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Civil Disobedience: Smoky Cardamom Black Tea

Name: Civil Disobedience: Smoky Cardamom Black Tea
Brand: August Uncommon Tea
Price: 13.75 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.4 (168 reviews)

$13.75

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Tastes Like: cardamom, maple sap, campfire
Feels Like: fireside after a winter walk

Get lost in billows of smoke and fireside conversation. This layered tea opens with the flavor of conifers and deep tannins. The astringency of cardamom pod cuts through the aroma of silky pipe tobacco and allspice. The flavor curls and shifts between burning wood, wet earth, and lingering maple.

All Natural
Gluten Free
Vegan
Non GMO

Ingredients
indian black tea, taiwanese lapsang souchong black tea, cardamom pod, cardamom oil, sweet blackberry leaves, natural flavor of cardamom

📝 Blender's Notes

This blend was inspired by childhood winters in New Hampshire with my late father: the glorious scent of pine and maple in the January maple harvest season. My father was a great admirer of Thoreau whose Walden is perhaps the most famous celebration of New England wilderness. I found the name Civil Disobedience (after Thoreau's essay) suitably bold, iconoclastic and evocative of the New England scentscape. — Gina, cofounder

✨ Quality Tested

All our teas are double tested for pesticide residues, heavy metals, and foreign objects.

Because they’re blended in Germany, all August teas must pass stringent EU pesticide standards, which allow much less pesticide residue than the US FDA.

Whether they are organic, all natural or conventional, all our teas are safe, top quality, and delicious!

⚡️ Caffeine Content

This tea is High Caffeine

High Caffeine = 40-60mg per 10oz serving
Moderate Caffeine = 20-40mg per 10oz serving
Caffeine Free = 0mg per 10oz serving

🔥 Brewing Directions

Hot Brewing 10 oz

Heat 212°f/100°c water
Add 3.5g tea, about 1 tablespoon
Pour 10oz/300ml hot water
Infuse 4-5 mins. Longer is stronger.
Repeat Reinfuse 1-2 times

Iced Brewing 10 oz

Heat 212°f/100°c water
Add 3.5g tea, about 1 tablespoon
Pour ~3oz hot water to barely cover tea leaves
Infuse 4-5 mins. Longer is stronger.
Dilute with 7oz cold water
Serve Over ice

Pro tip: If you want more concentrated flavor, try doubling the tea leaves in this recipe.

Want to learn everything about brewing tea?
Check out our in-depth guide here.

🍹 Drink recipes

Drinks with Civil Disobedience

A Confession - Cardamom Berry Cocktail (bonus mocktail)

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⚖️ Net Weights

4 cup deluxe sample: 14g / .5oz
15 cup bag: 50g / 1.8oz
28 cup tin: 100g / 3.5oz
70 cup bag: 250g / 8.8oz

⭐️ The August Difference

We make no compromises when we bring our blends to life.
Our tea costs more because we use super premium whole ingredients like vanilla pieces, cardamom, real fruits and whole spices. It’s quality you can see and taste. All our blends are original and exclusively available from August.
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Tea is made of plants, so freshness matters. Our teas are produced in small batches, packed in airtight packaging and shipped directly to you at peak freshness.
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Reviewed by James

I recommend this product

Rated 5 out of 5

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5 Stars

Great balance of smokiness, sweetness and cardamom. A winner.

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Reviewed by James H.

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I recommend this product

Rated 5 out of 5

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Great afternoon cup of tea.

Perfect balance of sweetness and smokiness. Cardamom is fragrant but not overpowering. A winner.

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Reviewed by Celeste S.

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I don't recommend this product

Rated 2 out of 5

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Civil Obedience

I love practically all of your teas but this one, in spite of the top notch ingredients, was just blah for me. I think what really undercut the enjoyment was an unexpected sweet aftertaste that struck me as artificial sugary. This is a rare swing and a miss for me, sorry to say!

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Reviewed by Joanne

I recommend this product

Rated 5 out of 5

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5 Stars

I love this brand of tea! I am not that crazy about this flavor. The tobacco is a little too prominent for me. Overall great flavors.

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Reviewed by Margaret M.

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I recommend this product

Rated 5 out of 5

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Im not really a black tea fan…

Mostly cause I let it steep to long, but this has that warm taste w cocoa notes. For the second cup I add some Cult of Demeter for less caffeine. Tastes wonderful!

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