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This probably isn’t a tea that one should be drinking at 10 am, but here goes nothing.

I don’t expect a lot from flavored tea most of the time but this was a pleasant surprise. I love the black tea base here which is a mix of Ceylon and a Chinese tea. It provides a rich background for the chocolate, which I can definitely taste, and the orange, which is refreshing and very natural tasting. You do see some bits of dried orange peel in the blend and they also used orange oil. Nice that it doesn’t seem artificial at all.

This is so tasty, rich and delicious. Simpson & Vail has created a real dessert tea winner here, IMHO. I had mine with soymilk but it would be good plain too. I only got 1 oz. which won’t last very long. :)

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Indigobloom 13 years ago

that sounds amaaaazing. Wow.

Sil 13 years ago

mmmmm this sounds delicious!

TeaBrat 13 years ago

I thought so!

Kittenna 13 years ago

You are writing too many reviews about Simpson & Vail teas, and now I want to try them too! Good thing you mentioned a lack of sample sizes available on the website :D

TeaBrat 13 years ago

well, they sell everything by the 1 oz, happily

Kittenna 13 years ago

Noooooo, ignorance was bliss…. D:

Sil 13 years ago

i really want to try a lot of these now based on your reviews!

cuddlesmom 8 years ago

Me too!

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Indigobloom 13 years ago

that sounds amaaaazing. Wow.

Sil 13 years ago

mmmmm this sounds delicious!

TeaBrat 13 years ago

I thought so!

Kittenna 13 years ago

You are writing too many reviews about Simpson & Vail teas, and now I want to try them too! Good thing you mentioned a lack of sample sizes available on the website :D

TeaBrat 13 years ago

well, they sell everything by the 1 oz, happily

Kittenna 13 years ago

Noooooo, ignorance was bliss…. D:

Sil 13 years ago

i really want to try a lot of these now based on your reviews!

cuddlesmom 8 years ago

Me too!

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My profile pic is of a pink dahlia at Golden Gate Park.

Hobbies include: tea, making art, animals, vegan things, buddhism, nature, creativity, books, writing, cooking, meditation, yoga.

I am a fan of many different teas but my favorites are blacks and oolongs, chai, also like darjeeling and pu-erh. I’n always learning and expanding my horizons!

Dislikes include: bergamot, jasmine, highly tannic or bitter teas, overly judgmental and bitter people. :)

Live in San Francisco, I’m a SINK (single income, no kids) and love the urban life, but traveling out to the middle of nowhere is always fun too.

I tend to not drink things I know I will hate so a lot of my tea ratings are on the higher side. Here’s my rating system, sorta

95-100 I love this tea and would like to keep it around

94-90 An excellent tea which I may or may not repurchase

89-80 Pretty good, above average

79-70 Acceptable

69-60 Mundane – Will probably drink it if I have it

59-50 Ick

49 and below Nasty

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