Organic Apple Red

I bought this as a tea for my kids as they’re always asking for mine (but as mine is almost always black tea that’s a big NO). Gave them a few choices and they went with the apple. This isn’t usually my kind of tea, but the aroma of this one was way too tempting to pass up. The darkness of it makes it taste like a real tea (so satisfies that craving for me), plus has the yummy flavors of apple cider on top of it. The kids drank this in record time and said they enjoyed it so looks like it’s a keeper. Tazo has yet to disappoint me.

One last note: I found when making more of this that I don’t smell the caramel in the cup, but I can when I placed a bit in a spoon for tasting purposes. Odd, but not in a bad way.

Most people love apple and cinnamon flavors… I, apparently, do not. It had an earthy brown liquor and a wonderful aroma. It smelled like so many Yankee candles or scented potpourri. I appreciated the nice sour apple pucker in this tea, but it was so horribly smothered with cinnamon that it tasted more like a cider gone horribly wrong. There were splashes of watery caramel that just weren’t welcome and didn’t fit in.

The most infuriating thing is that I can’t understand where I went wrong. I can enjoy almost any tea, and I love Tazo teas…but I literally threw the cup of tea out.

EDIT: I think I know why I don’t like it! A revelation! It’s flavor reminded me of something, I now remember what it was. It reminds me of the Quaker Oats, cinnamon/apple-flavored oatmeal I had as a child. In respects to breakfast and oatmeal…I got sick of it eventually and have never really liked the flavor since… =/

As soon as you open the package you think you have just cut into a ripe, juicy apple or opened a crock pot of spiced apple cider that has been stewing for hours! The color is a gorgeous golden-red. The cinnamon note is prevalent, followed by the sweetness of the apple and the earthy rooibus. The apple definitely clings to your pallette and lingers with the spice and rooibus. Excellent conglomeration of flavor with nothing overpowering. Aromatic and playful! This tea is Fall and I love it!

As I’ve said many times before, I don’t like rooibos. I don’t like that aftertaste it always has. But I received this as a gift and couldn’t help my curiosity. I mean, come on. It’s apple, cinnamon, and caramel on Christmas!

The bag smelled heavenly, fresh and spicy and sweet. I let it steep, added sugar, and was not at all disappointed. This tea tastes like my scented candle from IKEA smells. And I mean that in a very loving way, not as an insult. Not in the “this tastes fake” kind of way. It’s delightful, even with the rooibos aftertaste, which is mild. It’s like apple pie, and I am definitely not going to trade this like I originally planned. It’s mine.

Good after-dinner tea, as others have noted…because I drink a lot of tea over the course of a day, I like to drink something decaf if I’m going to have tea in the evening. (TBH, sometimes I skip it at night and just go straight for hot chocolate instead.)

The flavor is good, but there’s something that catches in the back of your throat if you drink a lot of it at once. Small sips don’t result in the tickling sensation about which I’m talking, but downing a whole lot at once does—-almost like your throat’s being attacked by a curious ostrich. I’ll finish the box, but I’ll drink it s-l-o-w-l-y.

Never too keen on rooibos tea, but this could be an exception. I love the strong whiff of Sweet Apple Cinnamon scent; it made me think of warm Apple Pie! Another connotation would be.. candied apple usually seen during Halloween. Dessert and spice, it’s the perfect tea for Christmas and the festive season.

Found a couple of bags of this blend last night. Decided to have it this morning since I’m not quite sure I’m awake yet. I’d forgotten I had it, and how much I like it. Also had forgotten I prefer it brewed 10 rather than 5 minutes, but this cup isn’t terribly weak either. It’s got a good apple flavor and a good amount of cinnamon. It’s much closer to my breakfast blend than Lipton’s cinnamon apple blend. Wish I had more to brew at 10 minutes.

sounded great, tasted meh

I tend to prefer flavorful teas, and was hoping Organic Apple Red would be exactly what I was looking for. It was – but only in the aftertaste, which is, unfortunately, its only redeeming factor. When drinking it, it simply tastes like “regular tea”. This may be what others are looking for, but it doesn’t work well for me. Regardless, it’s still a favorite of mine, though I tend to double bag to increase the intensity of the aftertaste.

Great aroma, but it has a strange aftertaste and leaves an unpleasant chalky-like feeling in my throat. I don’t seem to enjoy Tazo’s herbal offerings.

Most people rated this tea a 65 but personally I am giving it a 95 the smell alone is so delicious and so is the taste. I bought this tea about 3 years ago and it still to this day remains one of my favorite teas!

Saw the reviews here and let it steep for 8 minutes (a bit longer than I usually steep)- was drawn to it by the wonderful amazing smell of the bag, it smells so much like apple pie! I also like the taste. I can taste the caramel pretty outright, but it takes swallowing to taste the apple (if that makes any sense). I got it for free using a coupon, and I’m not sure I’d buy a whole case…but it works for now :)

Nice apple flavor, but somewhat weak in the cinnamon department. I sometimes double bag this with Harney & Sons Hot Cinnamon Spice for a zestier cinnamon flavor.

I used to drink Tazo tea all the time at my last job because it was freely supplied. Awake and Earl Grey got me through many tiring mornings. Since I am not a coffee drinking, I would drink the tea quite often.

Now that I don’t get free tea at work, I decided to try out a couple different Tazo teas of my own. Organic Apple Red sounded amazing on the box. Organic? Check. Caramel Apple? Check. This sounded like it would be fantastic.

Unfortunately the taste and smell did not live up to my expectations. It was just quite bland compared to how I envisioned it. I will drink it until it’s gone, but I wouldn’t ever purchase it again.

You need to like rooibos to like this one. But if you do, it’s a nice, mellow treat. Really does have the caramel apple thing going (more caramel than apple; more in the fragrance than flavor). Let some go cold at my desk and iced it down—wasn’t bad, either.

I love the smell of this tea! While brewing, I often just sniff the packet. A great winter tea.

Smells like apple pie!…has a funny aftertaste, though.

Had this tea with hot water from the water spigot at work. Let it steep in a paper cup the whole drive home while sipping throughout.

This tea smells great: ripe red apples with a bit of floral undertone (not sure where the floral is coming from, maybe part of the apple?). I didn’t taste much apple, but I did taste a very creamy (the roobios?) with spice (cinnamon) that got stronger the longer I kept the teabag in.

I really thought I’d love this tea after sniffing it, but it tasted different then it smelled. I don’t know what it was about this I didn’t like, but it kept turning up a floral note in my taste buds that just didn’t sit right.

I’ll try again soon with a smaller cup and steep time I can control.

I found this tea really pleasing. It was exactly like apple cider, but with less sweetness. The tea itself isn’t tart, but it isn’t too sweet either. I found it to be exactly as described apple-cinnamon, with notes of caramel. I really enjoyed it, but I think it would be perfect for a fall evening.

Mild and warming, nothing special.