I’m a bit late coming to some of my autumn/winter teas this year. I went a little crazy and over-ordered, I think, and I’m just about beginning to catch up with them now. This is one that languished, unfortunately. Once I found Bluebird’s Spiced Pumpkin Pie, I put all other pumpkin teas on hold. I think that might have been a little unfair.
This one is goooood. I brewed it for about three minutes, and made no additions. The first thing I can taste is pumpkin pie spice, then chocolate, then pumpkin. There is a buttery, pastry-like note lurking around in the background, although it’s subtle. The scent of this one is the truly wonderous thing — it’s so rich and creamy and chocolatey. I have a feeling this would make a good latte, so that’s something I definitely need to try before spring really gets going.
As pumpkin pie teas go, this is a really good one. All of the elements I’d want to taste are there, and the spicing lingers beautifully in the aftertaste. My only sadness here is that I didn’t try this one earlier, on a really cold day. It’s nice now, but it would have been perfect then. Possibly I’ll keep a little back for next year, if I can hold off drinking the rest until then!
I loved this tea when I had it. It astounded me how much it worked, as Chocolate/pumpkin wasn’t something that worked in my brain.