Banana Snickerdoodle Black Gunpowder Tea from 52teas

Banana Snickerdoodle Black Gunpowder Tea

Tea type
Black Fruit Blend
Ingredients
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Flavors
Banana, Bark, Cinnamon, Creamy, Earth, Mineral, Smoke, Sweet, Wood, Bread, Malt, Vanilla
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Loose Leaf
Caffeine
High
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Organic, Vegan
Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
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205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec 12 oz / 354 ml

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  • “I taste a lot of banana, but absolutely no snickerdoodle. The person I shared this with suggested that this should be called Banana Sugar Cookie due to the total lack of spices. That doesn’t mean...” Read full tasting note
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  • “This tea has a light banana scent when dry with this almost but not quite earthiness in the background. Once steeped it totally changes. Banana is very present and the not quite earthy scent is...” Read full tasting note
  • “I’ve been trying not to order too much new tea, but I couldn’t resist grabbing a 52Teas mystery bag and grabbing a couple extra blends. I love banana teas (especially from 52Teas) so I was quite...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Somewhat unremarkable; I’ll have to review it better later. Dry tea smells nicely like bananas and cinnamon, and brewed tea was certainly not offensive, but also didn’t stick out to me on a very...” Read full tasting note

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Tea of the Week for August 23, 2021!

This blend starts with one of my favorite black tea bases: Black Gunpowder! I love it because – on it’s own, it has a rich, malty flavor with hints of chocolate. When combined with other ingredients, it provides a smooth yet hearty base.

I love how it works here with the cinnamon, vanilla & banana notes. It’s flavorful & its flavor profile plays really well with these flavors. The cinnamon is prominent – sweet & slightly autumnal – with mid-notes of banana & background notes of vanilla.

This blend is organic, vegan, gluten-free, allergen-free & all natural!

organic ingredients: black tea, bananas, cinnamon, vanilla beans & natural flavors

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I taste a lot of banana, but absolutely no snickerdoodle. The person I shared this with suggested that this should be called Banana Sugar Cookie due to the total lack of spices. That doesn’t mean this isn’t good – I’m still enjoying this fresh green banana flavor, which pairs well with the black tea. However, a more caramelized or ripe banana paired with snickerdoodle spices sounds far more delicious. I see other reviews mention cinnamon, and I finished my packet of this and never tasted any, weirdly.
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This tea has a light banana scent when dry with this almost but not quite earthiness in the background. Once steeped it totally changes. Banana is very present and the not quite earthy scent is gone. There is a strong deep cinnamon, like cinnamon without the heat and only the deeper base flavors. It makes me think less of snickerdoodles and more of a banana foster, but I guess that would usually be more creamy. It’s a pretty smooth tea overall with good flavor. I caved and added a little sugar a few sips in thinking it would round out the banana flavor, but I don’t know that it improved the cup, it just kinda changed it. I bet this tea would do well as a latte! Maybe next time.
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205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec
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I’ve been trying not to order too much new tea, but I couldn’t resist grabbing a 52Teas mystery bag and grabbing a couple extra blends. I love banana teas (especially from 52Teas) so I was quite happy to see this in my mystery bag.

So tasty! I made this for myself and a friend at work, and the banana and cinnamon was so comforting and cozy on this rainy morning.
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I love everything 52teas but mystery bags are always fun. I haven’t gotten to this one in my stash from earlier orders/sub box.

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Somewhat unremarkable; I’ll have to review it better later. Dry tea smells nicely like bananas and cinnamon, and brewed tea was certainly not offensive, but also didn’t stick out to me on a very busy day.
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Lost the note that I had written to an accidental “back” button, and too lazy to rewrite it all, so here’s the Cliffs Notes version… :(

The banana here is lovely, as it always is in Anne’s teas. However, the base is exceedingly earthy and mineral, which is a rather strange combination with the banana IMO. It sort of fights against the banana’s natural creaminess. Also the cinnamon is quite barky/woody, which is another rather harsh note against the banana…

So not a bad tea, but not a winner for me.

Flavors: Banana, Bark, Cinnamon, Creamy, Earth, Mineral, Smoke, Sweet, Wood

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML
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Crowkettle
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Barky/woody.. yes, that’s why I don’t like the cinnamon. Good way of putting it!

Cameron B.
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Sometimes the barkier cinnamon can be okay, but it just doesn’t work for me here ha ha. It needed more of a soft/sweet cinnamon note to pair with the banana.

Kittenna
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I’ll be trying this one out next week, sad it doesn’t sound like it will be a winner! I’m pretty picky on my cinnamon too, although not quite clear on how to describe my preference.

52Teas
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There are two types of cinnamon: Ceylon & Cassia. Both have similar health benefits and a similar flavor. The Ceylon type has a softer flavor – Cassia is stronger in flavor – so therefore the flavor of the Ceylon cinnamon (also known as true cinnamon) tends to taste a little woodier or barky. Cassia is what most people have in their spice pantry that’s labeled “cinnamon”. It’s also what most tea companies use. I do not. I made the decision to stop using Cassia because Cassia also contains large quantities of coumarin which studies have shown to be moderately toxic to the kidneys and the liver.

Evol Ving Ness
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Thank you, Anne, for weighing in on this. And especially a big thank you for being tuned in to and responsible wrt our tea community and what we put into our bodies. (And those of us with health concerns already value that something that brings joy and comfort is not making us even weaker and sicker).

Crowkettle
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Second what Evol Ving Ness wrote. Thank you, Anne!

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August 2021 tea

One of my greatest loves (Anne’s banana teas) meets one of my biggest dislikes (cinnamon forward teas). Needless to say I have mixed feelings on this one. I’m pretty happy with it as long as I’m able to bask in the glory of a lightly spiced baked banana. The black gunpowder base is kind of a fun robust, slightly smoky base too. It pairs in a interesting way with banana goodness – making it a good morning tea (it all reminds me of banana cinnamon oat porridge which is both a blessing and a curse) !

Cinnamon though.. well, that’s a me thing.

Flavors: Bark, Bread, Cinnamon, Malt, Smoke, Vanilla

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Boiling 3 min, 0 sec
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Evol Ving Ness
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I also am NOT a far of cinnamon forward teas. That said, there have been a couple of exceptions: Anne’s Snickerdoodle and Cinnamon Star by Tea Desire, both of which have a lovely vanilla cloud enhancing the mellow cinnamon. I think it is a particular kind of cinnamon that I can live with.

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That sounds alright! I can sometimes handle cinnamon in small quantities when partnered with vanilla, ginger, and cloves. This one almost works for me (banana, vanilla, cinnamon), but I still need less cinnamon and/or more of something else, I guess.

.. I used to not be like this.
Evol Ving Ness
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Funny how our tastes change.

Maybe a dash of a good vanilla tea would help tone things down. (i have been giving thought to which teas are not working for me all that well and how I can potentially adjust them. An experiment, of course. )

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