Market Spice

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91

This one just looks freaky thru the see-thru bag it came in.
The vanilla ‘powder’ is powerful! And nice smelling. The overall aroma consists of Chamomile, Mint, and Vanilla. The color post-infusion is a cloudy gray-orange-yellow type color. The taste is minty but floral…Herbally yet smooth…lemony yet vanilla….this is odd but lovely…interesting and surprising…and you know what…I really like it! The aftertaste is minty yet sweet! Opposites completely attract in this case…and it makes me grin from ear to ear!

Cofftea

" cloudy gray-orange-yellow type color" …yep! Sounds like Seattle. lol Actually Seattle has the potential to be absolutely breath taking.

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90

Enjoying a cup of this chai today – sans milk. It’s really spicy and delicious. YUM!

BTVSGal

I so badly want to try this.

Tamm

You are probably an expert on this so here’s my question! Do you use extra tea when making it with milk and how much milk do you normally use?

LiberTEAS

I don’t generally brew chai with milk, because it’s messy … so what I do is brew the tea extra strong (by using extra leaf) and add warmed, frothed milk to the brewed tea. I usually eyeball the amount that I use, about 1/2 – 3/4 of an inch of milk in a ceramic teacup, then I put it in the microwave to get it hot, and then I have a frothing tool that I use to whip it.

On the very rare occasion, when I brew with milk (stovetop method) I don’t usually use “extra leaf” … although, I should say that I typically use a little extra leaf when brewing chai to begin with as the spices tend to be bulky, and I want tea flavor in with the spice. This is only true with large leaf/whole spice type chai, rather than the finely ground/CTC tea chai.

I hope this helps!

Tamm

it does! Thanks very much for the write up!

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90

Backlog:

I started my day with this chai. Yummy as a latte. Here is my full-length review of this one: http://sororiteasisters.com/2011/03/01/spicy-seattle-chai-from-marketspice/

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90

An awesome chai. Spicy, peppery, and delightful. Perfect for latte and also quite good with just a dollop of honey.

This would be the perfect tea for those who are feeling under the weather – it will clear the head in no time!

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77
drank Six Herb by Market Spice
6768 tasting notes

This smells like lemon, fruit, mint, and something crusty…seriously…the crusty aroma reminds me of Pizza Crust…not sure why!

Any how…this sort of scared me but this isn’t bad!!!

The taste is mostly Lemony with a bit of hibiscus that I can actually handle and a touch of mint. There is a orange type aftertaste, too!

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81

Another one headed to Liberteas :)
See previous notes :)

LiberTEAS

I have this one… you can share it with someone else. In fact, I was going to have some of it tonight!

TeaEqualsBliss

ok…cool :)

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81

The Vanilla Aroma is intense! Very Aromatic! The taste is pretty good! It’s a rooibos-cigar-like Roooibos taste with a great deal of vanilla which is nice and a very little amount of chamomile. It’s just enough Chamomile to make you say “WHAT? It’s Chamomile, oh!”

A good cup hot and cold!

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60

To Top Off the Replacement Box.

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60

Okay…so…it appears the only way I can drink this is if I use up to 1 tsp. I opened this at work and it filled the building! Seriously! People keep asking me what the heck I did. My grandfather – if he was still alive today – would probably say – “That smell’s enough to make your nose hairs dance”.

This is incredible sweet! With the 1 tsp I used this time around it is drinkable for me but over infusing the amount of loose leaf I just can’t do it…I can’t handle how sweet it is. In addition to it being overly sweet…it’s also intensely spicy! I would say it’s more sweet than spicy tho.

Think Cinnamon Red Hots Mike & Ikes and that orange drink from McDonalds.

This one doesn’t shout…it SCREAMS…and I don’t mean like a teenage girl SCREAM…it’s more like a Joan Jett SCREAM amplified!

My rating is solely based on an open mind and 1 tsp. WOWZA!!!!!

Angela

haha I love that orange drink. Though I don’t know how I’d feel about a spicy version of it :P

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60

HOLY MOSES!

This is the most aromatic flavored tea I have ever come across and I mean EVER come across!

