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“So Simpson & Vail recently released two new fall teas, this being one of them. Naturally, I had to order the autumn sampler box with both new releases plus a couple of existing teas. Because,...” Read full tasting note
Witches, goblins, ghosts and ghouls alike will love this naturally flavored tea. Caramels and apples are the perfect flavor pairing of the Fall. Enjoy them both in this black tea blend.
The dry leaf has the aroma of fresh picked apples. It brews to a purple-black hue with the crisp, tart taste of fresh apples and the rich, sweet, buttery flavor of caramel.
Celebrate the festive Halloween season with this delicious, spooky colored, concoction.
Ingredients: Black teas, apples, orange peel, horsetail, natural caramel apple flavor, and butterfly pea flowers.
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So Simpson & Vail recently released two new fall teas, this being one of them. Naturally, I had to order the autumn sampler box with both new releases plus a couple of existing teas. Because, you know, science.
This is described as a caramel apple black tea, with butterfly pea flower to make it steep up a spooky “purple-black” color. Well, as usual, mine is not the intended hue ha ha – it’s more of a dark, murky brown-black. Coffee-like, almost. Anyway, the tea itself is pleasant, though it tastes more like a candy apple to me than a caramel one. The apple flavor is quite nice, it’s more concentrated than I would expect. It’s also well-rounded, it almost tastes like there’s a bit of cranberry or pomegranate or something in the background? However, there is a slight odd sour-musty herbal note, I’m not sure if it’s the pea flower or the horsetail.
I think next time I’ll try picking out the butterfly pea flower and see how that changes the flavor.
Flavors: Apple, Candy, Caramelized Sugar, Herbaceous, Musty, Red Fruit, Sour, Sweet, Tart
I am picturing a venn diagram with a circle for science and a circle for tea :)
Ah yes, I could use some visual aids for rationalizing my impulse tea purchases… XD