This is my third attempt at trying to bring out the chocolate flavor in this tea. I was so desperate that I actually added regular milk to it and regular sugar! If I add something to tea it’s always soy milk, Stevia, honey, or half and half. So hopefully that shows you how much I wanted this tea to live up to it’s name. I’ve never been a big fan of chocolate or chocolate teas but lately have been getting more into it.
Dry leaf: The smell is so rich and luscious reminding me of a chocolate truffle. This is what made me buy this tea to begin with.
Brewed: There is no chocolate to be found. This tastes like a decent black tea with milk and sugar but is far from special. I would not buy it again. Not much else to say about this tea. It is definitely a nice tea but doesn’t have that oomph of chocolate to call it a flavored tea.
I’m starting to think that this tea would work better as chocolate potpourri than chocolate tea. I have about enough tea left for one more cup.
Flavors: Malt, Smooth
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I’ve never had this specific tea, but I often find that chocolate notes come out more if you lower the water temp. If I’m trying to bring out more chocolate, caramel, or nutty notes in a flavored black tea I quite often steep them at 90-95C. Since this is a Keemun I wouldn’t go much longer than 5 minutes, but I would try lower temp and maybe a slightly longer steep. Not sure that will help you but it works for me sometimes. :)
Interesting I don’t have a thermometer unfortunately but will definitely try playing around with it at a lower temp. I have about two more cups worth.
I’ve never had this specific tea, but I often find that chocolate notes come out more if you lower the water temp. If I’m trying to bring out more chocolate, caramel, or nutty notes in a flavored black tea I quite often steep them at 90-95C. Since this is a Keemun I wouldn’t go much longer than 5 minutes, but I would try lower temp and maybe a slightly longer steep. Not sure that will help you but it works for me sometimes. :)
Interesting I don’t have a thermometer unfortunately but will definitely try playing around with it at a lower temp. I have about two more cups worth.