Sipdown! (97 | 194)
So we were at Lowe’s yesterday to get some new pendant lights, and there’s a World Market in the same shopping center. I’d never looked at their tea selection before so I figured I would go and check it out since we were in the area. I ended up coming home with one of the semi-recently released Bonne Maman herbal tisanes, and also this fall sampler pack from Republic of Tea. I haven’t historically been a huge fan of theirs, but I like having an opportunity to sample some of their teas without buying a tin of 50 bags, plus the flavors sounded nice.
So here we are! There are four teabags of each of six flavors, and I figured I would try to get in some quick sipdowns since we’re nearing the end of the month, and I only have two teapots’ worth of each tea.
I’ll be honest, this is the tea I was the least excited about. Pumpkin spice teas are never my thing, I always want more pumpkin and it’s never there. And this pretty much lives up to my low expectations, it’s a generic black base with mostly ginger and clove. There are other spices in there, but I’m not tasting them much, maybe a hint of the nutmeg. There’s also apparently pumpkin flavoring, not sure why they bothered, as I don’t get that at all. At least the black tea isn’t astringent, I suppose.
Anyway, generic pumpkin spice black tea. Inoffensive, but glad to have gotten it out of the way. ;)
Flavors: Clove, Ginger, Nutmeg, Smooth, Spices
Ha the 50 bag tins are such a commitment, I should check out my World Market’s selection! Also I’m eager to hear how the Bonne Maman teas turn out!