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Painted Desert - Chocolate Chili Black Tea

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Painted Desert - Chocolate Chili Black Tea - 15 cup bag

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Tastes Like: dried pasilla chili, mexican cinnamon, cacao
Feels Like: a sedona sunset

Chai lovers and spice lovers will flip for this spicy black tea with New Mexican flavor. Tart tannins jump across the tongue in the first sip. Sweet cinnamon, smoky chili, and salty chocolate notes rise and fall with the steadiness of a piano scale. We recommend milk for a rich and spicy morning tea. If Mexican hot chocolate was a tea, this would be it.

  • Vegan
  • Gluten free
  • Sugar Free
  • Non GMO

Ingredients
ceylon black tea, cacao shell, cinnamon, chili, safflower petals, flavors of chocolate and cinnamon

🍃 Dietary Needs
  • Vegan
  • Sugar Free
  • Gluten Free
✨ 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

  • High Caffeine = 40-60mg per 10oz serving
  • Moderate Caffeine = 20-40mg per 10oz serving
  • Caffeine Free = 0mg per 10oz serving
🔥 Brewing Directions

Hot Brewing 10 oz

Heat 212°f/100°c water
Add 3.5g tea, about 2 teaspoons
Pour 10oz/300ml hot water
Infuse 4-5 mins. Longer is stronger.
Repeat Reinfuse 1-2 times

Iced Brewing 10 oz

Heat 212°f/100°c water
Add 3.5g tea, about 2 teaspoons
Pour ~3oz hot water to barely cover tea leaves
Infuse 4-5 mins. Longer is stronger.
Dilute with 7oz cold water
Serve Over ice

Pro tip: If you want more concentrated flavor, try doubling the tea leaves in this recipe.

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⚖️ Net Weights

4 cup deluxe sample: 14g / .5oz
15 cup bag: 50g / 1.8oz
28 cup tin: 100g / 3.5oz
70 cup bag: 250g / 8.8oz

⭐️ The August Difference
  • We make no compromises when we bring our blends to life.
    Our tea costs more because we use super premium whole ingredients like vanilla pieces, cardamom, real fruits and whole spices. It’s quality you can see and taste. All our blends are original and exclusively available from August.
  • The freshest tea
    Tea is made of plants, so freshness matters. Our teas are produced in small batches, packed in airtight packaging and shipped directly to you at peak freshness.
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Rated 4.7 out of 5 stars
Based on 431 reviews
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  • AM
    Anna M.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 hour ago
    Has a nice little kick

    I had gotten a sample size of painted chili, and really liked it. It has the perfect little kick of chili to warm the back of the throat.

    So I got a bigger bag. Next time will be ordering next bag up.

  • VC
    Victoria C.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 month ago
    Southwest dreams

    I finally got myself the 70-cup bag and I’m so excited to drink this with wild abandon! I love that hint of spice. Haven’t had it iced yet.

  • K
    Kathleen
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    2 months ago
    5 Stars

    Its the only tea i drink these days.

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    Marilyn
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    3 months ago
    Can be Served Simple or Decadent

    This tea is like enjoying a Mexican hot chocolate without the calories. I love my teas on the slightly sweet to sweet side, so I add a few drops of stevia or monk fruit. I like the little kick the pasilla chili gives without being too spicy, and it goes so well with the Mexican cinnamon and cacao shells. This would pair well with a vanilla gelato and would be great to try "affogato" style for something more decadent.

  • SC
    Sharon C.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    3 months ago
    Great tea

    This is my favorite tea. I love the spicy flavor. Little bit of heat. The chocolate is subtle but flavorful.

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