the owl and the olive tree

Sunset in Seattle sounds fabulous; I'll have to try that one. A question on naturally-sweet teas: I have noticed that almost all Tazo teas, except for very basic black and green sorts, have a sort of cloying sweetness to them. Have you noticed this? Do you know what causes it?

I have been getting back into sludge cups (e.g. the drink known elsewhere as a red-eye or a "shot in the dark") myself, having recently introduced them to warezdude. It's hard to go wrong with ultrastrong Kaladi's.