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Red Hot’s Cinnamon Candy! The tea smells like the candy. This is a good tea with a lot of cinnamon flavor. Its not spicy hot, but rather spicy sweet. I like sweet tea and this one needs no added sugar. If you’re a fan of cinnamon, this one is for you.
used about 1tsp (the spoon, not the measure) in moderately hot water for 5 minutes. It was slow to brew to a decent color…light brown but, remarkably clear without a lot of fines.

Wow! this is something different than what I think of as “Ceylon” teas. Clear, rusty brown brew. Excellent flavor with a green tea and slightly grassy finish.

My first Harney & Sons…and I overbrewed it! This tea is a fine crushed blend and a little goes a long way. My “normal” amount of tea resulted in a brew too strong to drink. The immediate resteep was good though. I turned the strong stuff into iced tea. Not bad, needs sugar and maybe a twist of lemon for me…definitely some sugar. The brew was clear and bright, like I expect from ceylon teas, with body of Indian teas (not sure what the blend is, but I’d guess Assam). Not giving a thumbs up or down on my mistake.

Fixed this morning…about 1/2 Masala Chai and 1/2 Assam Melody…nearly perfect. Drinking the resteep now and its delicous. I think the leaves might have one more weak steep in them…they certainly smell good.

resteeped yesterday’s leaves….still good 8-)

first brew of the day…I’m getting hints of the Chai I drank yesterday (I never clean my tea mug…it has a certain patina to it ;-)

backlogging this one from yesterday. I think this one makes it to my short list of “must have on hand”…its really good. If anything, its light on the tea content. I added a pinch of Assam Melody (from Adagio Tea as well) to it to punch up the tea content…VERY good idea, if I do say so myself and all that….

2nd cup today… putting this one on my “short list” of teas I’d like to keep around. Brewed a bit strong today, but still tasty. I like this one best after its cooled to lukewarm…it lets you keep it in your mouth and savor the flavor a bit longer. Makes my tongue tingle!

tried this again in my 2 cup teapot. Don’t know what the issue was a few days ago, but this is fine today. Not as noteable as some other “estate” ceylon’s I’ve had. I wonder if this is a blend….

resteep…weaker but still tasty. Won’t get a third from it.