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drank Holiday Tea by Harney & Sons
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It may be the end of April, but we’ve got frost here. That’s right: FROST! So I decided to try a tea that I might have otherwise saved. This holiday tea is a delight for a chilly morning. It’s not heavy-handed at all, as some holiday teas can be. It’s got some restraint with the cinnamon (how I deplore the unrestrained use of cinnamon!), and genial highlights of clove and orange. It’s nice to taste a “holiday” flavored tea that has such a good blend.

I think this is a good afternoon or evening tea and it would be great for festive moments. Right now I’m feeling about as festive as a lump of clay drying out on an unused and unloved potter’s wheel, so this might not be the moment but I can taste how the nose and mouth must be willing to meet the tea on positive terms. This tea is lifting me up a bit! Well-done!

Thank you so much to LENA who sent me this tea.
Preparation
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Kristin 15 years ago

We’re expecting snow tomorrow. :)

LadyLondonderry 15 years ago

I nearly spat out my coffee at “how I deplore the unrestrained use of cinnamon!” :) My own issue with spiced teas (other than chais) is that many of them are not very milk-friendly, and I have not yet evolved to the point where I can fully enjoy black teas au naturel.

LENA 15 years ago

You are more than welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed it. It’s really cold here in TN too. I’m currently wearing a longsleeve shirt AND a jacket. I hope my flowers are going to be ok.

Rabs 15 years ago

This is one of the few teas I’d purchased about 2 years ago (sachet form) and really enjoyed it during cold weather. :)

Erin 15 years ago

Frost?! That is amazing! You are so lucky! Where do you live?

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Kristin 15 years ago

We’re expecting snow tomorrow. :)

LadyLondonderry 15 years ago

I nearly spat out my coffee at “how I deplore the unrestrained use of cinnamon!” :) My own issue with spiced teas (other than chais) is that many of them are not very milk-friendly, and I have not yet evolved to the point where I can fully enjoy black teas au naturel.

LENA 15 years ago

You are more than welcome. I’m glad you enjoyed it. It’s really cold here in TN too. I’m currently wearing a longsleeve shirt AND a jacket. I hope my flowers are going to be ok.

Rabs 15 years ago

This is one of the few teas I’d purchased about 2 years ago (sachet form) and really enjoyed it during cold weather. :)

Erin 15 years ago

Frost?! That is amazing! You are so lucky! Where do you live?

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I really love big, bold, brash teas. Smokiness enthralls me. I don’t seem to do subtle.
I don’t do rooibos.

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0-30:
Never again in a hundred million years

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56-70:
Shows some promise but also has a fundamental flaw. I probably owe these a second taste but am unmotivated.

71-80:
Good with at least one strong quality; I probably would not buy it but would drink it cheerfully.

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91-95: These are the true loves, the chosen ones, the ones I dream about and crave. Unless they are in a limited edition—la! how you tease me!—I will always keep in my cupboard.

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Florence & Lapsang Souchong by Harney & Sons

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