Orange Spice (Organic) (formerly The Spice is Right)

Got this from the ‘christmas treats’ sampler. I suppose it’s ok for someone who likes spiced tea, but it’s not for me.

Disclaimer: I’m far from a tea connaisseur/enthusiast. My notes are not meant to be a review for the tea community, but rather for myself so I know what to buy or not buy again (I wish there was a way to keep notes private).

Not a huge fan of a spicy types of tea, and not much for cinnamon either but it’s not too bad. I can drink a small cup and be satisfied but I wouldn’t buy it again. (Was given to me as a gift)

This is a strongly spiced tea! So if you like subtle don’t even try this. Very cinnamony and I had to add a bit of milk even though I love cinnamon. l like it, others won’t.

Wow this tea is nasty. It’s got this strange kind of taste to it that reminds me of cinnamon apples… but not the naturally good way. It tastes just like soggy apple jacks cereal. Grossssss

Amazing taste, a touch of sweetness with a spicy heat you notice between sips.

This tea came as part of a sampler I got for my birthday and honestly it’s extremely underwhelming. I don’t know why they bothered calling in a green tea when just looking at it you can see that it’s 90% cinnamon chips with a few sad little tea leaves hiding among them. It tastes like cinnamon bark tea and not much else. Meh.

Adventageddon Day 17

Hard to pick standouts today since there were a lot of familiar favourites either literally, like in this case, or in a more general sense like with Inoki’s Keemun where that specific tea was new to me though I have a love for keemun overall.

I started my day with a mug of this though (paired with a chocolate raspberry yule cake) and it was perfect for two reasons. The first is that it was bold, spicy and intense enough to perk me up on a morning I woke up feeling EXHAUSTED and the second was that it felt quite festive which also helped with my mood because I knew it was going to be a long, loooonngggg feeling day since I had so many projects and pieces of information to hand over at work today given that…

I am officially on vacation! First proper vacation of 2024, and it’s actually for 26 straight days. I am so, so excited to just chill out and drink copious amounts of tea.

Today’s Advent Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/DDsgx80yZkj/?img_index=1

Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yROdqOxjWog&ab_channel=JoeHertler

Friendly reminder that I do not numerically rate DAVIDsTEA blends as I’m currently employed there and it would be an obvious conflict of interest. Any blends you see with numerical ratings were rated prior to my employment there. These reviews are a reflection of my personal thoughts and feelings regarding the teas, and not the company’s.

When the green tea and spices decide to dissociate from each other and pretend they’re not living in the same cupiverse we all pay the price, especially my tongue.

I think this all initially stems from DT’s belief that lots of cinnamon is all it takes to make a good spice tea. Seriously.

They also discount the role green tea plays when it’s thrown in with strong ingredients like citrus and cinnamon:

“Is there any flavour combo more comforting than orange and cinnamon?” Oh, don’t get me started.

I accidentally purchased four ounces of this tea instead of my intended two, and I can’t express how happy I am for it.
It smells like Fireball candies, and tastes that way too, minus the burning tongue. The cinnamon is just perfect. Overall, it’s warm with a touch of sweetness. I’ll likely be nursing this all fall and winter.

How can you read the name of this tea and not have the theme song of the Price is Right stuck in your head?

This tea sounded promising but didn’t live up to its hype for me. With cinnamon, green tea, orange peels, cloves, and chili peppers, you’d think it would be a feel good tea with enough spice that keeps you warm and tingly inside. In reality, it felt like I was drinking liquid cinnamon hearts. It was waaayyyy too spicy for me. I am not a fan of overly spicy teas so I did not enjoy this one.

I wanted to like this tea but unfortunately the spice was not right for me.