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Gingerbread House from T

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Gingerbread House

Black Tea by T

An age-old holiday tradition is the inspiration for our Gingerbread House blend – Chinese black teas spiced with the warmth of freshly dried ginger root, nutmeg, cinnamon, licorice and rounded off with a vanilla finish. This blend is sure to embody the spirit of the winter holidays!

Leaf Description: Medium twisted, rolled
Aroma: Spicy and aromatic
Palate & finish: Round and malty

3 Tasting Notes

Jillian
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Jillian 3 tasting notes

I had this in latte form when I visited the T teashop during Boxing Week and I loved it so much I decided to try a bit of the loose tea as well.

It tastes just like biting into a warm gingerbread cookie, managing to mix the bite of the ginger with the other spices in just the right amount. It’s absolutely delicious and it really warms me up nicely on a cold, wet sort of day like this.

Even though this tea isn’t strictly a chai blend, I decided to turn the last bit of this into a latte using the recipe guidelines on Chai Wallah’s website: http://www.chai-wallah.com/makingchai.html

My boyfriend and I both enjoyed it even though I missed the cardamom notes that you’d normally taste in a chai.

I was very disapointed when T closed their retail store in Vancouver as I particularly enjoyed their own version of a gingerbread latte. They still operate online (at http://www.tealeaves.com/) so at least I can still purchase their teas.

Revisiting this tea. I’m not sure if I like this tea with milk or without milk more, although both ways are certainly agreeable. I also found that it goes very well with ginger snap cookies. ;)

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