I happened to be in Barnes & Noble for something else this week and saw tins of Harney & Sons' Valentine's Day tea on sale. It bills itself as a chocolate tea with rosebuds. Chocolate-flavored teas can be very hit or miss, but at the sale price, what the heck, why not.
I'm pleased to report that this tea works quite well. It has the scent and flavor of dark chocolate, which seems to fit better with black tea than attempts at milk chocolate flavor. The smell was incredibly strong when I opened the tin -- like snorting a whole Godiva box -- but the actual tea was pleasantly balanced. I notice the rose elements in the aroma, but not in the flavor itself. Even when I wildly over-steeped yesterday's morning cuppa because I got distracted, neither the chocolate nor the black tea elements turned bitter on me. If you like tea that tastes like tea, you could certainly get away without adding sweetener. Adding milk or cream and sugar will probably result in something close to rose-tinged hot chocolate.
Satisfying all around, even for someone who isn't crazy for chocolate.
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