Sleep has been a very difficult thing for me lately, which doesn’t work well with my 7AM work schedule. Here lately, I’ve been loading up on the espresso shots, but I thought I would give this tea a try for my morning coffee fix.
It certainly didn’t have the stimulation of a 6-shot flat white, but the “coffee” flavor was there. Of course, this is nothing like real coffee. Imagine those cheap french vanilla powdered coffees that they sell in tins at the grocery store. The vanilla flavor is extremely strong, almost too strong. Though the website says that the nutty flavor is almond, it tastes more like hazelnut to me.
I can’t taste the puerh base at all, but it colors the liquid black, making me feel like I am drinking coffee. This tea is actually pretty great if you’re looking for cheap flavored coffee without the bitterness, but the flavoring is toeing the line on being too strong for my liking.
Still, the second steep is better. The flavors have mellowed a bit. It might be something I want to keep around.
Flavors: Coffee, Hazelnut, Vanilla
