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A favorite from childhood, the orange notes were always what I drank when I had a cold. Mom’s “Spice tea, please”, a perennial comfort food.

Nice thing about this “commercial” brew….its good even after it has cooled off to room temp (although I’d swear that was “ICED tea” around the office today.

Grew up with this tea. I still like it as soon as the weather changes. Also good with Mogan David Blackberry wine in the winter to take the chill off. Maybe it’s an Eastern Ohio thing?!?!

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Another one that I mostly sipped through with creamer added, but having this last cuppa plain to refresh my memory.

Not a favorite for me, as there’s a lot of clove going on and I’m not the biggest clove fan. I wish there was more orange and less clove. Still a pleasant tea, just not to my personal tastes. The creamer did help mellow the clove out a bit, which was nice.

This is the tea I grew up on in the 70’s!

It’s been a long time since we last met, Constant Comment. Years. Twenty?

I can’t say more than has been said here, with nearly 200 tasting notes posted to Steepster.

This tea brings me joy.

This is my go-to afternoon tea when I want a little pick-me-up. I love the orange notes.

To say I’ve been drinking this tea for fifty years is no exaggeration. It’s the only tea that I now find brings bittersweet tears to my eyes, so strong is the association with childhood and mother (RIP). As a kid I called it “consta comet”, and as an adult I’ll call it a comforting if mediocre tea. The brilliance is not the actual black tea quality, but rather the spices blended with it that have transformed some generic black into a satisfying brew. Of course I recommend it, how could I not. Because of the heartstrings it pulls, it gets my rare 100 rating. Your mileage may vary. Now I have to go to work with puffy, moist eyes.

An old standard. It’s been a go-to for me for many, many years. Kind of like an old comfy sweater.

This was my go-to tea for years until I discovered loose teas. It smells delicious and is perfect for a cup-in-a-pinch. The no-fuss bags are sufficient for flavor, even if there are bitter and oily notes here-and-there.