7th Anniversary Cake Batter Black Tea

This tastes deeply chocolatey, both from the cocoa shells, as well as the natural qualities of the black tea. I also taste a lot of coconut. I don’t taste any cake. This is similar to other 52teas blends I’ve tried, but I don’t end up enjoying it quite as much. It’s still really rich and high quality. The resteep was almost as strong as the first. I’m sure a coconut fan would really love this one.

Sipdown 9

Lots and lots of chocolate and coconut. More chocolate in the smell than the flavor. Definitely getting chocolate coconut cake.

(52teas (Anne) 2022: 316)

I believe I enjoyed this? Actually, I’m vaguely remembering resteeping it now, because it was pretty rich and delicious, but my memory really isn’t being very helpful here.

The problem with Anne’s subscription box is that there’s always a tea or two in it that I like so much that I end up annihilating it in a day or two. My tasting notes for these teas end up being a repetitive “I don’t know what happened but tea is gone now, but I’m pretty sure I loved it.”

That’s this tea, the latest Strawberry Shortcake tea (RIP too good for this world), Anne’s Breakfast Blend (I refuse to believe it’s gone; I’m sure if I dig deep enough there’s one serving left of it in the back of the cupboard), and many, many more that I consumed too quickly I never properly learned their names.

What many of these teas seem to have lately in common is a delicious, velvety black tea base (blend) that verges on chocolate-y, perfect levels of vanilla, and some combination witchcraft/alchemy. Sometimes there’s also amaranth, which is apparently Crowkettle catnip (not present here, but the rest of the delicious traits are).

This tea in particular is one I’d never pick it out for myself; my distrust of cocoa nibs is too strong. But Anne makes me taste chocolate coconut cake instead of dirt so now I’m trying to convince myself I don’t need to buy more right now. Life is full of these little challenges.

Steep Count: 3

Another winner from my first 52Teas subscription box! This is absolutely evocative of chocolate cake batter: It’s creamy and rich, and the cacao nibs and shells add a really lovely, mild chocolate flavor. The coconut flavor is juuust there, but not at all overpowering — instead it adds a full-bodied creaminess I’ve come to associate with 52Teas’ coconut blends.

I find myself wishing the black tea base were a littttle bit stronger, but that would probably mess with the delicate alchemy of these flavors.

This is a sophisticated dessert tea that I plan to savor. :)