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		<title>Mint &amp; Chilli Tea from Make Us a Brew</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:29:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andy</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This mint and chilli tea was kindly sent to me buy the guys over at Mr Scruff I was quite excited to try it after drinking a rather large amount of the teapigs chilli tea and chilli chai. The first thing that strikes you about this tea is the packaging, it&#8217;s lovely and clean with [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This mint and chilli tea was kindly sent to me buy the guys over at <a title="Make us a brew" href="http://www.makeusabrew.com/" target="_blank">Mr Scruff</a> I was quite excited to try it after drinking a rather large amount of the teapigs <a title="Chilli tea" href="http://blog.chilliupnorth.co.uk/2009/07/08/tea-pigs-chilli-tea/" target="_blank">chilli tea</a> and <a title="Chilli chai" href="http://blog.chilliupnorth.co.uk/2009/07/23/chilli-chai-from-tea-pigs/" target="_blank">chilli chai</a>.</p>
<p>The first thing that strikes you about this tea is the packaging, it&#8217;s lovely and clean with a great little character and loads of great bits of info.<br />
According to the info on the box tea is:</p>
<blockquote><p>Organic mint and chilli, a winning combinationfor a proper cheeky brew. Really refreshing and very popular!</p>
<p>A blend of peppermint &amp; spearmint, was combined with a pinch of chilli to give it a cheeky twist, without going over the top. The peppermint &amp; spearmint are refreshing, especially with or after a meal. The chilli gives it an extra mini tickle factor. You will be pleased to know that this tea is a lot tastier than a red curry with toothpaste in it, and is also caffeine free. Can’t be bad! The chilli takes a little longer to infuse than the mint, so the longer you leave the bag in, the more chilli you will taste.</p></blockquote>
<p>I&#8217;ve not drank most of the box of it and I can tell you it&#8217;s blooming delicious, it took a couple of goes for me to get the brew time right, if you don&#8217;t leave it in long enough (as the info above says) you don&#8217;t get much chilli.</p>
<p>The mint is well balanced, not to sweet and sickly and pretty refreshing, the chilli adds an extra dimension by giving the brew a little background heat and a hint of heat.</p>
<p>It makes  a great pick me up, despite the lack of caffeine and it&#8217;s also really refreshing. I can also see it working as an iced tea so once things warm up again I will be giving that a go.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s not quite as spicy as the <a title="Tea pigs chilli tea" href="http://blog.chilliupnorth.co.uk/?s=tea+pigs" target="_blank">Tea pigs tea&#8217;s</a>, nor are the bags quite so fancy but they don&#8217;t detract from an excellent product.</p>
<p><span style="color: #ff0000;">Chilli Up North Verdict: If you like your fruit/herbal tea&#8217;s then this is definitely worth a go, once you get the brew time right to find your preferred balance then you are on to a winner. 7/10 (heat 2/10)<br />
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