The blends raw scent is of smoky wood and cocoa. Sweet though sour .
1.5 tsp of blend put into an empty tea sac with boiling water for 4 minutes.
Steeped scent is strongly vanilla and malty.
Flavour is medium strength with sweet and creamy vanilla tones, light malt and smoke tones and a minty after taste. Quite a lot going on though at a decent balance. The chocolate is not very noticeable though it may be part of the malt like flavour i can taste. Due to the vanilla and mint it reminds me of hard boiled sweets, kind of like candy cane.
For pictures and a comparative view against the black base and rooibos base please view my blog.
http://www.kittylovestea.co.uk/2014/10/31/halloween-tea-showdown-2014/
Flavors: Cocoa, Malt, Mint, Vanilla
I am sorry to hear about your tonsilitis but your review makes this sound amazing! I will definitely need to add it to my order when I place an order with Della Terra
I hope you feel better soon though!
Thank you!
Yikes, I hope you feel better soon. And I agree that this is one of the best teas in the world, and dellaterra comes out with an appropriately themed version of it all year!