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candy cane

type: black

origin: sri lanka flavors

caffeine: strong

price level: $$$$

Premium black tea from Sri Lanka flavored with minty Candy Canes. This wonderfully smooth treat that will fill you with warm Christmas spirit and leave you jolly. There's no need to wait for a visit from Old Saint Nick to enjoy this yuletide favorite. He'll know if you've been naughty or nice, so you'd better pick some up for a friend, too! Steep at 212°F for 3 minutes

Recent reviews

    • 

      I love mint in my tea! This is a minty tea, but in a good way. The added candy canes compliment the mint and black tea. And if you oversteep this, add some cream as it will tone down the bitterness. It's great iced too!

    • 

      This is a nice little buttery minty tea. Nice kick, good for the holidays, sort of whimsical I like it hot with a little sweetener.

    • 

      I normally don't like mint in my tea, it can be too medicinal or like chewing gum, but this is a vanilla-y, buttery, smooth tea that kind of reminds me of those pastel non-pereil butter mints that look kind of like chocolate chips!

    • 

      I had this tea in tea bag form and added some oat milk. Its scent is mild and a bit minty. It has a pleasant mint taste and isn't overwhelming at all! Plus, there's still a very smooth black tea flavor to it that makes it a soft and easily drinkable tea. I personally enjoy it!

    • EO

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      This tea is nice - I enjoyed it around the holidays. The mint taste is a bit strong for my taste so I would use a little less in the brew next time.

    • 

      Minty fresh aroma before and after steeping. 2 min @ 165. There was some bitterness from the black tea. It's okay but there are other mint teas I prefer.

    • WM

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      What a fun holiday tea, that it is also delicious with some sweetener and adagios Bees honey.

    • 

      a nice black tea sweetened by the candy cane, my cup was not an in your face minty flavor, however, the mint hit me on the back end, it was nice but not overpowering

    • ET

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      If it's for you, it's really for you! You will have mint breath for about an hour afterwards and the taste of mint in your mouth for about the same. Great morning tea. Not shy about the flavor.

    • 

      I have never tried peppermint black tea until this one! The peppermint is very strong but delicious. Love this one with milk, especially chocolate milk to milk a chocolate mint latte

    • 

      A delicious peppermint flavored black tea. I love peppermint herbal tea but have never tried a black tea with peppermint. I was pleasantly surprised!

    • 

      Lovely black tea with sweet peppermint nuances. Awesome all year around not just at the holidays. One of my favorites! Makes a nice dessert tea or just a slightly sweet treat. Also makes a great stomach settler!

    • 

      Very delicious. It reminds me more of almost a spearmint taste rather than peppermint, but I enjoy it a lot.

    • 

      The added bits of peppermint candy canes add a cheerful minty flavor to a very good tea base. It's a delightful way to enjoy tea with a bit of seasonal sweetness.

    • 

      Cool and minty, but a bit creamy like an actual candy cane would be. It's not a tea that I seek out all that often, but it's something I like to have on-hand during the holidays.

    • 

      Fortunately, this festive-titled Candy Cane tea isn't limited only to wintertime release! Almost dark-cocoa in depth and full-bodied in flavor, this blend infuses heavy, sizzling, sweet-mint--great for freshening up your breath AND giving you a caffeine kick to launch into the day. It's powerfully minty, but if you love peppermint leaf tea, that fact will only keep you falling in love more and more with each sip. Even when over-steeped, it's good-natured and unlikely to turn bitter. I love drinking this one in early mornings or afternoons when I need a perk-up. There's something about mint that just does the trick!

    • 

      This is a delightfully refreshing minty black tea. It gives a nice caffeine boost and I add just a little sweetener to bring out the flavors of the mint and black tea. I strongly recommend this!

    • 

      I tried this in the communiTEA and was surprised to see some crushed up candy canes. This tea is a good peppermint black tea.

    • KO

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      I discovered this tea in the Adagio advent calendar one year. One sip and I was hooked.

    • 

      I might be biased because I love mint teas, but this tea is fantastic. It is a little sweeter than a typical mint tea. It definitely has that candy feel to it.

    • CC

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      We always make sure to have this in stock at our house. It’s the perfect taste of Christmas. Couple of dashes of sugar and a splash of cream makes it feel like a dessert.

    • 

      I was expecting to love this one because of the little crushed-up candycanes (I love texture and visual punch in my tea, lol). The peppermint flavor was good, but I kept getting this really buttery/creamy note--almost like butter-flavored popcorn taste--that just didn't sit right with me.

    • SD

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      I love mint black teas so I really like this one and I wish it was easier to get other mint black teas! This one is a tad sweeter due to the candy cane flavour, which is nice.

