I was excited for this tea, because I have another chocolate mate that I love (Republic of Tea’s double dark chocolate mate.) I was expecting this to be similar, but with the added malt notes. The leaves didn’t smell very chocolatey to me – they mostly smelled like malt and a bit of mate. I steeped 6 minutes at boiling, having read that it needed a bit longer than some teas.
Sadly, I don’t get any chocolate from this at all. I get a taste that is oddly like musty raisins. I know, that’s weird. I may not like the taste of malt, since I know I like mate. But I’ve been under the weather, so I’ll avoid rating until I can try it again!
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try steeping it for 10 minutes or longer at a slightly lower temperature (200 degrees instead of 212) … Mate doesn’t get bitter like tea from long brew times.
Thanks – I’ll be sure to try that! I’m pretty new to mate, so I wasn’t entirely certain. I hope it works!
try steeping it for 10 minutes or longer at a slightly lower temperature (200 degrees instead of 212) … Mate doesn’t get bitter like tea from long brew times.
Thanks – I’ll be sure to try that! I’m pretty new to mate, so I wasn’t entirely certain. I hope it works!