Chocolate Mint Black Tea

A perfect dessert tea that is wonderful with shortbread cookies. If you want a little something without sugar, try theism a chocoholic favorite! This tea is a lovely combination of mint with the earthy, irresistible aroma of chocolate. During its long history, chocolate was originally drunk, not eaten me with its origins being traced back to the ancient Maya, and Aztec civilization in Central America. The Maya used cocoa beans as a form of currency as well as a special ingredient in their drink. For the Europeans, the 1600's and 1700's there existed a hefty import duty on cocoa, resulting in chocolate becoming an item that only the wealthy could afford to enjoy.
We only use teas from the top 3 tea growing regions of Sri Lanka – Nuwara Eliya, Dimbula and Uva. Dimbula and the western estates of Nuwara Eliya have a major quality peak during Jan/Feb, whereas Uva and the eastern estates of Nuwara Eliya have their peak in July/Aug. This dual peak period allows us to buy the best for our flavored tea several times a year. These high-grown districts produce teas that hav Classic 'Ceylon' tea character, noted by floral bouquet and flavor notes, touches of astringency and bright coppery color. Perfect as. The base of our flavored teas. [We tested teas from various other origins around the world as base for our flavored teas, but none made the grade.] Flavofing oils, not artificial crystals, give the tea drinker high quality tea that tastes great.