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drank Pumpkin Spice by The Republic of Tea
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I’m beginning to wonder if buying and then consuming a huge Costco-sized pumpkin pie might just alleviate all of the pumpkin tea problems I’ve been having. Do I just not know what pumpkin tastes like? Seriously…I don’t taste it here. There’s some sweet and some spicy and some fall….because fall is, in fact, a flavor…right? Maybe I’m mistaking pumpkin for fall. I don’t know. All I know for sure is that I have yet to find pie in any cup of pumpkin tea I’ve drunk so far….

Having said that, the mix of spices in this tastes pretty good. But it’s not pie.
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TeaBrat
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I think most pumpkin teas are just made with pumpkin pie spices.

The Cookie Lady
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I agree, but then I read other people’s tasting notes that say something like “definite pumpkin flavor here” or “just like pie” and I think no….no! Where is MY pie??? Do I not deserve to taste these things, too? Why is my pumpkin sensor broken? Even if they are only imagining it, why can’t I imagine it too? I feel like simply because my name is Autumn and I was born in October I should get an extra sensitive pumpkin detector or something. Sad face.

TeaBrat
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They are delusional. :)

The Cookie Lady
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Thank you for the confirmation!! haha :)

Anlina
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I get pumpkin flavour in some teas, but it’s more often a pumpkinish note that stands out because it’s not present in similar-but-not-pumpkin teas, rather than being extremely pie like.

I heartily approve of eating an entire Costco pie. They are huge and last time I was there, super cheap.

And yes, fall is a flavour. Or maybe a smell. It’s some kind of sensory thing for sure :)

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TeaBrat
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I think most pumpkin teas are just made with pumpkin pie spices.

The Cookie Lady
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I agree, but then I read other people’s tasting notes that say something like “definite pumpkin flavor here” or “just like pie” and I think no….no! Where is MY pie??? Do I not deserve to taste these things, too? Why is my pumpkin sensor broken? Even if they are only imagining it, why can’t I imagine it too? I feel like simply because my name is Autumn and I was born in October I should get an extra sensitive pumpkin detector or something. Sad face.

TeaBrat
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They are delusional. :)

The Cookie Lady
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Thank you for the confirmation!! haha :)

Anlina
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I get pumpkin flavour in some teas, but it’s more often a pumpkinish note that stands out because it’s not present in similar-but-not-pumpkin teas, rather than being extremely pie like.

I heartily approve of eating an entire Costco pie. They are huge and last time I was there, super cheap.

And yes, fall is a flavour. Or maybe a smell. It’s some kind of sensory thing for sure :)

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I am a teacher for an after school tutoring program serving grades 1-12 and the Assistant Director of an English language program. Dealing with people who are just learning how to communicate can be stressful. Since I’ve never been (and never want to be) a coffee drinker, I was happy to have found a tea I liked when I started college. Bigelow French Vanilla was my first ever favorite tea. I am just learning to love loose leaf. I drink tea both hot and cold every single day.

I’m not too much of a fancy-pants when it comes to tea drinking. As long as it tastes good and doesn’t take up my whole paycheck, I’m happy. I find I am mostly enjoying flavored blacks and oolongs, as well as whites and the occasional green tea. I’m struggling with plain greens. I take to fruit-flavored greens much more readily. The only reason I ever sweeten a tea is if I hear it brings out a particular flavor in that tea. Otherwise, I don’t usually add sweeteners. When it comes to milk, I again don’t usually add any. But, when I do, I only use almond milk or coconut milk (the thin kind that comes in a carton from Trader Joe’s…not the thick canned kind).

Love: Floral (especially jasmine and rose), caramel, maple, nuts, cream, cake/cookie flavors, chocolate, and fruit (especially peach, pineapple, berries, raisins, and coconut)

Loathe: Peppermint, licorice, really strong vegetable flavors, mint/chocolate combo, heavily spiced teas

Aside from tea, I also really REALLY enjoy reading.

NOTE: I haven’t been putting my one to two cup samples in my cupboard because that’s really only enough for tasting and experimenting. If it’s in my cupboard, it means I have enough to go back to it if I’m craving it (or if somebody wants to swap).

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