Thursday September 24, 2015 | 2 comments
Delicious hot or cold, Toffee Bean, made by Monarch Tea Company, is a creamy, dreamy, and steamy treat of a blend. It is also the perfect beverage for those who love coffee and rooibos. Although caffeine free, I found it amusing that Toffee Bean paired the rooibos with a very small amount of Ethiopian coffee. The result? Notes of caramel and butterscotch that dance with a flurry of calendula petals, blending in a beautiful waltz of flavors with the aromatic coffee and rooibos.
Toffee Bean Hot Brew:
Boil water 190 to 200 F. Place two small scoops of Toffee Bean into your brewing vessel. I used a French Press. Pour boiled water into the vessel and steep for five to seven minutes. For me, two scoops had yielded two brews of Toffee Bean.
Iced Toffee Bean
Unsweetened:
Use the same brew time of five to seven minutes. After brewing, pour the liquid into a glass pitcher, cover, and chill it in your fridge. Tip: Always make ice cubes from the same brew to avoid a watered down iced beverage. Toffee Bean is available at Monarch Tea Company.
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That’s a cretive, new one – adding coffee to a tea blend? I assume it’s decaffeinated as it’s caffeine free. As you said, for those coffee people, sounds like a real treat. As a tea person who doesn’t like coffee however, not so much. Truth is, I wish I liked coffee but I just can’t find a way to do so. I try a sip atleast once a year, hoping that my tastes will change but alas, it never does. I LOVE the smell of coffee however so I continue to hold out hope. I think it’s the bitterness which I find so unpleasang. Coffee people complain about the bitter taste of green tea, which when brewed properly isn’t bitter, but I never hear anyone saying their coffee is too bitter. Why do you suppose that is?
Cheers Michelle,
The Toffee Bean tisane is not decaffeinated. It is quite lovely, I am a coffee and a tea drinker. I have never encountered someone who claimed that green tea was bitter, you are right about tea and coffee when brewed properly always yields the best results. Cheers for your comment, very interesTEAing :) Jenn