Apricot Amaretto

Thank you for the free sample tea forte. I taste the apricot and the honeybush/roobios. And find this a fairly good but wish the apricot was somewhat stronger.

really nice, sweet amaretto flavour.
i find that these ‘single steeps’ packets are good for at least two cups, otherwise it would be way too strong, all that tea in one cup!

The first I tried from the sampler. It actually does smell and taste a bit like amaretto. Not exactly amaretto but reminiscent. Props for that. The apricot/peach flavors are like candied or dried apricot/peaches. Sweet, tasty, pleasant. I enjoyed it. It tasted best at a certain point between hot and warm, before it started approaching cool. I couldn’t really taste all of the flavors until it got to that perfect warm point. I also had to hunt for the flavors a little bit. It wasn’t bad, just wasn’t impressive. If I could put the tea on some kind of flavor steroids that would just enhance and boost the existing flavors, I’d like it more. It’s like, if you had a hot peach amaretto cocktail and watered down all the flavors you would get this tea. Pleasant enough to drink if it’s around, but not something I’d see myself going out to buy.

Thanks to Tea Forte for their sampler! I must mention the great packaging, which isas relaxing as the tea. Very nice.
I can see why this one gets top billing; of all of them it’s my favorite. It really tastes like dried apricot, and feels well rounded by the rooibos, much to my surprise. Not too sweet and fruity floral like chamoile. I can only imagine how great this would be iced. Without caffeine or a need for eye popping sugar, I would call this the perfect summer sunset tea.

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_{Based on two experiences: my wife’s and my own}

Experience buying from Tea Forte: Positive. