This is pretty similar to Hot Cinnamon Spice. It’s Hot Cinnamon Spice with a twist. The predominant flavor is the hot, sweet cinnamon which reminds me of cinnamon flavored gum. The apple is there in the background both in the dry leaves and in the brewed tea but it is not very strong. The apple flavor is like that of apple cider or apple juice. It is not a fake green apple flavor. The apple flavor kind of mellows the hot cinnamon flavor to me, so the cinnamon is not quite as strong or sweet as in Hot Cinnamon Spice.
There is also a flavor in this tea that makes me think of honey for some reason, which really isn’t something I have experienced with Hot Cinnamon Spice. It must be the cinnamon and apple flavors combined.
The orange and cloves which are also supposed to be in this tea are not very noticeable at all.
The flavor of the black tea is completely lost in the sweet, spicy cinnamon flavor and apple flavor. But I would say that the tea itself is medium-bodied. It’s not a bad thing that the tea flavor itself is completely covered up, since it isn’t the point of this tea.
If you love Hot Cinnamon Spice and love apple flavor in tea, then I would definitely give this tea a try. I am not really too keen on the sweet, hot cinnamon flavor that both Hot Apple Spice and Hot Cinnamon Spice has, since I don’t like sugar in my tea. It’s nice once in a while as a change of pace, but I wouldn’t like to drink either of them on a daily basis. The sweet, spicy cinnamon flavor is just too overwhelming for that.
I prefer Hot Cinnamon Spice but not by much.
Flavors: Apple, Artificial, Cinnamon, Honey, Spices, Spicy, Sweet
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I agree with you on these sweet cinnamon teas – not something I drink often, but they can be nice as a sort of treat every so often, especially in the colder months. :)
I agree with that. They can be a nice change of pace once in a while during the colder months especially, but I honestly prefer my tea not to have this overpowering sweetness, most of the time. I currently have a half full 4 oz. tin of Hot Cinnamon Spice that I have had for a year and a 2/3 full tin of Hot Apple Spice that I have had for 9 months, so I don’t drink them that often as you can tell. I will maybe buy a tin of Hot Cinnamon Spice some time again, but I doubt I will be buying Hot Apple Spice again.
I gave someone a cup of Hot Cinnamon Spice once (I find it too spiced and too sweet0) and she said, “It tastes good but it has too much sugar in it.” It took quite a bit of convincing before she believed that neither I nor Harney had added any sugar!
Thanks for sharing that anecdote! Yeah, it’s amazing that it can be so sweet and not contain any sugar. The sweetness only comes from the cinnamon.
I just had a cup of Hot Cinnamon Spice with a Danish pastry. It was delicious with the pastry, better than Hot Apple Spice, but I prefer a regular unsweet black tea most of the time.
I agree with you on these sweet cinnamon teas – not something I drink often, but they can be nice as a sort of treat every so often, especially in the colder months. :)
I agree with that. They can be a nice change of pace once in a while during the colder months especially, but I honestly prefer my tea not to have this overpowering sweetness, most of the time. I currently have a half full 4 oz. tin of Hot Cinnamon Spice that I have had for a year and a 2/3 full tin of Hot Apple Spice that I have had for 9 months, so I don’t drink them that often as you can tell. I will maybe buy a tin of Hot Cinnamon Spice some time again, but I doubt I will be buying Hot Apple Spice again.
I gave someone a cup of Hot Cinnamon Spice once (I find it too spiced and too sweet0) and she said, “It tastes good but it has too much sugar in it.” It took quite a bit of convincing before she believed that neither I nor Harney had added any sugar!
Thanks for sharing that anecdote! Yeah, it’s amazing that it can be so sweet and not contain any sugar. The sweetness only comes from the cinnamon.
I just had a cup of Hot Cinnamon Spice with a Danish pastry. It was delicious with the pastry, better than Hot Apple Spice, but I prefer a regular unsweet black tea most of the time.