Hot Cincinnati Spice Black Tea (loose leaves)
Hot Cincinnati Spice Black Tea (loose leaves)

Hot Cincinnati Spice Black Tea

Description:

A bold Cincinnati favorite blending sweet cinnamon, warming spice, and bright orange for a full-bodied cup with an unmistakable spicy-sweet finish.

The Experience

Hot Cincinnati Spice Black Tea is one of Churchill’s most recognizable flavored black teas—a warming, aromatic blend that captures the sweet-spice character Cincinnati has long embraced.

A full-bodied black tea provides the foundation, layered with pronounced cinnamon, warming spice, and a bright touch of orange. The cinnamon leads from the first aroma through the finish, creating a naturally sweet impression even before anything is added to the cup. The result is bold and immediately recognizable: warm, spicy, citrus-bright, and richly aromatic.

Despite the word Hot in the name, this isn't about chile-pepper heat. Think instead of the warming sensation of cinnamon and baking spices—the kind of flavor that feels especially at home during Cincinnati's colder months. And while it's wonderfully cozy served steaming hot, Hot Cincinnati Spice also makes a surprisingly flavorful iced black tea.

Tasting Notes

  • Top: Sweet cinnamon • Bright orange
  • Mid: Warming spice • Rich black tea
  • Finish: Spicy-sweet • Aromatic • Lingering cinnamon
  • Body: Full

Why You’ll Love It

  • One of Churchill’s longtime customer favorites
  • Bold cinnamon character with a naturally sweet impression
  • Orange provides brightness against the warming spices
  • Full-bodied black tea stands up beautifully to the intense aromatics
  • Comforting and warming without chile-pepper heat
  • Delicious served both hot and iced
  • An approachable choice for customers who love cinnamon-forward teas
  • A distinctly Cincinnati-inspired addition to the Churchill’s collection

Tea Type: Flavored Black Tea
Style: Cincinnati-Inspired Blend
Flavor: Cinnamon • Spice • Orange
Ingredients: Black tea, orange peel, cinnamon, cloves, natural and artificial flavors (no sugar added)
Caffeine: Yes
Body: Full

How to Brew

  • 1 heaping teaspoon per 8 oz water
  • 212°F water
  • Mild: 2–3 minutes
  • Medium: 4–5 minutes
  • Strong: 6–7 minutes

Perfect For

Cold Cincinnati mornings, cozy afternoons, holiday gatherings, autumn sipping, or anyone who believes there's almost no such thing as too much cinnamon. Enjoy it on its own, add milk for a rounder cup, or serve it over ice for a completely different expression of its cinnamon-orange character. Pair it with cinnamon rolls, coffee cake, apple desserts, ginger cookies, snickerdoodles, or buttery breakfast pastries.

What Makes Cincinnati Spice “Hot”?

The name can occasionally surprise first-time customers. Hot Cincinnati Spice isn't a hot-pepper tea. Its sense of heat comes from the warming aromatic character of cinnamon and spice. Cinnamon can create an almost tingling sensation on the palate, giving the tea an impression of warmth without the chile heat found in genuinely spicy foods.

That pronounced cinnamon character is balanced by orange, whose brighter citrus note keeps the blend lively, while full-bodied black tea provides enough structure to carry the flavors. The result is a cup that manages to be both bold and comforting.

A Cincinnati Cup

With Cincinnati right in the name, this tea has become more than simply another flavored black tea in Churchill’s collection. Its combination of sweet cinnamon, warming spice, and orange feels particularly fitting for a city with its own distinctive relationship with spice—from Cincinnati's famous culinary traditions to the aromas of bakeries, holiday kitchens, and cold-weather gatherings.

Hot Cincinnati Spice takes that idea in a distinctly tea-centered direction. It's not intended to recreate any particular Cincinnati food or recipe. Instead, it offers a Churchill’s interpretation of a flavor profile that feels at home here: Bold. Warming. A little unexpected. And difficult to forget.

Not Just a Winter Tea

Hot Cincinnati Spice naturally feels like a cold-weather tea, but don't put it away when Cincinnati summer arrives. Brewed and poured over ice, the black-tea base becomes especially refreshing while the cinnamon remains aromatic and the orange becomes more noticeable. That versatility is one reason the blend has developed such a loyal following. Hot in December. Iced in July. Cincinnati all year.

Packaging: Our loose teas are sold by the ounce and packaged in food-grade resealable bags.

Explore Our Cinnamon & Spiced Teas

From Cincinnati's signature cinnamon warmth to traditional chai spices, explore teas built around bold aromatics and comforting spice.

Hot Cincinnati Spice Black Tea (This Tea)
Cinnamon • Orange • Warming spice
→ Best for: those seeking Churchill’s boldest Cincinnati-inspired cinnamon black tea with a full body and spicy-sweet finish

Chaiwalla’s Choice Black Tea
Cardamom • Cinnamon • Clove & ginger
→ Best for: those who prefer a traditional chai-style spice profile with multiple whole spices over a strong black-tea foundation

Chocolate Chai Black Tea
Cocoa • Chai spice • Warming pepper
→ Best for: those who want the richness of hot cocoa combined with the warming complexity of chai

Coconut Spiced Chai Black Tea
Coconut • Cardamom • Ginger & cinnamon
→ Best for: those who enjoy traditional warming spices softened by sweet, creamy coconut
Size: 1 ounce

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Merle Marks
Such a wonderful comforting tea

Such a wonderful comforting tea. The spices are exactly right. I have been buying Cincinnati spice black tea for many years. Every Saturday it was a trip down to Finley market and stop at Churchills Tea’s.
Since moving to LA 13 years ago, I now just order online and it comes in the mail. Perfect!

