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December 25, 2004
Holiday Tea
Name: Holiday Tea
Kathy's Rating: 6.5/10.0
Company: Harney & Sons Teas
Origin of tea: Ceylon (Sri Lanka)
Price: $3.75/5 sachets (4.5g/.16oz)
Tea form: Ceylon tea with citrus, almond, clove, and cinnamon flavors in silken sachets
What they say: A sweet, spicy and fruity fragrance that awakes the holiday spirit within.
Preparation method: Boil water and pour over sachet. Steep for 5 minutes.
Review: This tea smells wonderful - richly spicy and fruity at the same time. The actual taste is much more mellow, though - there's no sharpness or tartness to the taste - although I thought there should have been more spiciness to it. If you are the type of person who likes apple spice cakes and pumpkin pies, this is the kind of tea you want to drink while eating those types of desserts. This tea's moniker is very well-chosen, and does indeed conjure up images of the Christmas holidays. The rating for this tea is not higher than it is (6.5/10.0) because I can't tell by the ingredient listings what exactly is in there. I realize that blends are usually proprietary, but it surely wouldn't hurt to just list the ingredients (just not the quantity ratios)? Anyhow, I felt annoyed that I didn't know exactly what I was drinking.
Posted by Kathy at December 25, 2004 03:20 PM