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Arby drank Chocolate Orange by DAVIDsTEA

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I just bought more of this after going many months without it. To be honest, it was a bit nostalgic. This was the tea bought during my very first loose-leaf shopping trip and I still love it as much as before. I like the cocoa and the fresh orange taste (rather than dried/bitter orange peel common to most orange flavoured teas.) I can’t taste a lot of the pu’erh but there is a bit of earthiness to the blend that I attribute to the pu’erh base. I love that this tea doesn’t overstep, and I love that this tea is very dark and flavourful.There are many tannins to be tasted but there is absolutely no bitterness to this tea at all.

I brewed three cups using the same 1.5 tsp of leaves and all three cups were extremely flavourful. It was a very pleasant surprise. I will not be letting my stash run out of this tea again soon.

Flavors: Cocoa, Dark Bittersweet, Dark Wood, Earth, Orange, Round, Tannin

Preparation

185 °F / 85 °C 8 min or more 1 tsp 12 OZ / 350 ML

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I am a biochem major hoping for a career in research genetics and evolutionary biology. I love science fiction and spend too much of my time reading comic books. I’m a passionate keeper of spiders, cacti, and exotic plants. I eat a vegan, plant-based diet for moral and environmental reasons (I mention this only because it is relevant to which flavoured teas I drink).

I drink mostly flavoured and low caffeine teas/tisanes, but I will try anything twice. As far as pure teas go, I gravitate towards whites, yellows, and jade oolongs. I’m always open for trades and sample sales/exchanges. Message me any time :)

My cupboard is mostly up to date. For a more comprehensive list, see my stash spreadsheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1-HjWKR3um-xEnj6HC9vMvKXOAyj_bpW5u_2ixEC20-k/edit?usp=sharing
Most of these are only tiny samples/I can’t always spare any, but feel free to ask.

Favourite flavours/ingredients:
Rum/alcohol, clove, cardamom, rosemary, pine, sage, anise, moss/Earthy, lychee, floral, creamy, malt, hay, rice/grain, toasty, desserty, cocoa/chocolate, decaf or no caffeine, very unusual flavours

Favourite tea types
Decaf teas (any variety)/no caf tisanes like honeybush and rooibos, fruit blends without hibiscus, yellow, jade oolong, white, Darjeeling blacks, Longjing

Least favourite flavours/ingredients:
Acidic/sour/tart, melon, grapefruit, bitter, astringent, smokey, green apple, sickly sweet (too much chicory, cinnamon, or licorice root), yerba mate, turmeric, mushroom/fungus, vegetal and savoury

No
Animal products: [confectioners glaze, gelatine, milk-based natural flavours, white choc chips, caramel bits, etc]
St. John’s wort (herb)
Stevia