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This is the same blend as Harney’s Hot Cinnamon Spice, but if you bought this from a grocery store it’s going to taste different – a bit stale and bland from sitting on a shelf for months or years. If you like it, or it sounds interesting, do yourself a favor and buy from Harney direct so that the tea is fresh. In my experience, it makes a huge difference.

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100

This is the absolute best cinnamon tea I have ever had; no fake flavorings, naturally sweet from the spices, and completely delicious. A must-own for any spice lover.

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Some notes on ratings:

I’d have separate rating scales for tea types if that were possible (probably Black, Flavored Black, Darjeeling/Dark Oolong, White/Green/Light Oolong, and Herbal) because the flavors and quality markers are just too different. A flavored black rated 100 isn’t better than every oolong I’ve ever drunk, just delicious for a flavored black.

Ratings are a combination of my enjoyment and the perceived quality – I do often demote teas a few points for artificial flavorings, small quantity of steeps supported, or weakness of flavor (requiring extra leaf).

I pay less attention to the number than the order of my ratings; I don’t necessarily keep a stock of everything rated 80+, but if two breakfast blends are rated 82 and 84 I consistently enjoy the 84 more.

And in case it’s not obvious? I am not an expert. I don’t even know what I like until I taste it sometimes, but I’m ok with that :) I like learning to like new teas, as well as enjoying the comfort of familiar ones.

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