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Buttered Cinnamon Raisin Toast Flavored Black Tea from 52teas

Cinoi drank Buttered Cinnamon Raisin Toast Flavored Black Tea by 52teas

This tea was very interesting. I was expecting buttered cinnamon raisin toast, and that is exactly what I got. The smell of the dried leaves is definitely black tea with raisin and a hint of cinnamon. The infused brew smells like actual toast, with cinnamon and raisins. The flavor is also good, you can actually taste buttery toasted tea with raisins and cinnamon.

I first tried the tea hot with no sugar or milk. Unfortunately, this gets a little bitter towards the end of the pot, but I thought maybe I needed sugar to help carry the sweetness.

So I tried it hot with sugar, this helped to null the bitterness I found at the end of the last pot and made the whole thing like sweetened buttery cinnamon raisin toast.

It was very good, highly recommended.

2010-01-13 23:53:52 -0500

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I am a sarcastic perfectionist, a computer nerd, a game geek, an avid reader, a gadget guru, a wine (and tea) enthusiast, and (in my spare time) a chemist.

As I mentioned, I am a chemist, research and development to be exact, so when evaluating tea, it is much like evaluating my products: I will find the flaws and do my very best to fix them because it is what I love to do. Along those lines, nothing is perfect, but can have perfect qualities, I will highlight those also.

I made a preliminary guide to my rating scale:
0-19 – Did not like anything about the tea, feel it cannot be saved without being reformulated.
20-40 – Did not like the tea, it can be saved with extreme amounts of tweaking (i.e., sugar, milk, honey and or blending with another tea)
41-60 – Neutral about the tea, it can be helped or hurt by additives or blends, varied temperatures and steep times
61-70 – Decent tea, needs a little bit of help to get it in the place I like it, but definitely not out of reach
71-80 – Quality tea, liked it, will try again
81-90 – Really enjoyed the tea, high quality, will continue to drink the tea, not looking for something better
91-100 – Loved the tea, will continue to brew and drink and spread the word about the tea to everyone