When I left my apartment this morning it was rainy, so I decided it was the perfect time to break out a new fall tea! The dry leaf smells almost like apple flavored Jolly Ranchers and cinnamon. After steeping, the cinnamon smell was definitely more prominent. At first, there is a sweet, candy apple taste followed shortly by cinnamon. I get kind of a sense of the crust taste toward the end, but I’m not sure if I was just imagining it to be there because I was expecting it. This reminds me of a more elegant version of Cinnamon Apple Spice by Celestial Seasonings. That one is a little more in your face cinnamon and apple. Conclusion? I’m seriously thinking of going back to David’s to stock up on this before it goes away! We’ll see what my budget has to say about that, though.
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I’m a California girl temporarily located in Boston for school (brrr). I only recently got into teas because I’ve never really liked coffee (too bitter), but I have been a daily barley tea drinker since I was little.
Through some timid tastings and exploring, I so far like:
-Japanese green teas (genmaicha, hojicha, sencha, etc)
-Oolongs! (Most kinds except formosa and dan cong so far)
-Straight black teas
-English Breakfast teas
-Fruity teas (peach, apple, strawberry, other berries)
NOT a huge fan of rooibos, matcha, heavily artificial tasting teas, or anything gingery or peppery, but I’m trying to keep an open mind and taste everything that I can!
I’m trying to sample more straight teas and have been having pretty awesome discoveries so far. Thank goodness for sample sizes!
My tentative rating system:
90-100: Woohoo! I’m loving it, and I’m definitely restocking when I get the chance and/or crying when I’m out.
80-90: Yum! I’ll try to restock if it fits in my budget when I run out.
70-80: Probably would not buy again, but it was nice enough to finish the cup.
50-70: Would not choose this tea for myself if given the situation, but would not reject it if someone offered it to me and would gulp down politely.
50 or less: Nope. Don’t care to taste that tea again, sorry!
I’m always down to swap, so send me a message if anything in my cupboard is calling your name!
