Tisane Information:

Leaf Type:  Honeybush

Where to Buy:  52Teas

Tisane Description:

This feels like cheating just a little. Yes, we did offer a Chocolate Malt Honeybush, but not as a Tea of the Week; it was one of our My Sweet Honeybush blends, and it wasn’t even offered on 52teas until a few months ago when I killed our My Sweet Honeybush brand and had a few left over. I’ve reinvented the blend with organic flavors and new ROASTED organic cacao nibs. (I spent several minutes just huffing the bag of roasted cacao nibs the other day when we received them. This blend is CHOCOLATE. No, it’s CHOCOLATE! I fully expect this week’s blend to disappear quickly (who doesn’t like chocolate?)

Learn more about this blend here.

Taster’s Review:

I thought I had previously reviewed this Chocolate Malt Flavored Honeybush from 52Teas (when it was sold under the My Sweet Honeybush label) because it was really one of my favorite Honeybush blends that Frank has ever crafted.  But, I couldn’t find the review … so I guess I didn’t review it!

I’ll remedy that right now!

As I mentioned in the first paragraph, this is easily one of my favorite honeybush blends from Frank … but truth be told, it’s probably one of my favorite honeybush blends from any vendor.  The reason is simple:  Chocolate! This is one of the best chocolate tisanes I’ve had … in fact, the only chocolate tisane that comes to mind that might top this is pure cacao nibs or … even better, pure cacao shells.

Frank does the chocolate right in this blend.  (Remember some chocolate = good, more chocolate = better) He goes with the better approach and adds plenty of chocolate to this tisane.  It is so rich and chocolate-y, and there is a distinct malt note to this that makes it seem as though I’m sipping on a chocolate malt … only this isn’t thick like a chocolate malt.  It does have a creamy element to it, but obviously a real chocolate malt would be thicker, creamier … and ice creamier … but, this … is less fattening and quite satisfying even without the thick and creamy element of a chocolate malt.  It makes a perfect dessert-y treat when you don’t want to indulge in the more caloric version of a chocolate malt.

And what I like best about this blend – the flavor of the honeybush melds perfectly with the flavors.  The nutty sweetness of the honeybush accents the malt notes quite nicely … and I like that the flavor of the honeybush doesn’t really stand out.  It is kind of subtle and in the background, allowing the flavor of chocolate to shine through.

This is really one of Frank’s best blends.  If you’ve tried honeybush blends and have been less than impressed with them, I highly recommend trying this one … it might change your mind about honeybush!  It is so yummy – a perfect treat for the chocoholics out there, too!