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Showing posts with label Chocolate Orange. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Chocolate Orange. Show all posts

Saturday, April 17, 2010

TheNecessiTeas Loose Leaf Rooibos Tea 'Chocolate Orange'

Tea Information:
Tea: Chocolate Orange
Type: Rooibos Tea
Packaging: Loose Leaf
Company: TheNecessiTeas
Purchase: Here
Description: This blend is hard to resist with the sweet aroma of chocolate and orange and the tempting chocolate chunks! Add a splash of milk and a touch of sugar for a truly decedent treat! Naturally caffeine free!
Ingredients: rooibos, orange peel, chocolate chips, and natural flavors

Steep Information:
Amount: 2 tsp
Water: 2 zarafina cups filtered water
Tool: Zarafina herbal-loose-strong
Served: Hot

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: exactly like "Terry's Milk Chocolate Orange Ball"
Steeped Tea Smell: exactly like "Terry's Milk Chocolate Orange Ball"
Flavor: orange, hints of rooibos and chocolate
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: hints of sweet chocolate
Liquor: translucent dark orange-brown

Oh my did the tiny rooibos chips make a mess inside the zarafina! They escaped the mesh basket and got everywhere.

On the other hand this is a delicious caffeine free dessert tea.

Resteep: zarafina herbal-loose-strong
Orange colored water, this is not resteepable - at least at whatever time the zarafina uses for strong.

Rating: 3/4 leaves


Leaf system:
1=Bleh! not again if it were free
2=Acceptable, if it were free or there were limited other tea options
3=I might purchase this tea from time to time, or select it while out
4=A staple in our cupboard from now on, I will purchase and keep purchasing