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This blend comprises black tea, cinnamon, ginger, and clove. These are not what occur to me when I think of ’nog. The cinnamon, maybe. But ginger and clove? Nah.

I love amaretto, so I was very happy to see it in a blend, but I’m not entirely sold on the rooibos base. It’s nice, but I think I’d like a black-tea base better.

Once again, Yawn take a bunch of flowers and turn them into cookies. I support this sorcery 100%.

I enjoy chocolate + orange, but I prefer keeping things simple. Tea, chocolate, orange. I didn’t find the basic formula improved by the addition of more ingredients. It could be that my palate isn’t sophisticated enough to appreciate it. =)

This blend didn’t say “popcorn” to me at all. And also they added tartness to my beloved rooibos. Definitely not my cuppa.

With apple and orange present, poor pumpkin didn’t stand a chance. And then cinnamon? Fuhgeddaboudit. I like the black tea base more than just a straight fruit blend, cos that usually just tastes too much like hot apple juice, but this still isn’t for me.

I appreciate that this blend keeps it simple. It’s apple, and it has apple, and it’s apple-y. The addition of hibiscus adds juuuuust that touch of tart I don’t love. But you might! =)

Of note is that this is the first “candy cane” blend I’ve tried that isn’t minty; in my book, that’s a wonderful thing. Interesting blend—what with the popped rice with the black tea ‘n’ all—and interesting flavour. Kinda toasty, a little sweet. Always happy to try any tea at least once, but not sure there’s anything here that would compel me to try it again.

There are a whole lot of ingredients in this blend that tastes only like apple and clove and cinnamon. Hard for anything else to shine through when clove and cinnamon are around. Bit tart for my tastes.

This was the second tea in Yawn’s 2021 advent thingy. I can’t find it on their site, though, so not sure it was worth the effort of adding and logging it.

All I can taste is clove. =( I’m going to start skipping blends that include mint or clove and save them up to pass along to someone who will enjoy them.