Steep Information:
Amount: 4 tsp
Water: a bit over 750ml filtered water brought up to 212°
Tool: Breville One-Touch Tea Maker BTM800XL (Black, i forget)
Steep Time: a little over 3 minutes
Served: Hot
Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: more like a Cracker Barrel cinnamon broom than red hots (not a bad thing)
Steeped Tea Smell: black tea, cinnamon stick
Flavor: black tea, cinnamon stick
Body: Medium
Aftertaste: slightly astringent, bitter
Liquor: translucent orange-red-brown
The name makes me expect Harney & Sons hot cinnamon spice, instead I get a nice black tea with a very natural and not candy like cinnamon flavor.
Next time I think it needs sugar.
If your not looking for candy, but a natural flavor this is what you want.
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Thanks for comparison to H&S. I think I would prefer a more candy-like cinnamon!
I should have been more specific, black H&S not green, green isn’t as candy, it’s in the middle of the candy scale here
I have a sample of the black tea H&S version and I’m looking forward to its candy red hots deliciousness!
Ooh, I might just have to get this as I love cinnamon but not the cinnamon candies ala hot cinnamon spice. The green was to candied for me so I didn’t even sample the black. Just my tastebuds though. Glad to read your review on this.
@Meghann M it sounds like this is the tea for you! (i hope it dones’t make your cupboard overflow)
Just ordered some along with the Buttered Pecan:) Trying to drink through some samples today to make room!
I can’t wait to hear about the butter pecan, it was tempting but i just got in 3 teas from 52 teas already!
Thanks for comparison to H&S. I think I would prefer a more candy-like cinnamon!
I should have been more specific, black H&S not green, green isn’t as candy, it’s in the middle of the candy scale here
I have a sample of the black tea H&S version and I’m looking forward to its candy red hots deliciousness!
Ooh, I might just have to get this as I love cinnamon but not the cinnamon candies ala hot cinnamon spice. The green was to candied for me so I didn’t even sample the black. Just my tastebuds though. Glad to read your review on this.
@Meghann M it sounds like this is the tea for you! (i hope it dones’t make your cupboard overflow)
Just ordered some along with the Buttered Pecan:) Trying to drink through some samples today to make room!
I can’t wait to hear about the butter pecan, it was tempting but i just got in 3 teas from 52 teas already!