Pumpkin Spice

I got this in a swap with teataku- Thank you again!

So this one is great for today as the past few days I’ve been FREEZING. It’s a little warmer today, but still most definitely tea weather. The packets of this tea smell SO GOOD. Like spices. The taste- pumpkin pie! It’s very tasty. I’m not getting as much of the pumpkin as I would like, but it’s definitely there, along with some cinnamon and ginger warmth, and something else. Great cuppa when I want something quick and I’m being lazy- plop in a bag and wait!

I received an individually wrapped tea bag of this tea in my November Goodies Box – http://hungryinportland.com/2012/11/25/my-goodies-box-for-november-has-arrived/ – and am finally getting around to trying it now.

For a bagged tea, this is alright. If it were not bagged, but loose leaf, I would say that this is a very good tea, because I like that I can taste the pumpkin flavor, the black tea has a good strength to it and the spices are lively without overwhelming my palate. I just don’t like the bagged part of this tea, I don’t like that I can taste a slight paper taste in my cup. It is not enough to make me dislike the tea, but it is enough for me to wish I wasn’t tasting it. Fortunately, there is enough good tasting elements of this cup that I’m able to overlook the paper-y part.

So it’s alright … but it could be even better without the bag!

Had this with heated Silk Nog — delicious! It had a little bit of roasted flavor that I don’t remember noticing before.

What I do for my friends. I’ve been up since 5, helping my hetero-life partner move into her new, posh, downtown apartment and out of the pigsty, run-down apartment she’s been in. We’ve taken a break, and I’m having a quick cuppa.

To top all this off, her parents are bringing help in the form of a man they want to hook Katie up with. At least he’s meeting the best friend, and scariest one of all, up-front and will know what he’s getting himself into!

Much better than Celestial Seasonings Sweet Harvest Pumpkin!

This has a much richer pumpkin flavor, whereas the CS pumpkin
flavoring is much more artificial. This is warm cinnamon and nutmeg
Pumpkin pie in your cup…truly YUM!

I’m not quite sure why the hate – it’s not fantastic or anything, but it isn’t terrible. I’m drinking it with lots of milk like I would a chai, maybe that makes a difference? It’s certainly spicy like a chai, though it has less of a bite than most masala chai blends. I can even taste a bit of pumpkin, although like most pumpkin-flavoured teas it’s not strong.

One of my favorite things in the world is sitting on the couch with my two year old in my lap, drinking tea together in the mornings.Lately we’ve been drinking this tea because we are out of black loose leaf. We both enjoy it, not my favorite tea but it has a nice warm flavor. I steep it for about 5-7 minutes, the spices aren’t as strong as I would like but they do the job!

In my latest bagged tea drinking endeavors, I came across this one when my husband and I were about to leave the house but we wanted something to take with us. I asked him what he was in the mood for, and he said, “Surprise me.” So this tea came out. I brewed it, added sugar and milk, and then let him smell it. He wanted to try and guess what it was. I was expecting him, based on the kind of tea it is, to mistake it for chai, but surprisingly, the pumpkin flavor and aroma was enough to distinguish it (which I found out immediately after by smelling it myself).

I really like the pumpkiny-ness of this one, even if it may be a little artificial. I didn’t get a big artificial vibe from the smell and the taste, so it didn’t bother me. It tasted like pumpkin, the stuff from the can that you get in the grocery store. Some people might prefer it to taste the way fresh pumpkin smells, but I actually am not as fond of the smell of fresh pumpkin. I am, however, fond of this tea, and I will probably bring it back out sometime in the near future… if I can get over whatever pregnancy funk is preventing me from wanting tea right now. This being my first pregnancy, I don’t know how long this nausea thing is supposed to last, but whenever it wants to quit is fine with me. xP

I bought this at the same time as Eggnoggin’, and the two blends are polar opposites. Pumpkin Spice is as bad as Eggnoggin’ is good. I don’t really know why I dislike it so much, but it’s horrible. I have 90% of the box left and I plan to bring it to work and leave it anonymously in the drink cabinet.

I have been drinking this like crazy now that the cold weather is finally here. Adding just a touch of honey and a splash of milk makes this a nice dessert tea or a sweet treat in the morning ( healthier and much less expensive than a coffee drink from a chain!). The pumpkin taste is subtle but still delicious!