I’m on a chocolate tea rampage this morning.
Need some pu-pu love? Have a delicious cup of Special Dark cocoa goodness .
Now, this is not for the sweet milk chocolate lovers.
No, this is for the dark chocolate lovers.
I know it’s not the recommended way to brew it, but I do like mine western style, brewed for 5 long minutes.
The result is a deep bitter chocolate taste that cannot be surpassed. Sometimes I cheat and add a little almond milk.
Ooh, la, la…sooo goood!!!
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Sounds like just my kind of chocolate.
You know how much I love my SD. I do mine western style too usually – for 7 minutes. It is my comfort zone this tea.
Sounds good! TeaTiff send me a sample of this, I’ll have to try it that way. What temperature water do you use and how long of a rinse? :)
(Looks around – psssssst I never rinse this one, it’s the only one I don’t bother with a rinse for – don’t tell anyone) and I use boiling water – this bad boy can take whatever you throw at it and still be all of the delicious.
It is also amazing gong fu stylee
I REALLY have to try this one of these days!
I’m not a sweet milk chocolate lover. But how bitter are we talking here?
Hard to explain looseTman, maybe similar to semi-bitter chocolate, if you ever had the 80% stuff? Nothing offensive, just not sweet… and that is ONLY cause I steep it for 5 min. It is full bodied and smoother with one to two min. or even brewed gongfu style.
Does that make you feel better? :-)
“Nothing offensive, just not sweet… " – Cool!
I have to add its not earthy like most shou. I even have like farina note in addition to 80% chocolate. Like dark chocolate pudding. Creamy too. But I have wild imagination haha
Sounds like just my kind of chocolate.
You know how much I love my SD. I do mine western style too usually – for 7 minutes. It is my comfort zone this tea.
Sounds good! TeaTiff send me a sample of this, I’ll have to try it that way. What temperature water do you use and how long of a rinse? :)
(Looks around – psssssst I never rinse this one, it’s the only one I don’t bother with a rinse for – don’t tell anyone) and I use boiling water – this bad boy can take whatever you throw at it and still be all of the delicious.
It is also amazing gong fu stylee
I REALLY have to try this one of these days!
I’m not a sweet milk chocolate lover. But how bitter are we talking here?
Hard to explain looseTman, maybe similar to semi-bitter chocolate, if you ever had the 80% stuff? Nothing offensive, just not sweet… and that is ONLY cause I steep it for 5 min. It is full bodied and smoother with one to two min. or even brewed gongfu style.
Does that make you feel better? :-)
“Nothing offensive, just not sweet… " – Cool!
I have to add its not earthy like most shou. I even have like farina note in addition to 80% chocolate. Like dark chocolate pudding. Creamy too. But I have wild imagination haha