Diabolique - Almond Brittle Black Tea
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Tastes Like: roasted almonds, burnt toffee
Feels Like: film noir
Fasten your seatbelts. This powerful black tea makes for a intense morning. It’s a strong, tannic black tea with roasted almond flavor and sweet brittle. Notes of caramel and almond balance the blend of Assam and smoked lapsang souchong black teas. This unique blend is reminiscent of Italian croccante almond brittle. Each sip has a lingering burnt toffee flavor. Adding milk increases the malty sweetness and mellows the smoke to create a dangerously delicious cup.
- Vegan
- Non Gmo
- Nut Free
Ingredients
south indian black tea, german barley malt, caramel pieces, rock sugar, lapsang souchong smoked black tea, flavors of honey, almond, popcorn, and caramel
contains gluten from malted barley
📝 Blender's Notes
✨ Quality Tested
All our teas are double tested for pesticide residues, heavy metals, and foreign objects.
Because they’re blended in Germany, all August teas must pass stringent EU pesticide standards, which allow much less pesticide residue than the US FDA.
Whether they are organic, all natural or conventional, all our teas are safe, top quality, and delicious!
⚡️ Caffeine Content
This tea is
- High Caffeine = 40-60mg per 10oz serving
- Moderate Caffeine = 20-40mg per 10oz serving
- Caffeine Free = 0mg per 10oz serving
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As Seen On
- MMatthewVerified BuyerRated 3 out of 5 stars2 hours agoLight, Smoky Flavor
This tea smelled delicious but didn't quite have the almond flavor I was expecting from the description. I found this to be a very mild, slightly smoky black tea that was nice to drink black or with a bit of milk.
AUAugust Uncommon Tea1 hour agoThank you for your honest review, Matthew. We're sorry you didn't love Diabolique. Our Customer Support Team will contact you shortly.
- RSRobin S.Verified BuyerRated 4 out of 5 stars6 hours agoSweet and smooth
I was pleasantly surprised how much I liked this tea. I tried it iced and it was very smooth with that burnt almond taste and then the sweet hits you. Very good! I would definitely add it to my list of favorites
- KWKrista W.Verified BuyerRated 4 out of 5 stars8 hours agoRich
I love the nutty flavor in this tea. Only added a little bit of honey to sweeten. Very good, will purchase again!
- ERElizabeth R.Verified BuyerRated 5 out of 5 starsYesterdayCaramely Malt Heaven
Lovely balance of flavor that has skyrocketed to the top of my favorites! Perfect slight smokiness combines with the malted barley, burnt caramel & subtle almond flavor. Milk (especially almond milk) brings out more richness and flavor. LOVE this tea!
- HRHenry R.Verified BuyerRated 3 out of 5 starsYesterdayOne thing's for sure: The aroma is diabolically good
DIABOLIQUE has a scent that I would buy as a candle. I can't help but take a few sniffs every time I open the packet, and the steeping tea offers a moment of olfactory bliss. The taste itself is quite good--I'll happily finish my 15-cup packet--but not enough for Diabolique to be added to my "reorder" list. There's a sweetness that kicks hard with a long steep, but is unfortunately tied to a bit of bitterness. A shorter steep eliminates both sweet and bitter and for me resulted in the best of the four taste tests I've made so far. There's just the right amount of smoky tones. Per August's suggestion, I tried adding some milk/cream and undoubtedly it enhanced what is otherwise only a hint of almond.
(My smoky teas-averse wife says there's too much smoke--but adding cream makes it less smoky and more sweet. She preferred the heaviest steep for its sweetness, as long as cream was available.)
For reference: My "five-star" teas include KNOW BY HEART and THE BLACK LODGE and GOLDEN ARROW and WILD HEART, while PSYCHOCANDY is probably 4.5 stars. I tend to prefer smooth black teas in general, but am sensitive to abundant bitterness. Diabolique's isn't abundant, but it is noticeable.
AUAugust Uncommon Tea6 hours agoThank you for your honest review, Henry R. We're sorry you didn't love Diabolique. Our Customer Support Team will contact you shortly.
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