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So Almost is this new (I think?) tea company doing all dessert teas, and only in sachets. They offer a subscription and you can also buy the teas, overall it’s quite expensive at about $1 per sachet. I’d seen their ads a few times on Instagram, and Stephenia of Tea Leaf Project (on YouTube) has a code for a discount on your first box, so I figured I might as well give it a try.
They make the teas based on actual desserts, and their first collection is a collaboration with a company called Brownie Points, which I’ve never heard of but obviously makes brownies. There are 6 different flavors in my package, and I got the smaller size so there are two sachets of each flavor (for $10 total with the discount).
So we all know I’m not a chocolate tea lover, but the chocolate here isn’t bothering me, which is a plus. It doesn’t immediately make me think of a Tootsie Roll, which is a win in my books lol. There were some chocolate chips in the sachet, but not enough to make my cuppa oily or murky. The chocolate flavor is actually a bit on the subtle side, and it’s a dark chocolate. I definitely get more of the raspberry than anything else, and it’s a candy sort of raspberry, it lacks the tartness of fresh raspberries or the depth of jam. Reminds me of those raspberry hard candies that look bumpy, like a raspberry. I don’t get caramel at all, not sure if that’s one of the flavors or just only in the name.
The base is fine, it’s very mellow and not at all tannic. Not contributing a lot of flavor other than a vague woodiness maybe, but it does give a nice body to the tea.
Overall, this is a nice enough dessert tea. I think someone who likes chocolate teas might be more excited about it than I am. It’s not something I would buy (I prefer Lupicia’s version) but I did enjoy my two small cups of it. More Almost reviews to come!
Flavors: Artificial, Candy, Cocoa, Dark Chocolate, Raspberry, Smooth, Sweet, Woody
Excited to see you reviewing these! I subscribed on a deal too because I already subscribe to their food box and dessert tea seemed too good to pass up. My second box arrived today and I still have to try some from the first though…