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Jarret Salm
Probably one of my favorite teas honestly

Probably one of my favorite teas honestly.

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Kris
My favorite tea

My favorite tea from all the teas I have tried. perfectly spicy, good iced too

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Anonymous
Hot or over ice

Hot or over ice, Hot Cincinnati Spice black is the most perfect of teas.

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Michele Beuerlein
Fun to try

The “hot” spice can be added to various tea bases. I LOVE their Second Earl Grey black tea, so I chose the “Hot Cincinnati Spice black tea”.
It is VERY cinnamon forward. Basically tastes like someone dissolved that “Red Hot” cinnamon candy in the cup. VERY strong candy flavor. Glad I got the 1 oz sample. Using an herbal or green base would probably work better. Fun to try, but not something I will revisit. The new location is charming, BTW.

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Patty
This is my favorite tea ever

This is my favorite tea ever. It is so rich and flavorful. I absolutely love it!

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S.A.

Strong strong strong! If you like spicy cinnamon, this is perfect for you.

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David B.
Great spicy pick-me-up

Wife loves it, drinks almost every day.

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Anonymous
I purchased this as a gift to share a little taste of Cincinnati with someone far away

I purchased this as a gift to share a little taste of Cincinnati with someone far away. Happily she enjoyed it as much as I do!

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Jane Zapp

Hot Cincinnati

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Denvil Helton
Not for me

tastes exactly like an atomic fireball candy though, so you might enjoy if you were a fan of those

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Anonymous
Everything was exceptional! I loved the bonus sample teas

Everything was exceptional! I loved the bonus sample teas. I ordered some for my mom. She enjoyed it so much she stopped in the store to pick out even more flavors to try. Thanks for giving us a fun way to share and experience tea.

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Jan Chadwick
Hot Cincinnati Spice Tea

Delicious flavored tea. Nice spices that have a warming affect, great for winter time.

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Anonymous
Churchills Fine Teas are wonderful

Churchills Fine Teas are wonderful, flavorful teas!

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Jill Huffman
Best Cinnamon Tea!

This has been my favorite flavor of tea for years!

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Shawn Ashcraft
[Updated] Good Product - Confusing e-commerce experience.

Update: after my original review below, the company took action and improved their e-commerce experience. It's great to see a company quickly respond to costumer feedback!

Love the product you sell, but recent changes to your e-commerce site was a challenge. The first issue was Icould no longer order 1.5lb quantity. When doing so in the past,I was able to get a discount and free shipping. The second issue was the UI/UX telling meIgot free shipping when ordering one pond of product. Except whenI went to the final screen and it applied the volume discount, I no longer me free shipping threshold. This led to a confusing checkout experience. I sent screenshots to the company's email to make them aware in case there's a way to correct the logic in the system.

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Cynthia
I buy this every holiday season

I buy this every holiday season. It’s very cinnamon forward, which I like, and the fragrance is wonderful.

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Anonymous
Cinnamon red hots

This tea reminds me of the cinnamon red hots that my sisters & i would put on sugar cookies at Christmas for reindeer noses! Or, even the cinnamon red hot "balls" I would buy gor 2 cents at the little candy store on my way home from school. So good!!

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R. Hudson
One of my all-time favorite teas!

One of my all-time favorite teas! Even my mother-in-law & sister-in-law love it too. thankyou!

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Anonymous
Spice!!!

This is THE perfect fall & winter tea. Obsessed

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McKenzie White
Most Favorite Tea Blend

Best Tea Ever. Period. Bottom Line. I started drinking this blend nearly eight years ago when my mom got me a sample on a visit to Findlay Market. I have drank this nearly every day since. I have taken a sealed cannister of this blend with me to Alaska, Abu Dhabi, and everywhere in between. I order this blend by the POUND. I haven't lived in Ohio in over a decade but I still specifically order this one tea (and many others) and have it drop shipped wherever I may be living at the time.

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Patty
This is my favorite tea

This is my favorite tea, my "go to" in the morning. I drive from Dayton to Cincinnati every couple of months to get a half pound.

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Merilee Wagner
Always a great cup of tea

Always a great cup of tea. I put this tea in a carafe and take it to bible study. Everyone enjoys it.

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Tom Peloquin
Tastes like liquid red hots

Tastes like liquid red hots. Perfect for cold weather.

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Kathryn Hehn
This is my favorite tea ever!

This is my favorite tea ever- hence why I bought so much! It has the perfect balance of sweet and spicy!

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Juanita Jackson
I love

I love it!!

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N.D.

Pretty outstanding. No complaints here. Smooth, not overbearing and just the right amount of flavor. Thank you Churchills.

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Therese

Love the teas! And when I accidentally ordered black tea instead of green tea they updated my order immediately!