rum ball vibe to it but I wish it was more chocolate and less rooibos.
I cold brewed this in milk and the first sip was sooo familiar. The chai latte from Starbucks is what comes to mind, though with less sugar, which is preferred. However, that’s not quite accurate because it has the pumpkin vibe too. I like it and will be writing a more through review sometime in the future. Until then, thank you for sharing, CuppaGeek!
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I’ve been waiting for a quite moment to make an earl grey and watch the latest geek steep about Star Trek. I thought that was going to be tonight – hence the tea choice – but as soon as I finished brewing, my sister came downstairs and wanted to play the new Crash Bandicoot game. So we did that and I drank this while playing.
It was so good. Great vanilla and coconut flavor. It’s so good that the bergamot doesn’t bother me one bit. It works perfectly here because this is delicious! Hoping to get more of this one in the future…
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Today’s #31daysofhallotean prompt is to combine two unlikely teas. Personally I don’t know if this combination is unlikely but I thought of it due to the latte I had the other day. I wanted a salted caramel latte but instead went with a banana pancakes latte when I realized I didn’t have enough of the former. Today I thought those two flavors could be good together so I gave them a mix.
They go fine together. Sort of a weird smokey caramel banana flavor. That sounds nice but it is topped by a metallic quality and the floral oolong. Underneath is a dense black tea, which I think is the “pancakes” coming through. It’s all a bit flat.
Like my last combination of cotton candy and lapsang souchong, I just can’t seem to get flavors to pop.
