Hot Lips

Name:  Hot Lips


Brand:  David's Tea


Primary Type:  Green


Dry Scent:  This smells like cinnamon hearts, with hints of pepper and chillies hiding in the background.  Based by the grassy scent of green tea, but by far the first thing you smell - and the strongest - is spice.  This one's hot! It smells of sweet cinnamon, sharp and strong, like its namesake


Steeping Time: 3 min


Steeped Flavour: It's one spicy mama! There is a real wash of heat over the tongue; warm without too much bite initially, but the cinnamon is definitely evident, as are the peppers, and the heat lingers in the mouth long after.  This is wonderful on a cold evening, and all of it is underlaid by a lovely slightly grassy green tea flavour with hints of salt and seaweed.


Food/Drink Pairings:  Hot, this goes really well with szechwan cuisine, or Mexican.  Anything with a good kick of spice.  Iced, it's also strong and needs strong flavours to stand up to.  It's a good picnic tea, but as with Mango Diablo, this is not the tea for you if you aren't REALLY into spice!


Rating out of Six Tails:
5.5/6


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