Persian Apple (organic)

Like a few other Davids teas that I’ve tried, this one confused me at my first sip, but after a few more swigs, I decided it was alright. I must admit however, that first sip really reeked of disappointment to me. I am in love with Davids Big Apple tea for its fresh fruity taste, so in comparison this Persian Apple tea tastes so floral to me that I am left searching for any hint of apple. It’s like I’m bobbing for apples and I keep getting mouthfuls of rose petals. I suppose it’s possible that when I scooped the dry tea, I may have gotten a strange ratio of ingredients? After my initial disappointment however, I came to appreciate this tea on its own merits. It’s refreshing, light, and versatile enough to be enjoyed as either a hot or cold tea. It’s not bad, I will enjoy finishing off my little sample, but I don’t think this is one that I will jump to restock.

Sigh…I am glad I got only 16g of this. It’s too floral. I am gonna try the last of mine iced, and see if maybe that does the trick, but I pretty much only taste the rose, so I am definitely not getting anymore. I’m debating whether I should just give the rest to my friend, but since there is really only enough for one more cup, I think I will try it iced.

Smells of sweet apple (I’d also go with the jolly rancher another reviewed mentioned).
Taste comes out a bit bland. Not much flavor getting through. Added a little sugar to see if that helped (it didn’t). Going to say this wouldn’t be one I’d consider ordering. I’ll happily finish the cup, but that’s about it.

A warm early autumn day just right for a bit of sprucing up the garden. It was after all the work was done did I decide to try this new blend. The lovely fragrance of roses gives this tea a perfume-like quality. The pistachios and almonds offer a tender warmth that tantalize the taste-buds from head to toe. The apple does provide just the right note in the background to add that token sweetness but doesn’t overwhelm. When the flavors meld together it definitely provides that picture of a romantic afternoon with its exquisite taste and fragrance. As someone who enjoys roses I was definitely left with a pleasant feeling after drinking this tea.

So I want to adore this tea..it has Green Apples AND floral!Not to mention pistachios and a crazy good apple smell.

It’s like this tea got all dressed up nice and everything and decided to stay in for the night…

It’s barely tarty and the floral is a major disappointment in that it is total far in the background scenery…barely there.
It’s light and potentially refreshing for an iced tea..

Could make for a nice afternoon sip..

Disappointed..but I just got big apple in my last DT order so maybe just maybe they’ll bowl me over like Tea Forte’s Harvest Apple Spice(It’s UNBELIEVABLE BUT NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART).

Any suggestions about making this an actual flavorful tea would be taken and tried.

sigh

I was pleasantly surprised by this tea! A friend loves it, so I included it in a recent order for her… and then I stole a sample tin before I handed it over.

The green tea is really quite mild, and it smells strongly of apples. Normally I don’t like rose in my tea, but in this one it’s really good. I’m not sure how to distinguish everything, but it’s an appley, nutty, floral, slightly green tea. Yum! If it has indeed been discontinued (it’s not available in the local stores, but it’s also not in the Last Chance section of the website), I might add 50 or 100g of it to my next order.

I don’t even know what to say about this, other than I don’t taste apple. I taste rose mostly…. and I’m not crazy about that.

• I revisited this one, as I am drinking through my older teas to make room. I actually quite like this one cold-steeped. It was hot that I had tried it before I think, and I didn’t like it. Cold-steeped however, really helps to let the flavours unravel slowly and complement each other, rather than overwhelm each other.

This one was alright. I feel like each cup I make is different, depending how much of each ingredient I get in each cup. The only thing I did not like about it was the rose. I found it made the other ingredients taste funny. Again, this one is better iced than hot.

Last one of the fall collection that I bought a small sample of. This one is probably my least favorite, I’m just not a huge fan of floral teas. However, I like it more than I thought I would after I added a touch of honey.
Taste is sweet, floral, with a hint of nuttiness. I don’t get a lot of apple, which is too bad, if anyone can suggest a better apple tea I’d appreciate it. I haven’t found one that compares to an apple tea I have from the UK with apple and mint.

Ho hum. Too much of the rose came through for me to really like this. The apple is fairly decent, and I like the addition of the pistachio… but I just can’t get past the floralness. This one won’t make a reappearance.

Got this when I bought samples of the fall collection. It has been sitting in my cupboard since then but i finally decided to try it. And i was pleasantly surprised. Tastes very apply and green tea-y. I can also taste some floral notes which is nice. I probably wont buy this one again but i will enjoy it while i have it! :)

EDIT- as i drink this tea more, the less i like it. It tastes to rosey and not good. I have changed my mind. Its also quite sour, reminding me of that HORRIBLE perfect pear tea.

Light and lovely! Wonderful fruit and my favourite floral tones with a clean, bright green tea taste. This tea reminds me of really good quality Turkish Delight or candy apples! A little astringent/perfumy but overall a very pleasant tea!

26 down – 474 to go!

Tea number 3 from my latest DT shipment..
I think this one will take me a few different tastes to determine whether or not I like it. The thing that bothers me most is the fact that the dry leaves smell very medicinal. The aroma of the brew smells similar, just slightly less potent.
Overall, I do get the flavors of the apple, pistachio, and rose, but somehow I’m also getting a taste of cherry too. I might have to try this one cold to see if that makes any improvement.

Do you ever find that your senses fight to be right, and you can be led astray by listening to the wrong one? I remember years ago having a dessert that included an orange coloured mousse – we were trying to figure out what was odd about it. It was orange – it should have been orange or peach, right? We couldn’t place it and we were confused. Then my sister said “It’s cantelope!”, and all was right with the world. We were using our eyes, and totally disregarding our tastebuds.
If found the same thing with this tea. I read the description, and throught “Baklava!”. But it isn’t baklava. Then I smelled it and thought “Old Lady Soap and Powder!”, but that isn’t it either (thankfully!). You know when you are trying to remember something all day, and you just can’t get it, then at 2 a.m. you bolt upright and almost shout aloud “Mickey Mantle” (or whatever it is) – you’ve remembered, but usually at this point I forget why I the information is needed. Midway through my cup of this, I had to all of a sudden text my husband “What is the name of that dessert your grandmother makes with Turkish Delight in it? Some sort of cookie…” Turkish delight – THAT is what this tea tastes like.
Not sure that it is a must have, but (now that I have placed the taste!), it is very good.

blech. nopes. too floral.
i was hoping the apple would overpower those rose petals but unfortunately, they do not.
this one is a pass :(

Rose is usually not my favourite floral, but something about the smell of this tea was just really intriguing, so I went ahead and bought it anyway. Even though it is indeed very strong on the rose, I really like this tea! It’s definitely quite perfume-y, but that’s sort of the appeal of it. It does feel very exotic when you’re drinking it. I find it can also be quite nice when mixed with other teas to mellow out the strength of it.

Was a little overpowering. Can’t pin down which ingredient in particular. Still tasty. Will try steeping for less time.

I’ve been steeping my greens below 90 for longer than 5 mins and the results have been great. Persian Apple is no exception. Try it with a slice of apple (appleception!) and a tablespoon of honey. Just great!

Smells like marzipan and roses; tastes light and not too strongly of tea.

Quite good