Holiday Crumb Cake Tea from The Tea and Spice Exchange

Tea Information:

Leaf Type:  Black

Where To Buy:  The Tea and Spice Exchange

Tea Description:

Come home to the Holidays! Indulge and wrap your senses around this cozy cup of tea. Orange,raspberry, ginger, and cinnamon combined with black tea creates a flavor worth celebrating! Contains Black Tea, Orange Peels, Ginger, Cinnamon, Raspberry Leaves,Cranberries, Safflowers, Natural Cranberry and Chestnut Flavors.Learn more about this blend here.

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Taster’s Review:

This is one of three teas that I received in my holiday stocking.  Granted, I had to buy these teas myself to stuff in my own stocking, but, my husband DID take me to The Tea and Spice Exchange knowing full well that I had teas on my shopping list, including this Holiday Crumb Cake flavored black tea.

What can I say?  I’m a sucker for limited edition teas!  I think this has something to do with the fact that I’d categorize myself as a “taster” … I like to try teas, but, I rarely find a tea that I’d want to drink every day.  I might like a tea … even love it, but, there are so many teas out there to try, and who knows what I might discover next!  There have been some teas that I have enjoyed enough to want to keep stocked in my cupboard … but this is a rare occurrence.

This tea is really good!  It’s a really tasty spin on the classic cranberry orange cinnamon holiday blend.  The addition of chestnut flavors gives this tea a real cake-y kind of taste:  warm, nutty, and sweet.  The cranberry is tart and offers a nice contrast to the sweeter flavors.  The cinnamon gives the tea the delicious warmth of spice, and the orange – as well as the raspberry leaves! – give this tea a burst of brightness.  It’s a really nicely rounded cup of tea.

And what I like best here is that the black tea is not overwhelmed by all that’s going on.  It is a sturdy black tea, robust, and even has a hint of smoke to it, which sort of plays to the idea of crumb cake … that browned crumb topping that tastes of caramelized sugars.  There is some astringency to this tea, I’d classify it as a moderate to medium amount of astringency – nothing overwhelming.

A very enjoyable blend – around for just a limited time!