Red Hot Orange White

I am enjoying the fragrance of this tea … I could probably just sit here and smell it all evening and not tire of it. It smells warm and cozy, and that’s just what I need on a night like tonight, it’s cold and wet outside, and I feel like I can’t shake that cold feeling from my bones. I’m hoping that this will warm me up.

And it is doing that. This is good … the citrus is bright and juicy and the cinnamon is not overwhelming. The white tea tastes a bit different than I expected, it is more earthy than I’m used to from a white tea. Perhaps it is this combination of flavors that brings out the earthiness.

I like this – it’s good, but it isn’t great. I think I can toy around with it though, and make it great. I think that the spices need a little more dimension.

I’m surprised nobody has said anything about this one. It’s not cake, but it’s still good.

It smells really familiar, but I can’t figure out if it’s invoking the chai that I had to smell way too long 2 hours ago, or if it’s something from further in the past. The cinnamon does make it sort of chai-like but easier to drink than a chai.

It’s very nice, and since I have the stupid fake sweeteners in my throat again from my nasal spray, it’s a great sweet and spicy combination along with the orange. It’s a light flavor, since it’s a white tea, so it’s very smooth and I can’t believe I’ve already nearly finished the cup.

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Hmmm.Not sure how much I like this one. I think I’m going to have to try it again before I review it.

It smells very orangey, citrusy, cinnamony (like candy cinnamon, though). The taste is pretty much the same, except I’m getting a strange cleaning product note – it’s like orange dusting spray, or something. Gonna try brewing for less time, and maybe leave this one out for a bit to even out the flavors. Rating and real judgement reserved for later tasting.

UPDATE: I’ve left this one out for about a day, so I’m hoping to try this again and do a proper review.