This tea tastes exactly like those Atomic Fireball hard candies I used to get on Halloween when I was a kid. I adore sweet/ spicy flavor combos. It’s sweet without being artificial or cloying and has the perfect little kick of spice without being irritating. My one complaint about it is that I can’t really taste the black tea base a whole lot. I steeped it for longer than I normally would for a black tea, which helped a bit; I can detect a bit of mild malty earthiness characteristic of Ceylon, so I /think/ that’s what the base is. It’s just a tiny bummer because Harney & Sons uses high quality leaf and the spices and added flavor elements like the orange peel in this blend almost totally mask it.
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This tea is like liquid Red Hots to me. And yet I like it anyway, even though I never sweeten my teas… I have the Hot Apple Spice version, which is mostly the same but with a bit of apple.
Ooooo, apple would be nice with these flavors.
To be honest, the apple is a bit more subtle than I would have preferred. :P
It’s been around for a long time, but this one is suddenly a hot property around the non-teaists at my work…a canister near almost every heating utensil, and I have coworkers who love to share :)
I gave a tin of this to a colleague last year for Christmas, and her entire team loved it, too, even though they aren’t super tea drinkers. I think it’s because you can’t really taste the tea and it’s sweet and cinnamon-y, like candy. Just an all-around good cup of cheer for all.
This tea is like liquid Red Hots to me. And yet I like it anyway, even though I never sweeten my teas… I have the Hot Apple Spice version, which is mostly the same but with a bit of apple.
Ooooo, apple would be nice with these flavors.
To be honest, the apple is a bit more subtle than I would have preferred. :P
It’s been around for a long time, but this one is suddenly a hot property around the non-teaists at my work…a canister near almost every heating utensil, and I have coworkers who love to share :)
I gave a tin of this to a colleague last year for Christmas, and her entire team loved it, too, even though they aren’t super tea drinkers. I think it’s because you can’t really taste the tea and it’s sweet and cinnamon-y, like candy. Just an all-around good cup of cheer for all.