Pumpkin Pie Tea

This is really nice. The black tea is a strong Chinese Hunan tea. It is bold and a bit astringent toward the end of the sip. The ginger and cinnamon are mild but not bland. They don’t present themselves as wildly spicy, but they offer a gentle, warm kick. The pumpkin flavor is there, although I am finding that the aroma is more pumpkin-y than the flavor. As it cools slightly the pumpkin flavor is more apparent. Overall a very pleasant autumnal tea!

The Cinnamon is gentle…the ginger barely there…the pumpkin equally as smooth as the black tea. Not overly spice, brash, and definitely NOT bitter. Pretty good!

Interesting that others have said they got more cinnamon and less ginger…I guess all the ginger hid in the leaves that I got. I, however, am not getting much cinnamon, so it’s basically a ginger tea. Now, I like ginger tea, but since it’s called Pumpkin Pie, I sort of expect the cinnamon.

As a ginger tea, it’s quite pleasant.

Oh my… I purchased 2oz of this only to discover that it’s not to my liking. This one is headed straight to the trading pile. I couldn’t get past the flavor of black tea to the point that this had me questioning if it was mis-packaged. I’ve been fighting off a cold so I do realize that my nose can’t be trusted but I honestly can’t smell even a hint of cinnamon or pumpkin… if I had to describe what I’m smelling, it smells like laundry forgotten in the washer. I may just have to head back to MarketSpice to compare smells because I’m honestly convinced that I grabbed something different.

It does smell and taste strongly of pumpkin, but the taste is bitter. Next time I’ll try it with some stevia or honey.

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I don’t know why, but caffeine makes me sleepy. I can drink boat loads of herbal and rooibos teas and be peppy all day… but as soon as I drink any caffeinated teas, I get so sleepy… I think I’m broken, but that’s alright:P

The cinnamon and cloves in this tea are very light. The pumpkin in this tea is really quite smooth with a warming sensation. The ginger in here is mild to slightly bland. The tea smells much better than it actually tastes (it smells like someone is baking a pumpkin pie downstairs^.^) but it is still a pleasant tea.