I’m having a slow wake-up morning and nothing fixes that like a spicy black tea, especially a cinnamon one. Thanks, MirandaGou for sending me this in our swap!
This certainly smells like baked goods! It’s not as natural a smell as ATR’s Brioche (not fair, but I can’t help comparing them at least a little), but it is definitely some kind of cinnamon pastry.
This steeps up surprisingly dark, all while smelling like one of those “cinnamon spice” candles everyone sells around the holidays. I let it keep going until it looked like it was done (five minutes), because with DT’s blends I’d rather it be too strong than too weak. It tastes…a bit like coffee, actually. Like one of Starbucks’ seasonal lattes. It’s not a bad taste, but not what I was expecting at all. There is an artificiality to it and the flavoring tastes like an extract rather than the real thing. Still decent for what it is but I wouldn’t restock.
ETA: Cooled down ten degrees and completely changed. Unfortunately this is way too much cinnamon even for me. I’m not getting cinnamon bun at all, just an overdose of that cinnamon glaze.
It’s funny, I think Monkey Bread is a better name for it! But now I’m sure I’ll have to get my hands on some Brioche.