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drank Vanilla-Cinnamon Pledge Black Chai Tea by Teabox
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Both the smell and flavour are loaded with rich vanilla bean, the cinnamon taking a back seat and providing mostly a warming sweetness. The black tea is malty, and steeped for 4min at 96C was a bit astringent. There was less natural sweetness in this cup than I was hoping for, but with a touch of milk and sugar it was really good.

Definitely worth a try if you like vanilla, and a nice change from the chocolatey vanilla teas I’ve been enjoying lately.

Flavors: Astringent, Cinnamon, Creamy, Vanilla

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 4 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
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JoonSusanna
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So, is this actually a chai? Or just a vanilla/cinnamon blend? I’ve been looking for a vanilla/cinnamon black tea but the price of this one is making me hesitate..

Anlina
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It’s just vanilla bean, cinnamon and black tea – nothing else. Teabox classifies that as a chai, but you may not. I’m not sure I would pay full price for it, though they’ll give you $25 on sign up if you’re referred (I also get $25 if you make a purchase), so that could offset the cost of it significantly. http://fbuy.me/bsaIw

I could also send you a couple of cups sample if you like. Probably would have to be in a few weeks when I’m done moving and travelling, but feel free to send me a reminder PM if you’d like me to :)

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JoonSusanna
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So, is this actually a chai? Or just a vanilla/cinnamon blend? I’ve been looking for a vanilla/cinnamon black tea but the price of this one is making me hesitate..

Anlina
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It’s just vanilla bean, cinnamon and black tea – nothing else. Teabox classifies that as a chai, but you may not. I’m not sure I would pay full price for it, though they’ll give you $25 on sign up if you’re referred (I also get $25 if you make a purchase), so that could offset the cost of it significantly. http://fbuy.me/bsaIw

I could also send you a couple of cups sample if you like. Probably would have to be in a few weeks when I’m done moving and travelling, but feel free to send me a reminder PM if you’d like me to :)

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I grew up drinking jasmine green tea with meals, but really fell in love with tea on a trip to Britain in elementary school. My first great love was Earl Grey, and I still adore it and all its variants.

I discovered the beauty of loose leaf tea much later, when, on impulse, I picked up a few teas that were on clearance at a home store. My introduction to loose leaf teas were Masala Chai and Provence Rooibos by the Metropolitan Tea Co and an unknown brand of kukicha and gyokuro (little did I know what a precious treasure I’d stumbled onto with that.)

At the time I was lucky to live in a place with multiple tea shops and several places to have afternoon tea, which is a delight I still miss.

Tea is part of my daily ritual and a nice, affordable way to appease the collector in me.

I enjoy distinctive whites, greens and oolongs, flavoured blacks, and herbals that are heavy on the citrus, lavender or mint.

Rating rubric, to give myself some consistency:
0-15 Yuck, not even drinkable.
16-30 Disappointing, not really inclined to give it a second try.
31-45 Disappointing, but maybe there’s potential? Worth one more try, prepped differently.
46-60 Mediocre, not terrible but not memorable.
61-75 Not bad. I’ll definitely finish what I have and might buy again.
76-90 Very enjoyable. Tasty, complex, it’ll keep me coming back.
91-100 BEST! I love everything about it and I will drink it forever.

Beyond tea, I’m a sex educator, polyamory activist, and radical queer. I love backwoods camping, abstract painting, baking & cooking, nail polish, cats, ceramic sculpture, and home nesting.

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Winnipeg, MB, Canada

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