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Welp; this one obviously fills the seasonal need for one ridiculously heavy blend that goes through leaf like no one’s business…
I actually made this one at work for lunch because I had an infuser mug with me ‘cause I’m back to sleeping at my own house tonight (so I had to take home the little bit of tea stuff I brought with me). I bought a 10g sample – and the hot, Nordic Mug worth of tea I made today used the whole 10g sample. So even if this wound up being REALLY good tasting (spoiler: it didn’t) it’s just not a cost effective blend. 100g would be 10 cups!? Nope. And God forbid I was cold brewing… Goodbye tea leaf.
Not unlike Carrot Cupcake; this has a dry smell that doesn’t match the brewed taste. Dry, I personally think this one smelled the most promising of the fall teas – warm, and really buttery just like a good, fresh out of the over muffin! The blueberry wasn’t actually super present to me in the dry smell but there was a nice, softer fruity component. Also, maybe because of the butteryness, I felt like I got a strong smell of popcorn too. REALLY yummy aroma…
But, well, none of that is in the steeped flavour. So that sucks.
Brewed up, this is REALLY fruity. I’m definitely actually getting blueberry flavour now along with that trademark tartness from the hibiscus. I’m sorry, but hibiscus has NO PLACE in a blend that’s supposed to resemble anything even remotely cake like. And, muffins definitely fall under that category. It’s not unbearably tart, in fact the tartness melds together with the blueberry and apple pretty well but this is just another example of a fall blend this year which doesn’t convey what it was marketed as. Now, if this had perhaps been called something like “Blueberry Cider” or “Mulled Blueberry Wine” I think it would be easier to buy into the profile that’s being delivered.
I think I liked this as much as I liked Carrot Cupcake, which is to say it was adequate enough to finish the serving I had but I wont feel compelled enough to ever drink it again. Not bad; but not good or memorable.
Flavors: Apple, Berries, Berry, Blueberry, Cranberry, Hibiscus, Tart
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It’s this years; I just only bought 10g of it and when I made my mug of it today that used the full 10g sample.
“I’m sorry, but hibiscus has NO PLACE in a blend that’s supposed to resemble anything even remotely cake like. And, muffins definitely fall under that category.”
Hell to the yes on this…I was surprised to even see it, and so high up. Sigh…have to say, not a fan of the fall collection except Pumpkin Chai, so long as I don’t get burnt out on it again.
It’s this years; I just only bought 10g of it and when I made my mug of it today that used the full 10g sample.
“I’m sorry, but hibiscus has NO PLACE in a blend that’s supposed to resemble anything even remotely cake like. And, muffins definitely fall under that category.”
Hell to the yes on this…I was surprised to even see it, and so high up. Sigh…have to say, not a fan of the fall collection except Pumpkin Chai, so long as I don’t get burnt out on it again.