Honest Tea, Ancient Mayan-Style

Hey there, fellow libation-liberation fighters!  Recently WiseGuise and I were almost giddy to find out that Honest Tea has started producing a cacao-based beverage.  No, not like a hot cocoa or a Yoo-hoo kind of deal.  This is OLD-school chocolate, the way it used to be quaffed by the ancient Mayans!

My ears have been abuzz recently with news about several companies that are putting cacao beans through a process similar to coffee beans, roasting and brewing them to create delicious and healthy choco-drinks.  I’m excited to finally dig into one!

Aroma: I shake up the bottle, pop the top, and inhale deeply.  Fresh mint and sweet chocolate are the first scents to greet me, and as I investigate further I can detect traces of the roast.  It doesn’t smell as deeply-sweet as a normal chocolate drink – it smells more fresh and slightly tangy, like a raw drink as opposed to a refined, sugary one.

Taste: Now that is something.  It is somewhere in the land between a chocolate drink, tea, and coffee.  The warm roasty flavors of the cocoa and chicory root are countered superbly by the cooling peppermint.  This drink has plenty of body and is sweetened juuuust right – definitely one of Honest Tea’s talents.  But don’t go in expecting the creamy-sweet mouthfeel that refined chocolate drinks have.  This is more of a flavorful tonic that could very well replace your daily coffee or tea if you had such a mind. 

Health Factor: This is a great way to access a lot of the antioxidant powers of dark chocolate without OD’ing on sugar.  One bottle of Honest CocoaNova has all the right measurements: 10.1 total ounces, 13 grams of sugar, and 50 calories!  And it’s all organic and fair-trade to boot.  This is the natural, healthful direction that I’d like to see all beverages strive towards. 

Rating:  5.0 out of 5 – I think I found my new morning drink of choice. 

-Danithius-

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