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whosbradpitt drank POLTERSPICE by BrutaliTeas

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I was pleasantly surprised by this tea, which lists red rooibos as its first ingredient but doesn’t give much of that flavor at all (though it is more prominent when cool). The spices are excellent, with a great balance of the ginger, cinnamon, clove, and cardamom. The hazelnut comes through clearly. While I don’t get much of the other flavoring – chocolate, pumpkin, vanilla – individually, it does give an overall effect that I’m drinking a wonderfully spiced baked good.

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190 °F / 87 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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Mom of 2, adjunct, and general homebody in California.

Great at buying tea, okay at drinking tea, awful at timely reviews. Drawn to fruit, floral, spice, smoke, and flavored teas in general; prefer those that stand well without milk or sweetener. Black is fine, green is better, and red rooibos is trash.

My ratings are for me, so I don’t accidentally buy something that sounds amazing but I’ve already tried and disliked. I struggle a bit with wanting to be “fair” to a tea that other people would probably like, but then my system won’t work!

90-100 A: loved it; would make this a permanent member of my stash
80-89 B: tasty; would pick it up again
70-79 C: good; could grab with a good deal or to try in a different style
60-69 D: okay; would keep in a set but probably would not repurchase on its own
1-59 F: various shades of bad; would not purchase; closer to 1 means may not even drink again if offered.

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