Company: Tea Forté

Type: Herbal

Cost: available in the Tea Chest

Tea Notes:

• Steeped for 5 minutes in boiling water.
• Has whole pieces of chamomile and little bit of orange peel inside the pyramid infuser.
• Taste is sweet and obviously chamomile, but a little on the light side.

Thoughts:

I really love to drink chamomile in the evenings when I am winding down and no longer want caffeine.  As much as I love it, I don’t drink it often because chamomile is in the same plant family as ragweed and I happen to have allergic reactions to ragweed.  However, every now and then I treat myself to a cup.  This particular chamomile has orange peel and a little bit of vanilla added to it which sounds like it would be a really wonderful tasting drink.  I am sad to say that all I could taste was the chamomile and none of the orange peel or vanilla flavors came out.  To top it off, the chamomile was quite light and not as strong as I normally prefer.  I did enjoy my cup and I think this particular chamomile would make a nice, easy infusion since clean up is a breeze and all the chamomile pieces are contained inside the pyramid infuser.  However, I don’t think I would keep this stocked up in my tea cupboard as there are other chamomile’s that I prefer.

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Company: Tea Forté

Type: Herbal

Cost: $24 for 20 infusers or $15 for canister

Tea Notes:

• Steeped in boiling water for 5 minutes.
• Aroma reminds me of a spicy hot chocolate.
• Color of the liquor is a nice creamy medium brown.
• Flavor of the infusion is an obvious chocolate taste with spice and sweet notes supporting it.

Thoughts:

I used to hate chocolate.  Can you believe that?  Thank goodness my tastes have changed and I, like so many people, adore chocolate.  So it came as no surprise to me that I chose this infusion from the tea chest as my first review for Tea Forté Friday.  The ingredients in this are cacao, cinnamon, fennel, licorice root, cardamom, ginger, cloves, and black pepper which might appear to be a very bold infusion but I assure you it isn’t overpowering or scary.  As I was steeping this, I was shocked at the way it smelled exactly like hot chocolate. I have had other tea/infusions that had chocolate in them but sorely lacked any chocolate resemblance so drinking this and actually tasting chocolate brought me great enjoyment. I love the way the chocolate is obvious in taste but there is also something more too it. The spicy taste I mentioned in the tea notes is more of a gentle nudge of cinnamon, cloves, and licorice that comes from underneath, making them present but not overpowering. This infusion is definitely a treat and one that I would be more than willing to indulge in often.

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