68 Tasting Notes
This tastes a lot like Banana Dream Pie from DT… I think comparing the two I would have to give more points to the Teavana’s version. For one, it is a herbal tea so it wins a point there. I am always looking for something I can have at night. I also love how the dried leaves look, with nice big chucks of banana and chocolate. Of course the big chucks means that it is heavier, which in the end you don’t get much tea for the 50 grams.
As the name implies , it is a perfect combination of banana and chocolate. A really nice night time treat.
I bought this tea prepackaged as a discount 2 for $5. I like these little sales. I was able to get this one and Mamma Mia for $5. Okay onto the tea, confused about this one… it does not really smell like anything. It has a cinnamon taste without being overbearing. I can also taste some chocolate. I guess it tastes a bit like a water down version of a hot cocoa. As it cools I was surprised to taste the coconut. It is okay, but I will not be buying more of this tea, and I am really happy I only paid $2.50 for it.
Smells like chocolate mint… Yum. It smells great and it is so very pretty. All those pretty little lips! Taste: it tastes great. A nice mint chocolate tea. Is it just me or does this tea taste a bit like Chocolate Chili Chai? I am definitely getting a heat. I am really happy that this tea will make me miss CCC less once it’s gone.
I went to David’s Tea to buy some teas (read… way too many) and smelled this one. Wow, I was not expecting to buy it yet I was blown away by the dried tea smell. It smells like Amaretto.
Taste: sigh. It is perfect. Amaretto, with a hint of coconut. I love it. I am also happy that it does not taste like a woody rooibos. Even though I promised myself I would not buy anymore teas this month I might just have to stock up on this one before it runs out. Damn I am going to need another job.
Today I wasn’t feeling great so I wanted a mint tea… mint always makes me feel better. The dried leaves smell like mint, which I expected. I don’t smell any coconut.
First sip… yum! It tastes like mint with a subtle coconut flavor in the background. I really like this. It is mint tea but with more complexity. I am going to steep it again, I read that the second steep might actually be better than the first.
Bought this tea yesterday in my mad attempt to try all the teas from the Winter collection before its too late. I really don’t get anything from the dry leaves. I took a big old whiff, but nothing. I see the banana pieces, and from my stash it looks like I only got a few. Maybe this affects the smell, hopefully not the taste.
Okay…. not bad. In my first sip I only get tea flavor followed by a tiny hint of banana. It is more mellow than I would have thought or hoped. Next time I will play with a longer steeped time. Maybe even a splash of milk.
Preparation
Okay, so I don’t love going to Teavana for two reasons… 1) you need to buy at least 50g of tea minimum, when sometimes you just want a sample size. 2) their sampling tea has too much rock sugar which really changes the flavor of the tea. That being said I had to buy this tea. The dry leaves smell Amazing! You can smell the chocolate and nuts. It tastes a bit like Forever Nuts with chocolate. I just had it black, but next time I will add some milk. Yummy!
Preparation
I feel like the Cinnamon Chai Roobios has ruined me for other cinnamon teas. With the rooibios the cinnamon taste was so strong that all others fail in comparison. If I had had Hot Lips first then I am sure my rating would be higher. It is definitely okay… not bad at all, just not as good as the cinnamon chai.
Edited to add: I think this tea made me sick.. It had a fishy aftertaste and it felt like I had just eaten seaweed. I think it’s the green tea. Either way it was really gross and really messed up my stomach.
This tea was added to my collection because I need more caffeine free teas. Not easy since my favorites are the flavored black teas. Anyway, the dry smell is nice just not too strong. I can smell the maple and see the pretty leaves.
Taste… Meh. I can taste a light maple with what seems to be a hint of caramel. It is sweet so no need to add sugar. I wonder if milk will bring out the maple flavor more.
I added milk. It is still sweet, if not sweeter, but I am still not blown away. I think I like birthday cake more. They are similar but birthday cake has a stronger taste.
I am definitely going to drink what is in my stash, but I don’t think this tea will have a permanent place in my cupboard.
I love chocolate, but I wish there was a like a banana brown sugar tea. Know of any?
No but that sounds yummy. I heard good things about banana nut cake by DT…. Maybe that has what you are looking for.