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drank Cinnamon Star by Tea Desire
1792 tasting notes

At last, I have more of this in my cupboard. I began my Cinnamon Star journey over four years ago, when a Tea Desire first opened in Edmonton. The last time I had it was two years ago after going over a year without out, and still loved it. So let’s see if I still like it.
Tea Desire usually packages this one in special holiday packaging in the late fall, so when I was in the store a couple weeks ago, they were marked down. Score!

I’ve described this tea as a cinnamon bun in the past, and I still agree with that. I pick up on vanilla, almost icing-like notes underneath the cinnamon, and if you don’t oversteep or overleaf, it is seriously like a liquid cinnamon bun. The cinnamon flavour is akin to a cinnamon stick rather than, say, cinnamon hearts, understandably so since the dry leaf is speckled with chunks of cinnamon bark.

So, in other words, this tea still wins at life in my books. One thing you got to watch for though is overleafing. I’ve done that once before and the base easily took over the other flavours.

I just added some half and half, and it’s pretty good, but I still think I enjoy it without any additives. I’m sure it would taste good with some milk and brown sugar, so maybe I’ll try that someday.
Yvonne

I’d love to try this someday! We don’t have a Tea Desire where I live.

Roswell Strange

They only have a few locations. One in Saskatchewan (Where I live), two in Alberta, and I think three in British Columbia?

Yvonne

Awww…they should come to Manitoba!

Fjellrev

Judging by how things have been going with their other locations, I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t expand anymore eastward than they already have.

OMGsrsly

I’ll have to add this one to my list. I SWEAR I’ll manage to find their store the next time I go to Nanaimo!

Fjellrev

Some’s on your way right now haha.

OMGsrsly

I totally forgot! Ok, that’s awesome. :) It might stay on my list, then!

Fjellrev

I hope so! I personally like it. Not a typical cinnamon tea, at least for me.

Roswell Strange

I really liked it too :)

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Yvonne

I’d love to try this someday! We don’t have a Tea Desire where I live.

Roswell Strange

They only have a few locations. One in Saskatchewan (Where I live), two in Alberta, and I think three in British Columbia?

Yvonne

Awww…they should come to Manitoba!

Fjellrev

Judging by how things have been going with their other locations, I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t expand anymore eastward than they already have.

OMGsrsly

I’ll have to add this one to my list. I SWEAR I’ll manage to find their store the next time I go to Nanaimo!

Fjellrev

Some’s on your way right now haha.

OMGsrsly

I totally forgot! Ok, that’s awesome. :) It might stay on my list, then!

Fjellrev

I hope so! I personally like it. Not a typical cinnamon tea, at least for me.

Roswell Strange

I really liked it too :)

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