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It is very windy and cold outside, it has been like that all day.

The great thing about this tea right now is the aroma that fills the room after steeping, a very sweet and spicy scent that engulfs the empty and tired spaces of the office.

This will be a great way to end a very long and blustery Monday.

This tea is making me miss Teavana’s Almond Biscotti more now.

As much as I enjoy this tea, I can’t really have a lot of it, as the flavor is too floral. Once I’m finished, I will not be purchasing more.

Otherwise, I still do quite enjoy this tea every once and a while.

My late morning tea this morning.

I steeped this late in the morning, as I had arrived to work late due to an accident on the road.

In any case, I left it for the rest of the morning and finally had time to enjoy it before lunch was over.

This tea is still quite delicious cold, although I would prefer it just below hot, the spices are still alive and the pumpkin flavor still dancing.

That’s better, less steep time with more tea leaves.

The flavors harmonize, the black tea not so strong and the almond complimenting.

So, with most black teas, I steep them at approximately 3 minutes, unless specified it requires more or less time. For some reason, I decided to steep an extra minute, I think I was probably curious to see how it would taste. Unfortunately, it isn’t good.

The almond flavor is now overpowered by the black tea, there is no harmony in this oversteeped cup, which makes me a sad panda.

So, moral of this note: do not oversteep this tea. 3 minutes seems more than enough.

Longer steep equals spicier chai.

I added a teaspoon of rock sugar in case that would happen, which gives a nice biting sweetness.

I actually like the longer steep, allows more flavors to come out, and gives me an excuse to use more rock sugar.

I needed something nutty this afternoon.

This blend is quite multi-textured, despite the prominent nutty flavor, I find other flavors surface in the mixture of ingredients that surprise me with every steep.

No milk with half a teaspoon of rock sugar, this has a surprising kick thanks to the spices.

A very true chai flavor, not too spicy, and very very delicious.

The great thing about this tea is the prominent grapefruit flavor, since I love grapefruit.

There are more flavors that swirl in every sip, mainly fruity with undertones of white tea, the grapefruit, which is actually wild orange, is what stands out with every steep.