Starbucks Canada Black Sesame Tea Latte – Tastes Like BBT?

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Starbucks Canada Black Sesame Tea Latte – Tastes Like BBT?

March 8, 2019 by Joyce

Going to Starbucks is often a treat for me, or any coffee shop for that matter. I don’t go there for drip coffee — that’s what you have at home, at work, at brunches. One of my go-to drinks at Starbucks is its Earl Grey Tea Latte aka London Fog. Maybe it’s the vanilla syrup, but I just really like its flavour. So when Starbucks launched the Black Sesame Tea Latte earlier this week, I was intrigued.

Black Sesame Tea Latte – Starbucks Official Pic

I was particularly intrigued because black sesame is also one of my favourite flavours when it comes to bubble tea. Reading its description, “black tea steamed with milk and a rich, black sesame sauce topped with a tasty black sesame brittle,” I immediately thought of black sesame bubble tea. And I’ve liked my black sesame BBT hot. Now I really have to try this.

So I did. Verdict?

It did remind me of bubble tea, but not as rich and sweet. It’s creamy, with a subtle black sesame flavour. I definitely tasted the black tea at the end of every sip. My barista actually forgot my black sesame brittle on top, but it’s only Day 2 of the drink launch so it’s understandable. I simply reminded her and she gave it a couple of good shake. The brittle actually didn’t do much for me. I ended up just nibbling on a few pieces of toasted sesame between sips.

Starbucks Black Sesame Tea Latte

Final Thoughts

A Grande Black Sesame Tea Latte came to $5.30 for me (I saved $0.10 with my butterfly reusable cup thanks to my former colleague LH). While it’s tasty, honestly at that price it’s almost the cost of a BBT. Because the sesame flavour wasn’t as prominent as I had hoped, I would probably go for a Black Sesame Milk Tea BBT for my sesame fix.