I’m perplexed by this cinnamon/orange rooibos blend…
The dry leaf of it smells quite delicious, albeit very familiar. It’s essentially like DT’s Spice Is Right blend (Cinnamon, clove, orange) but with a more intense orange note. However, steeped up there’s a very off smell to the infusion. I know this is a pretty harsh comparison, but also it’s accurate: the steeped tea smells a lot like literal shit and farts, and also cinnamon. Kind of like someone took a very big number two, and then covered the aroma with some Febreeze…
While the steeped tea actually tastes fine, basically a softer version of the dry leaf aroma with more woody rooibos undertones, the smell you get when you bring your nose to the cup to take a sip is so off putting that it took me ages to finish off this mug. Don’t know what’s up with the blend to make it come out like that; but definitely not a “good” experience with this one.