Sunday, 20 October 2013

Stormy Night (Organic) - David's Tea




Where to buy:  David’s Tea

Description:  AS GOOD AS IT GETS

It was three o’clock in the afternoon on a rainy Friday. David was hungry. He needed a nap, a shave, and a hot meal. What he had was a kettle, a pack of matches, and a bag of black tea. So he grabbed some ingredients and threw them in the water. Chocolate, cinnamon, coconut, vanilla – this drink was a real piece of work. He lifted his cup, took a drink and then another. It was hotter than an inferno and smoother than silk. It was good. Almost too good. 

Ingredients:  Black tea, chocolate, cinnamon, coconut, vanilla. With natural vanilla flavouring

My Review:

We had pouch of this tea in our pantry, and with it being a rainy day I decided that I finally needed to try this tea.

This tea looks very rustic in the bag and is dominated by huge chunks of chocolate and equally large slivers of coconut. A lot of the tea’s from David’s Tea seem to look almost overpowered by the tea leaves, but this tea almost didn’t seem to have enough.  The scent in the bag is basically all cinnamon.

The recommended brewing is 1.25 tsp. of Stormy Night tea, water heated to 98 degrees Celsius (or 208 degrees Fahrenheit), steeped for 4-6 minutes. I brewed my large cup for 6 minutes and added a little honey and a splash of milk.

When brewed, this tea develops a weird oily film on the top with little floating bits that I can only assume are powdered cinnamon (at least I really, really hope it’s cinnamon and not some weird “secret ingredient”). The tea smells of cinnamon and chocolate. The taste is dominated largely by cinnamon, though the overall flavor of this tea was not as strong as I thought it would be. There is a slight coconut and vanilla undertone with some chocolate notes that adds a nice creaminess to this tea.

This tea was really not what I was expecting. The flavor was not overpowering and strong like I thought it would be. Being someone that likes chai’s and stronger teas, I’m really surprised at just how much I like this tea. This is a nice cup of tea to sit down to on a rainy day or a day that you just want to relax and have some time to yourself.

David's Tea currently has this tea on sale: 50% off of 250g



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