Harney & Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice (50 Sachets)

Warm and fragrant, not fiery. Three cinnamon varieties (Vietnamese, Ceylon, and cassia) layer sweetness and depth rather than burn. The heat is slow, coats the tongue, and finishes clean. People who avoid spicy food still drink it.

No sweetener is added. The cinnamon, orange peel, and clove carry the sweetness naturally. Most people drink it plain; it holds up to milk if you prefer.

Four minutes is the sweet spot. At three, the cinnamon is thin. At five, the black tea base starts to pull bitter. Use a full boil and pull the sachet at four minutes for a balanced cup.

A cup runs slightly higher than a plain black tea steeped for the same time. The three cinnamon varieties accelerate extraction, pulling a little more caffeine from the leaves in that four-minute window. Expect roughly 60-70mg per cup. Enough lift to feel it; not enough to make it a late-night idea.

Sachets for convenience, tin for value. The 50-sachet box is the right starting point: individual portions, no mess, easy to bring to an office. Once it's a daily habit, the tin delivers more per gram and steeps marginally fuller. Start with sachets, commit with the tin.

Think chai without the dairy requirement. It has the same cinnamon warmth as a masala blend but skips the cardamom, ginger, and simmered milk. Against Celestial Seasonings Constant Comment, it runs warmer and rounder where Constant Comment is brighter and more citrus-forward. The line for converts: a spiced black tea that doesn't ask anything of you.

Harney's Hot Cinnamon Spice is black tea built around three kinds of cinnamon, orange peel, and sweet clove, with no sugar added. It just tastes like there is. The sachet people keep at the office and refuse to share, the tin that turns tea skeptics into subscribers. We keep it in the lineup for afternoon and no-sugar diet.

It sits in the high range, which is typical for black tea. A longer steep pulls more caffeine; pull it early in the 4-5 min window to keep the cup lighter.

Brew at 212°F for 4-5 min. Our brewing guide has the full method, ratio, and water notes.

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