So I recently purchased the World of Breakfasts sampler from T2, partially because I’ve heard good things about a few of the teas and was curious, but honestly mostly because I wanted the cute tins. I really like T2’s smaller tins because they’re a great size for 25-50g of tea and I like the square shape. And these all have cute patterns on them that relate to the tea inside. :3
Anyway, I digress. So now I’m going through these six teas to try them out and see which ones I’m going to prioritize sipping down and which I enjoy enough to keep around for a while.
This particular tea raises some questions…
1. WTF do pancakes have to do with NYC? I’m wondering if really they meant “American Breakfast” to be honest…
2. Why is there cinnamon? That’s not even a common thing with pancakes.
Regardless, here we are. I’ll be honest, I don’t like this one. It doesn’t taste anything like pancakes to me, it tastes like a somewhat musty yet tannic black tea with a very artificial maple flavoring and some cinnamon. The whole thing is a bit muddled.
Maybe I’ll try it as a latte next time, but so for it’s looking like the sipdown pile for this one.
Flavors: Artificial, Cinnamon, Earthy, Maple, Musty, Sweet, Tannic
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Melbourne Breakfast is really good if it’s in the set
Were they going for pancake flavors? Is cinnamon not a normal thing to put in pancakes? I have always put a little cinnamon and nutmeg in my batter.
@Gabby – it is in the set! Looking forward to trying it.
@Dustin – Yes, the description says it’s pancake-inspired. I feel like the default pancake is just a plain ol’ buttermilk variety, but maybe cinnamon is more common than I realize?
I second all the things here! The name American breakfast makes more sense with the flavor profile, but since the rest of the breakfast series has city names, I guess I get it. As a New Yorker it still bothers me haha. I also didn’t know that cinnamon was a thing with pancakes… I thought t2 just wanted to marry the black tea and maple flavoring with something else
Ha, I put cinnamon in my pancake batter in the rare ocassions I do make it
Melbourne Breakfast is really good if it’s in the set
Were they going for pancake flavors? Is cinnamon not a normal thing to put in pancakes? I have always put a little cinnamon and nutmeg in my batter.
@Gabby – it is in the set! Looking forward to trying it.
@Dustin – Yes, the description says it’s pancake-inspired. I feel like the default pancake is just a plain ol’ buttermilk variety, but maybe cinnamon is more common than I realize?
I second all the things here! The name American breakfast makes more sense with the flavor profile, but since the rest of the breakfast series has city names, I guess I get it. As a New Yorker it still bothers me haha. I also didn’t know that cinnamon was a thing with pancakes… I thought t2 just wanted to marry the black tea and maple flavoring with something else
Ha, I put cinnamon in my pancake batter in the rare ocassions I do make it