Happy New Year, tea friends! Here’s to another year of yummy teas all around!
So, I made quite an effort to buy pretty much all of the grocery store holiday teas this season, and since stores around me never seem to carry any of them (grrr…), that meant ordering them online. So I went through the trouble of getting them, but then I didn’t end up actually drinking any of them, because I had so many advent teas to contend with. Oops?
Therefore I’ve decided to try them all this January, and write a note for each one. Hence we have arrived at the first note, welcome! I chose this to try first somewhat randomly, it was the first black tea I saw in the pile of boxes. It’s quite nice actually. Oddly I’m tasting quite a bit of orange, which isn’t even mentioned in the description. It’s a nice sweet orange, and the spices are subdued enough that they don’t completely overpower it. I’m definitely picking up on the clove, and then the cinnamon adds a sweet warmth in the background. The base tea is quite light, but very smooth.
A good one to start with! It’s similar to Constant Comment, though I remember that one having a much stronger clove presence. I prefer the more restrained version in this tea, it lets the orange shine a bit more.
Holiday grocery store teas tried: 1/19
Flavors: Cinnamon, Clove, Earthy, Musty, Orange, Orange Zest, Smooth, Spices, Sweet
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I’m with you…I had trouble finding any holiday tea locally at all. I still have a few bags of this one left, and it’s my favorite Twinings caffeinated holiday variety. I don’t think it will feel out-of-season drinking it all winter long.
yes, I really tried finding Celestial Seasonings Nutcracker Sweet. Everywhere wanted like $20 for shipping :/ It’s weird holiday teas aren’t in stores anymore. Happy new year!
Happy New Year!
I’m with you…I had trouble finding any holiday tea locally at all. I still have a few bags of this one left, and it’s my favorite Twinings caffeinated holiday variety. I don’t think it will feel out-of-season drinking it all winter long.
yes, I really tried finding Celestial Seasonings Nutcracker Sweet. Everywhere wanted like $20 for shipping :/ It’s weird holiday teas aren’t in stores anymore. Happy new year!
Happy New Year!