I didn’t reread these reviews before infusing and did my ‘normal’ loose leaf amount about 2 Tbs. I found it to be WAY TOO SWEET and WAY TOO SPICEY and WAY TOO HARSH. But…I really want to like this. For now…I am not rating that wicked experience and am going to try this again but with 1 tsp instead.

teawing

It has been a long time for me and this tea, a coworker brought me some a few years ago. I was a devoted coffee drinker at the time, he tried to enlighten me on the joys of tea. This one did a pretty good job. I have never forgotten it.
I think it maybe time to order some…

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90
drank Market Spice Tea by Market Spice
4843 tasting notes

Brewing the last little bit that I have of this tea … I do love this one, and I was inspired to brew some after finding some soap on etsy that was inspired by this tea: http://www.etsy.com/listing/68514508/spice-market-tea-soap-cinnamon-orange

I must get some of this soap!

Dylan Oxford

Cinnamonstrosity!

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90
drank Market Spice Tea by Market Spice
4843 tasting notes

I would seem that with this tea, you either love it or hate it. I happen to love it. I tried it the first time several years ago when a friend of mine who lives in Seattle sent me some. Since then, I have tried many cinnamon citrus blends but none come close to this one in my opinion. This one is the best. It is like drinking liquefied red hots with a splash of orange in there! Yum!

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec

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60

A scoop of this plus some chamomile will hopefully calm my stomach and knock me out for the night.

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13
Like mentioned in other ratings, this tea doesnt forgive steeping too long or using too much. If you do that it will taste like orange tinged cinnamon syrup. Even when I used less for a shorter amount of time I didnt get much tea flavor.

I really dont want to give up on it though because its from a local shop, and it does smell really good loose. Maybe one of these days when I am sick the sweet spicy will work for me.

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90

This is my latest favorite green tea to drink at work. The flavor is fairly mellow, and the jasmine isn’t particularly noticeable, but the delicate aroma of mandarin oranges is both relaxing and intoxicating. It’s difficult to over-brew, and it’s usually good for at least 2 steeps.

Preparation
5 min, 0 sec
Cofftea

You should had to drink something that reminds me of Seattle, didn’t you? lol:) I’ve never heard of this one before- it sounds so good!

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100

I tried the decaf tea bag version, and was a bit unsure as to what to expect, since I’d never even heard of huckleberry tea before (nor have ever tried anything huckleberry-flavored). I thoroughly enjoyed this, though, It’s milder and rounder that the Market Spice Signature Blend, and the aroma is also sweeter and something I would be able to drink more often than the deliciously pungent Market Spice Signature Blend. It smelled delicious!

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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94

I drank the decaf loose leaf version, as well as the iced tea version, and I thought this was a truly excellent tea: Very strongly flavored (which I like), excellent cinnamon flavor, and hints of citrusy orange. The cinnamon made the tea both sharp and sweet, and the orange added a bit of sweetness also, such that milk and sugar weren’t necessary – although one could add either milk, sugar, or both, and the tea would hold up well (although I did notice that when adding milk, the orange aroma all but disappeared.)

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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3
drank Market Spice Tea by Market Spice
911 tasting notes

I gave it a number of points equal to the sips I could manage.

It’s like drinking liquid Red Hots with a dash of overly sweet potpourri thrown in.

This is not pleasant and just the smell is making me nauseous.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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1
drank Market Spice Tea by Market Spice
100 tasting notes

It’s not vile but it’s unsettling. I had a few sips and it made me sick to my stomach.

LENA

Looks like you and Auggy are in the same boat. Yikes! :(

Auggy

Which is a shame because it means I can’t pawn off the rest of it to him! (Not that I typically do that to him. Oh no. Never!)

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83

I received a box of this tea as a gift. I don’t usually buy bagged teas, but I never look a gift leaf in the mouth. (Or whatever the tea equivalent of that saying would be.) Upon opening the inner lining, the first thing I noticed was that the bags were very slightly moist. I was surprised because the seal was airtight. The room immediately filled with an aroma similar to a cross between blackberries and blueberries.

The richness of the fruit flavoring carried through to the brewed tea. It was naturally sweet, but the black tea balanced this well so it wasn’t cloying. If you like “fruity” teas and don’t mind using a tea bag, this is a winner.

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 30 sec

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34
drank Earl Grey by Market Spice
56 tasting notes

The artificial bergamot flavoring really comes through on this tea. The flavor is fake and chemical tasting, which makes this Market Spice tea a definite pass for me. Switch it up to using actual plant flavoring and I will consider trying it again.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 1 min, 15 sec

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76
drank Market Spice Tea by Market Spice
335 tasting notes

Am I drinking Good Earth Sweet & Spicy tea, right? That’s what Market Spice taste EXACTLY like. It’s more oily, but it’s Good Earth’s unknown sister I think. Still very good, but for the price, I’ll stick with Good Earth.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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