    • KW

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      This tea was so delicious. I love peppermint anyway but this really had good notes that were clean and refreshing. Can't wait for Christmas when I drink this one.

    • 

      A festive holiday tea! The peppermint-flavor is not overpowering and balances nicely with the black tea.

    • 

      I'm not a fan of peppermint tea. It is usually too strong for me. But this tea is milder and creamier in taste. The aroma of the dry leaves is like a sweet peppermint candy. I steeped at 195°F x 3 min, which kept the bitterness of the black tea at bay, and added a raw sugar cube to bring the peppermint candy notes forward. Very good!

    • 

      Dashing through the snow in a one horse open cup. Not bad.

    • 

      Such a sweet idea for Christmas. Cute little candy canes brew up a cozy winter brew.

    • 

      I quite enjoyed this combination. I love herbal peppermint, and this is just as nice.

    • SF

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      Solid peppermint black tea - very sweet, vanilla scent. A nice balance between the black tea base and peppermint candy flavor

    • 

      Honestly tastes like a candy cane to me. It just blends so well

    • AR

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      This in one of my Favorite teas by far. Perfect amount of mint and sweetness from the candy canes.

    • 

      Good tea but not nearly enough mint. And very few actual candy canes

    • AW

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      I did not enjoy this tea, although I tend to be picky about peppermint teas.

    • 

      My utmost favorite tea from Adagio Tea! Just order another bag so I don’t run out this year.

    • 

      Boy did this smell strong! You'd think I had just cracked open an Altoid tin rather than a CommuniTea packet! I decided to make it into a hot tea latte to mellow the flavor a bit. Since the flavor was so strong it held up against the sugar and milk very well.

    • CG

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      I didn't really enjoy this tea. The peppermint flavor itself wasn't prominent enough to offset the odd choice of a coconut addition. The proportions of the ingredients really threw me, too.

    • TB

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      Great seasonal tea. Really enjoy the peppermint notes.

    • JM

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      minty, spicy, delicious cup of tea on a cold winters day or night!

    • 

      Tasty! more of a buttermint than candy cane, but still delicious. It's also pretty dang good for baking, especially in chocoate.

    • 

      I had this as part of adagio's communitea and didnt see any candy cane pieces in my packet. I also got strong notes of caramel when I opened it, so I honestly thought I got the wrong tea. When I sipped it, it was caramel-y at first and then a tiny kick of mint came after. The more I drank, the more the mint came out. It was nice and light and I ended up really enjoying it.

    • 

      I would have preferred a bit more peppermint flavor in this tea. I added cream and sugar and it was a delightful cup of candy cane tea.

    • 

      Nice minty tea, but doesn't quite taste like candy canes.

    • 

      It was not awful with added milk and sugar, but I couldn't drink it without both. The mint and black tea do not match without the dairy buffer.

    • MJ

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      Very minty but has a sort of sickly artificial taste to it. Very meh.

    • 

      I am in love. I made a latte, added creamed honey, and milk and it was absolutely delicious. It hits my sweet tooth perfectly!

    • 

      sorry Santa, any mint in tea is just not my cuppa - spearmint is a wee bit better, but :(

    • 

      I'm not a huge fan of plain peppermint tea so this tea was a wonderful surprise. It's what I've always wanted out of mint tea.

    • AW

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      Honestly I found the black tea a little bitter and the candy cane flavor not either sweet and strongly minty--not the tea for me.

    • 

      Great tea for holidays. It's minty and sweet. Good tea to drink after a thanksgiving meal

    • 

      Will have to play with brew times, enjoyable smell upon opening, but not quite the flavor i was picturing.

    • 

      This is my staple tea for Christmastime. The black tea blends very well with the minty flavors of the candy cane. The black tea flavor almost mimics chocolate in a way. A perfect tea for the season!

    • 

      I love the idea but it's a bit too sweet for me, unfortunately.

    • 

      This one was very cute in my advent calendar but I wasn't quite living for it.

    • JF

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      One of my favorite teas, it is a black tea with a candy mint flavor.

    • 

      I am not one for mint teas, so I can't really tell you what made me buy this (other than the reviews) but I really enjoy this tea. The smell when you open the bag is absolutely wonderful... smells just like the little red and white candies. The taste is a sweet mint, not too overpowering. Quite lovely on a cold day.

    • 

      Delicious dessert tea! Adding sugar and cream makes it very indulgent.

    • 

      The mint flavor is so fresh and cool! Definitely my favorite mint tea! The only issue I have is that it has a lot of caffeine so I can't have it every day. The flavor itself is spot on!