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drank Maple Pumpkin by The Tea Girl
4572 tasting notes

Sample from Courtney, thank you!

This is lovely. It has a nice balance of rich and creamy notes with the spices. It reminds me a bit of a less-sweet pumpkin pie with a stronger ginger presence. I don’t know that I specifically think of maple, but it does have a brown sugary, rich sweetness to it that fits. The strong spices also help keep it from tasting too rooibos-y for me.

Quite a nice one. I already have a pumpkin spice rooibos in my cupboard, but would happily stock this if I didn’t. Not sure yet if I’m going to try to get the The Tea Girl advent this year…

Flavors: Allspice, Brown Sugar, Cinnamon, Creamy, Earthy, Ginger, Maple, Nutmeg, Pumpkin, Rich, Smooth, Spices, Sweet

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 3 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML
AJRimmer

I wish they shipped outside Canada!

gmathis

I am so-o-ooo ready for fall (flavors)! Mostly just fall.

Courtney

I’m happy to ship things to American tea friends whenever!

Cameron B.

@gmathis I agree, screw summer lol!

ashmanra

We are in for five consecutive days over 100F and with no rain in the forecast, this means hauling pails of water from the rain barrels to the garden to keep everything from succumbing. Big yuck. I am turning my thoughts to advents and longing for cooler days.

Cameron B.

Surprisingly, it hasn’t been so bad here this summer! Our grass is actually still green ha ha, usually it’s surrendered to the heat by now. But even still, I am ready for fall and also already planning my advents for the year!

rosebudmelissa

Our grass has also stayed green, but we have had high temperatures and terrible humidity. We ended up adding dehumidifiers to the basement to prevent mold down there. But a wet summer is one half of the recipe for beautiful fall color, so fall may just be an extra glorious one here this year!

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AJRimmer

I wish they shipped outside Canada!

gmathis

I am so-o-ooo ready for fall (flavors)! Mostly just fall.

Courtney

I’m happy to ship things to American tea friends whenever!

Cameron B.

@gmathis I agree, screw summer lol!

ashmanra

We are in for five consecutive days over 100F and with no rain in the forecast, this means hauling pails of water from the rain barrels to the garden to keep everything from succumbing. Big yuck. I am turning my thoughts to advents and longing for cooler days.

Cameron B.

Surprisingly, it hasn’t been so bad here this summer! Our grass is actually still green ha ha, usually it’s surrendered to the heat by now. But even still, I am ready for fall and also already planning my advents for the year!

rosebudmelissa

Our grass has also stayed green, but we have had high temperatures and terrible humidity. We ended up adding dehumidifiers to the basement to prevent mold down there. But a wet summer is one half of the recipe for beautiful fall color, so fall may just be an extra glorious one here this year!

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Hi, I’m Cameron!

I’m a 30-something software engineer currently living in Austin, Texas with my husband and our two pugs. I tend to cycle between my different hobbies, and they include piano, knitting, video games, board games, miniature painting, planners, bento, Korean skincare, wax melts, and – of course – TEA! But really, what I’m best at is “collecting” hobby-related things… ;)

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I prefer my tea lukewarm or at room temperature and without milk or sugar. I steep Western style, and fluctuate between using big mugs or small teapots depending on the season.

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I enjoy both flavored and unflavored teas in many forms. These days, I drink mostly flavored teas, and I tend to gravitate most toward black, green, oolong, and herbal varieties. I do have a special fondness for straight Japanese green teas, however.

I do not sweeten my teas, and pre-sweetened teas are usually too sweet for me. I also do not enjoy stevia (or monkfruit, etc.).

I tend to reach for fruitier flavors rather than desserty ones these days, but I do have favorites from both categories. Willing to try anything once! There are a few ingredients/flavors that aren’t generally my jam, such as coconut, rose, lavender, and chocolate flavoring. But I also have teas that I love with some of those things, too! :)

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