Hi, 16 years later I ask the same question, after a 40 year absence.

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I recently (2020) discovered it and have been loving it all year - I love a really strong tea with a great taste. Then just before Thanksgiving I bought a box of it and the effects have gone limp. The box with the maroon label was great, I thought maybe
the new black label meant even more caffeine, but it definitely feels like less. Celestial Seasonings, you've done me */_so_/* wrong.

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I had a similar experience in 70s ( in my teens) and 80s (in my 20s). Back then I drank tea almost exclusively. ofee was an ocasional treat.
MT tea was a bigger kick than many other black teas on the market, even more so than earl grey from a local european grocery, which was darned strong.
I miss the earlyMT and have been trying to find a way to duplicate it

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