So I haven’t tried this one plain, but given my track record with 52teas black teas, I’m not going to bother. That also means I’m not going to rate it because I always rate a tea sans additions. That being said, this was fairly tasty with milk and maple syrup to sweeten. I think I could have done a slightly higher tea:milk ratio (favoring tea), but it was decidedly pumpkiny all the same. It has a pumpkin flavor that’s less pie or sweet bread, but of uncooked pumpkin puree. That might not sound as appealing, but it’s actually a nice authentic tasting flavor and it means that the tea tastes really like pumpkin, not just pumpkin pie spices (which often seem to be used to give something a “pumpkin” flavor without actually any pumpkin flavor). I don’t get a lot of maple flavor, even with the addition of the maple syrup, nor buttery pancakes, but those could have been wiped out by the milk a bit.
Overall I did enjoy this one with milk and sweetener, which really helped the pumpkin come out and not get overwhelmed by the black tea.
