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I’m not a fan of chilly weather by any means, but I do enjoy the indulgences and rituals that the cold brings with it.  One of my personal favorite things on a nippy night happens to be curling up with a giant, steaming cup of tea.  I’m not a tea connaisseuse by any definition, but I know what I like and don’t like in a cup of tea.  One of my favorite go-to tea brands is Celestial Seasonings because they’re good at packing in a lot of flavor for a little price, plus they’re all natural.

Well, wasn’t I excited at the grocery store last Sunday to see a holiday flavor of Celestial Seasonings I hadn’t seen before, Sugar Cookie Sleigh Ride.  Just the sight of the box made me look ahead to an unnamed evening in the coming week, my hands already mentally clutching my Pyrex two-cup pitcher (I use it as a tea mug, yes, I know it’s crazy, but it takes two hands to hold it so they both get warm).

This stuff tastes so bland and dull I can barely believe it.  Celestial Seasonings really missed the mark on this one.  Sugar cookies?!  Where?  I couldn’t even taste a crumb.  The resulting brew, even after seven minutes of steeping , was the color of pee, but with less flavor.  It’s like a couple of raw mushrooms and a vanilla bean walked past a cup of hot water without even waving to it.  Phooey.  I’ll take my Stash Creme Caramel Decaf Tea over this any day.