Peppermint Bark

Backlog, Friday April 26, 2024

I obtained this one during the tea swap a couple of months back. I’m finally starting to make my way through these teas. I figured it’s easier to throw a bag into the water during work, instead of making tea in a gaiwan, forgetting it, and tossing the leaves out due over brewing and bitterness. This cup held some idea of the peppermint bark. I’ll note that this isn’t too terrible for tea bag tea, but it’s nothing comparable to Teavana’s White Chocolate Peppermint (maybe no tea will ever hold that title). I tasted notes of white chocolate and peppermint, but it was light.

Holiday tea 2023 #9
From CameronB!  Thanks again!  The perfect time to try this one.  The chicory here is sure to brew this up quite dark.  The scent is a little off — probably the ROSE HIPS?!?!  but overall, I started chugging it.  Cold, I do really get that note of rose hips.  I wouldn’t call it the best peppermint bark tea around, but it could have been worse.  Really mild on the chocolate, when I was craving a chocolate shake.   The second steep somehow loses the rose hips effect.    Happy I tried it, not the worst, but there are plenty of other yum choc mint teas I love.
Steep #1 // 14 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // just boiled // 5 min

For some reason I’m always excited by peppermint bark teas, but they’re always disappointing to me.

This one tastes mostly like peppermint leaf with a bit of added menthol from the flavoring, with an undertone of roasted chicory and a slight sweetness from the licorice root. I don’t really get chocolate at all.

It’s drinkable, but not something I would purchase. A shame, the wrapper is very pretty.

Holiday grocery store teas tried: 11/19

My coworkers give so many gifts around the holidays! I was not prepared for that level of Christmas cheer! This is one of the teas that I ended up with a few bags of. Hot, there’s a strong, unpleasant alcohol flavor. As it cools, the flavor improves. It’s mostly mint with a bit of something else, maybe rooibos in the background. It tastes similar to other teas of this variety, but it’s not at the top of its field.

Couldn’t finish drinking this, tastes awful. I followed the directions for brewing but it didn’t help. I couldn’t taste any peppermint or chocolate, just a muddy taste that wasn’t enjoyable.

My husband picked this up since he saw it on sale at the supermarket. It’s definitely but a little on the artificial side for my tastes and not quite chocolatey enough. It is best as a latte. I don’t know if I’ll buy this again but I’ll happily finish this box.

Quite minty without a lot of chocolate. I would have liked some creamy/white chocolate flavours. It is pretty good for a bagged tea, however I find the sweetness off putting. It tastes like an artificial sweetener was added which lingers as an after taste after you have swallowed.

O Ggmathis, why didn’t I remember your review before I brewed this one? On its own this is tasty but lacks a certain wow factor. Had I remembered her comments, I have a whole box of cacao nibs I could have added. Primarily, this is a light peppermint tea. It doesn’t beat you up with mint yet is obviously mint. A good balance in that respect. It is just the chocolate doesn’t reach that decadent level I crave. I added Splenda and it brightened the cup but didn’t really fix it. I may have to try this again with some Charlie Brown love added. Thanks ggmathis.
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Anyway, all this has left me craving hot pepper, spicy food, and tea with heavy duty vaporizing qualities. This fits the bill nicely and needs no special attention whatsoever. I’ve been drinking it ever since Bigelow introduced it, and I can’t say I’ve ever coaxed much chocolate flavor out of it, but it is creamy and minty and much improved with a little milk.

Tastes just like peppermint bark. This tea has more mint flavor than the other peppermint bark tea I’ve tried. Pretty good for a cheap tea. My husband loves it too!