Momijigari from Lupicia

Momijigari

Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Apple, Earthy, Fruity, Malt, Apricot, Floral, Stonefruit, Sweet, Tart, Autumn Leaf Pile, Candy, Dried Fruit, Honey, Jam, Smooth, Astringent, Earth, Green Apple, Wood, Musty, Plum, Red Wine, Rose, Cider, Grapes, Red Apple, Crisp, Effervescent, Woody, Rich, Fruit Tree Flowers
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Loose Leaf, Sachet
Caffeine
High
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
Average preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 15 sec 12 g 14 oz / 424 ml

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  • “This tea is the best wine tasting tea I have ever had – and its not even touted as a wine flavored tea! What the? I love it – apples and apricot and fallen autumn leaves? YES MORE PLEASE! Tastes...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Backlog: This tea is very autumnal to me. I taste apple and apricot – two flavors that make me think of late summer and early autumn, and the wine like notes work very well with these flavors. ...” Read full tasting note
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  • “Sipdown, so sad. It lasted until March, but barely! Juicy as usual, really refreshing. I love this stuff (though I have to move it down a peg or two since I’ve spent some time refining my score...” Read full tasting note
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  • “A tea that tastes really “Lupicia” – Lupicia always creates lovely scented teas! I enjoy the potent apple flavour and the fragrance of apricot. They don’t taste as artificial as in some cheap teas....” Read full tasting note
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From Lupicia

Vibrant autumn leaves are blended into black tea. Sophisticated taste consisting of apple and apricot is only available during autumn, in limited quantity. A fruity combination suitable for hot or iced tea.

Ingredients: black tea, safflower, maple leaf, flavourings

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So after browsing the Lupicia site earlier (for no good reason, I might add), I figured I would steep up a cup of this, one of my favorites of theirs. It’s a seasonal tea and it’s available right now, so I thought it would be a good idea to see how it’s aged so I can restock it if needed.

Luckily, this is still perfectly scrumptious. I love this tea, it has such a bright and crisp apple flavor, which is a nice contrast to the usual sweet apple & cinnamon combination that is much more common. There’s such a lovely zing to the apple here, yet it doesn’t quite reach Jolly Rancher candy status. It’s more like a tart hard apple cider. The apricot is very subtle, although this could be because the tea is older. I do taste little hints of stonefruit, and there’s a bit of a floral note, especially in the aftertaste.

The base tea is their usual somewhat brisk offering, but I like its slight sharpness next to the apple, I think they complement each other well. There’s also a dry autumn leaf flavor that gives a nice earthy base to the bright flavors.

I couldn’t ask for a more autumnal tea. Now, please excuse me while I sigh contentedly…

Flavors: Apple, Astringent, Autumn Leaf Pile, Earth, Floral, Green Apple, Stonefruit, Tart, Wood

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
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Mastress Alita
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I’ve always wanted this one, but just can’t justify the outrageous shipping charges from Hawaii now to get it.

Cameron B.
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I noticed the high shipping, though I have no experience shipping to/from Hawaii so I don’t know if that’s standard.

If you don’t mind it being slightly old, I can send you some of mine! :D

LuckyMe
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I love Lupicia’a flavored teas but the high shipping put me off too. Maybe we can organize a group buy in the future if enough people are interested?

Cameron B.
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I would definitely be up for it! I can always find something to order from Lupicia… ;)

Mastress Alita
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I might be down for a group buy, though I don’t need oodles of tea (I’m still in a mostly no-buy with a pretty tight yearly budget to keep my sipdown goals moving appropriately). There are probably a few I’m interested in, though! (I’m also a little sad it seems their variety has gone down since moving to the Hawaii site, too… Cassis and Blueberry and Kotobuki are now gone? I always thought those were staples).

Cameron B.
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I also noticed Cassis & Blueberry is gone now, which is a pity. And of course, Golden Honeydew (sob).

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I think the #1 aspect of this tea that I love is the aroma – it seriously smells like a Jolly Rancher! I love to have it sitting in my pot over a tea-light to keep my room smelling great.

I was pleasantly surprised to find that despite how strong the aroma was, the taste was much less prominent (a good thing!). It was smooth, sweet, and had just the right amount of boldness.

It’s hard to say much more than just how delicious this tea was. No need for added sweeteners – it’s perfect on its own. Momijigari definitely has made my top 5 favorites of anything I’ve tried so far.

I’d recommend this in a heartbeat and am sad that it’s so limited to get!

http://www.infusedmusings.com/2014/04/09/lupicia-tea-review-momijigari/

Flavors: Apricot, Fruit Tree Flowers

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 30 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
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Drinking this a bit out of season, but it’s a fantastic tea. Delicately flavored, and gives the feeling of a crisp autumn morning, watching the leaves fall.
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205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec
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