CuppaGeek Advent Calendar, December 18
I took this tea in the morning, but I was busy with my exam, so I haven’t prepared it and went for tea bag instead. I have checked other side and it thought it is some rooibos blend or herbal.
And it’s 9 pm, and found out it is actually black tea blend? Oh well!
Opened the small pouch and, oh my, Kiki won’t like this. It’s so cloves heavy. For me, as I don’t mind cloves, it’s strong… but brewed it can be different. I also saw chocolate chips, which aren’t something I would care in tea, but let’s see how it goes.
It’s clove-heavy in taste as well. The base isn’t there present much. I noticed a bit of chocolate, but maybe I would expect more of it. Some generic spiciness (can’t point any spices, but that cloves)
Not a tea I would buy a pouch of, but maaaybe as a winter blend? That could work. But less clove a bit to let shine the oranges a bit more?
Flavors: Chocolate, Cloves, Spicy
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Love the Kiki callout! XD
This blend is so love/hate and it is a hard one since a sample of it might lend to being more clove/spiced. I almost didn’t make this one up this year but had a lot of requests for it. So appreciate your notes and will go back to the drawing board with it. :)
LOL!
Nichole, I agree that sample won’t be saying much. Maybe it was inded just lots of cloves there. Maybe I didn’t get much of base there too; as I really thought it is tisane/rooibos/anything but black tea.
Nichole – you must at least keep the fantastic Ugly Sweater name for a blend. :D
Love the Kiki callout! XD
This blend is so love/hate and it is a hard one since a sample of it might lend to being more clove/spiced. I almost didn’t make this one up this year but had a lot of requests for it. So appreciate your notes and will go back to the drawing board with it. :)
LOL!
Nichole, I agree that sample won’t be saying much. Maybe it was inded just lots of cloves there. Maybe I didn’t get much of base there too; as I really thought it is tisane/rooibos/anything but black tea.
Nichole – you must at least keep the fantastic Ugly Sweater name for a blend. :D