Pumpkin Spice

Drowned in milk and sipped without much thought as I was distracted by a lot of preparation for upcoming events (going out of town yet again, Halloween costumes for a party we’re going to yay, fall projects, getting back into the grind next week, etc.). More pumpkin-y in smell than taste, but not bad considering. Find myself wishing it had a black tea base.

EDIT: Until my new fall Butiki order comes in (pumpkin and cider and carrot cake, oh my!) this is my go-to mindless late night jonesing-for-pumpkin thing. It’s much improved overleafed (like, double strength!) then tamped down with some form of creaminess…almond milk, say). Still not the greatest thing, but I do appreciate that you can taste pumpkin, not just warm spices. Cannot wait to try Stacy’s pumpkin flavors, crossing my fingers they’re as uncannily accurate and subtle as so many of her fruit flavored teas.

This tea is decent. I am not a huge fan of rooibos, so that probably has something to do with the average score I gave this tea. I do not really get a pumpkin taste, but there is a fairly pleasant cinnamon taste. This tea is also very sweet. I did not add any sugar, but it almost tastes like I did. I will probably not reorder this tea when I am finished with it, but it is still a nice evening, especially as I get more excited for fall!!

My Twinings Pumpkin Spice Chai is a staple for me during autumn/winter months so I had extremely high hopes for this one since it’s by Harney & Sons and they make a DELICIOUS Earl Grey. So I happily hummed while I brewed this but my happy song died down pretty fast when I tasted it. I barely tasted any pumpkin, the strongest notes in this were the rooibus. Now, I enjoy rooibos, but I didn’t buy PUMPKIN SPICE tea only to sip on rooibos. If you like rooibus, don’t buy this, just buy rooibus. If you like pumpkin teas, definitely don’t buy this because the name is a lie.

This is another tea that smells incredible in the tin and tastes mediocre brewed. The smell is reminiscent of vanilla extract and pumpkin pie spices. The taste is unfortunately too plain for me.

I don’t get any pumpkin flavor, just rooibos and spice. I think I’ll try this with a little milk next time and see if that does anything, but I was really looking forward to a strong pumpkin flavor.

A comforting autumn after-dinner tea. Should be enjoyed sip by sip, since the flavour is not noticeable if drunk too quickly. The pumpkin flavour is noticeable but mild, as some may prefer.

I like to mix it with the organic rooibos (2 teaspoons of this tea for 3 teaspoons of the organic rooibos)

The strongest flavor here is the rooibos. I’m a huge rooibos fan, but I don’t really like the rooibos Harney uses, so I was a bit hesitant about this one. The spices are present, but could be stronger. Milk improved the cup a lot. This cup was fine, but I’ve had some pumpkin spice that was so good that this one is not very exciting in comparison. I’ll finish my sample, but I wouldn’t choose this one again.

Always a delight at this time of year! Buttery, cinnamon-y, warming, earthy. Using rooibos as the base is a stroke of genius because it offers a caffeine-free alternative to the pumpkin spice chai lattes that abound from Sept- Nov. I think the earthy rooibos works better with pumpkin spice mixes than astringent black tea, too. Personal preference.
I got the last tin of these sachets at Target though, so I’m definitely not alone with these feelings!

H&S was giving whole tins of these away, so I snagged one even though I am leery of spice teas in general. I didn’t realize it had a rooibos base, but I probably still would have taken it because I am a sucker for free stuff.

Anyway, it’s actually not bad. All the flavors are on the mild side, so it works as a soothing herbal. The pumpkin isn’t coming through, but so often it doesn’t with pumpkin spice flavored things. Wouldn’t buy it but I’m not sorry to have some in the house (plus the tin is awesome).

I loved this tea! I tried it at home after buying it from Barnes & Noble. It was good on it’s own, but after putting a splash of almond milk in it, it just lifted the flavor.