Granville Island Tea Co

I haven’t had this one in awhile so I had to see if it was still good. ;)

Okay, last cup of tea for the night, I promise. ;)

This is another favorite I haven’t had in awhile, this and my Rainbow Rooibos seem to be the only rooibos-based teas that I enjoy. With this one at least it’s a case of there being a good amount of the other ingredients to balance out the taste of the rooibos. And as a bonus it leaves my mouth minty-fresh. :D

I brewed up a pot of this for my boyfriend and I – he seems to take to rooibos more so than actual tea. Oh well, at least it’s a start.

I felt like something sweet so I added a dab of honey to mine, which brought out the chocolate flavour a little bit and pushed the mint to the back steat.

I’ve realized that this tea tastes a lot like those After Eight chocolates without the sweetness. The chocolate is very much a cocoa-y dark chocolate flavour rather than the lighter and sweeter milk chocolate.

Not that many kids tonight so that means MOAR HALLOWEEN CANDY FOR ME, MWHAHAHA! XD

I’m drinking this to combat the sugar overdose, although it might be fighting a losing battle. Oh well, at least I can say that this is one chocolate that won’t go straight to my hips! ;)

Forgot to log this tea last night.

Still awesome! ;)

These guys get major points for using real mint leaves and cocoa nibs instead of taking the easy way out and just using the mysterious (and probably artificial) ‘flavouring’. It smells amazing, both the dry tea and while it was steeping, and it makes a delicious, flavourful cup.

I think I’m going to be sad when this tea runs out. Go read my past tasting notes if you’re curious. :)

Not much more to say, go read my older tasting notes. :)

Backlogging. It’s too early for me to try and discern any new nuances in this tea – go read my past tasting notes.

A bit of a shorter steeping. Interestingly, while the rose is lighter I can taste the black tea more; it has sort of nice, unobtrusive, toasty sort of flavour to it.

I’m making myself a pot to fortify myself for the last minute Christmas things I need to do. It’s gonna be a busy day.

I’m drinking this sweetened with a bit of wildflower honey right now. I don’t normally sweetened black teas (apart from chais) but the rose flavour is actually complimented quite nicely by a bit of honey-sweetness.

The rose is a touch too strong at this steeping temp and it’s almost all that I’m tasting right now.

Made a pot for myself and the boyfriend this morning, as we both stayed up until ridiculous hours studying for midterm exams.

Steeped for 4 min and added skim milk. I was afraid the rose would be overpowering with the extra steeping time but that wasn’t really the case (or maybe we were in too much of a rush to notice).

Steeped this morning for 2.5 minutes and it came out very nice with the rose not too overpowering.

Tastes good with milk too. ;)

Smooth-tasting and quite floral.

Strong Assam, perfect for making homemade chai.

Intensely tart and fruity. Often make this an iced drink with a bit of honey to sweeten.

Rooibos scented with rose, currants, and blueberries. A nice flavoured rooibos.