Winter Wonderland

After the chocolate disaster, I needed something spicy and this fits the bill! This has chocolate chips in it, but combined with other flavors, mainly my favorite winter flavor: star anise!

My mom makes these awesome anise cut-out cookies in the winter (Christmas and Valentine’s Day) and this tea reminds me of them. (My mom, sister-in-law, grandma, and I consume so many anise cookies during the holidays; I think they would appreciate this low-cal version.)

I taste anise, cinnamon, clove and a hint of orange. Absolutely delicious! :)

I got this as one of three free samples from joy’s teaspoon thank you very much! This tastes like orange and star anise and the black tea. This tea is pretty good although the star anise is abit strong for me anyway. I like orange teas and this is good.

5 inches of snow or so today and it is time to decorate a bit…I reached for one of the newest additions to my tea cupboard, Winter Wonderland. The anise is strong in this one but the balance of orange and a super smooth black tea is just awesome! It smells like winter….in heaven! I do think it helps to measure the water temp on this one, not just by feel.

Free samples from Joy’s Teaspoon arrived today! Snow on the ground, another cold evening.
Perfect conditions to try Winter Wonderland. Anise is up front, love the balance of the black tea and spice. Makes me wish Winter will hang on for a while. Come on groundhog! Don’t let me down. Thanks Joy for a great cup tonight.

I’m not going to give this one a numerical rating, because the reason I don’t like it isn’t their fault. :) This has a super strong anise scent and flavor, although there are other spices and tea in the background. I’m not a huge anise fan, and for some reason thought it would be a bit more subtle. I didn’t get the orange flavor at all. I think if you love anise and a nice spicy tea, this would be lovely – it’s just not my thing. It did get a little bitter, but not terribly so.