This wonderfully aromatic, organic loose leaf tea combines Pu-erh, a traditional Chinese dark tea, with an American favorite - chocolate and almonds. While Pu-erh teas have grown in popularity in the US because of their smooth rich taste and health benefits, some consumers still do not prefer their unique earthy aroma. Our Organic Chocolate Pu-erh Tea offers the perfect solution! With a rich bouquet of almond and chocolate, this tea brews up dark brown with a medium body that has no astringency or bitterness. The mellow cup tastes earthy with hints of carob and almond. Add a little sugar, to enhance the chocolate flavor! Read our blog post about our trip to Pu Erh, China!
Ingredients: organic Chinese pu-erh tea, organic cacao nibs, and natural chocolate and almond flavors
Our delicious flavored teas use the same top-quality organic tea that we offer in our unflavored varieties, but are blended with pieces of real fruit, spices, flowers, and 100% natural flavors. When blending our teas, our goal is to create a cup that balances the taste of the tea with the flavors of the additional ingredients so that neither one overpowers. All of the natural flavors we use are either extracts taken directly from the botanical ingredient, or extracted using 100% GMO-free grain alcohol as a solvent. You can rest assured that none of the flavors used in our blends are synthetically or artificially derived, and do not use artificial preservatives.
At Arbor Teas, we believe tea should be brewed to suit your personal taste. We’re happy to make recommendations to get you started, but don’t hesitate to experiment! When brewing your tea, your main considerations are tea quantity, water temperature, and steeping time. We recommend pu-erh teas to be steeped for 5 to 10 minutes in water heated to a full, rolling boil. For the best flavor, use fresh water whenever possible, and avoid overboiling. Try not to steep your tea longer than necessary, as you’ll extract undesirable bitterness from the leaves.If you want a stronger brew, don’t steep longer, just use more tea. And don’t forget to re-steep your tea leaves to get the most out of your leaf!
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"Think dark chocolate rather than milk chocolate, with no bitterness. Add sugar to recreate a dark chocolate Almond Joy or marzipan-like delight!"
"As a Pu-erh tea “purest”, I was hesitant to develop this tea. But I have to admit, that I am pleasantly pleased by the result. Even Pu-erh lovers will enjoy the combination of chocolate, almond, and Pu-erh."
"I recommend brewing this tea for at least 5 minutes. The darker it gets, the more full-bodied and better it gets!"
A delightful and unique aromatic and taste experience. It is smooth, with a sweet, slightly nutty cocoa flavor that was not overbearing at a 7 minute infusion. It paired well with almond biscotti. I will use this in cold, rainy weather for a special pick-me-up or when I crave sugar but can be satisified by a unique and complexly flavored beverage.
Very interesting/unique flavor and smell. I tried it on its own and with a little sugar. I'm glad I tried it but its not for me
I should start this out by saying I hate flavored teas of any variety. As a die hard gongfu cha brewer with a taste for sharp and smoky Sheng puerhs, floral greens, and musky golden threaded blacks, if it's got Camellia of any variety -sinensis, var. assamica, taliensis, it doesn't matter- I really can't overstate how much I dislike anything with flavor added. Hell, osmanthus flowers or those puerh mandarins, while lovely, are even a bit of a stretch for me, so it was rather odd that I even ordered a sample of this stuff. The sample was actually ordered for someone who "doesn't like puerh", and to my surprise I liked it. I liked it enough in fact to order a couple large bags, which I put in my usual half gallon Mason jars with silicone lids, and this is where this story gets interesting. I had to move unexpectedly thanks to an outbreak of black mold, and I ended up in another state with most of my possessions a couple thousand miles away for over a year. So, I accidentally aged this stuff for at least two years, and the results were amazing - the puerh mustiness deepened and melded with the cacao, chocolate, and almond to create a smooth, complex, beautifully nuanced brew that was an absolute joy to savor. Like a dummy I left the stuff and haven't been able to get back up north for a couple years so I'll be curious to see if the improvement has continued, but on a whim I threw a sample of this blend into my latest order and am again very pleasantly surprised. It's smooth, rich, and nicely complex, with the warm oiliness of the cacao and the slightly cherry-reminiscent creaminess of the almond playing off and deepening the musky, musty richness of the Shao puerh, and the liquor has a delightfully silky mouth feel and a richly refined aftertaste. While clearly of decent quality I suspect the base puerh isn't terribly interesting, but the additional flavors elevate it and thr blend proves to be far richer and more enjoyable than the sum of its parts, and I'm delighted with the thick, syrupy brew. (As an aside, if cream and sugar is your jam I suspect you'd love this with a good dollop of heavy cream and a splash of maple syrup - I myself will probably give it a try with a splash of port, brandy, or irish whisky and pair it opera cake or tiramisu to impress none tea drinkers...) It won't be a daily drinker for me, but I'll be buying a couple more bags for aging and indulge when I'm in the mood for something rich, syrupy, and comfortably indulgent. So, leave it to the folks at Arbor to make a flavored tea I actually love - consider me thoroughly impressed. Wonders will never cease...
I ordered this tea about six months ago, somewhat hesitant because chocolate tea isn't always as good as it sounds. However, I've had to limit myself to a mug of this tea only on Mondays (to start my week off right!) and special occasions so I didn't drink it all immediately. I'm buying the bulk size next--so good! The chocolate taste almost has a liqueur undertone while being subtle enough not to overwhelm the flavor of the tea.
I was very skeptical of this tea so I got a sample size first. Generally, I'm a bit of a purist and don't like flavored teas. For that reason, I haven't had the best experience with chocolate teas in the past but I'm on this extremely low carb diet for my diabetes and I've been desperate to find a low carb way to indulge my chocolate cravings so I had to give this a try. Ordinarily, I drink pu erh straight but this is definitely a tea that benefits from cream and sweetener (I use vanilla flavored stevia) to bring out the full chocolate-y flavor. This tea tastes and smells really decadent, like a chocolate liquor. I'm definitely going to be splurging on a full sized bag in future!
Classically earthy and deep flavored with a thick cup and dark liquor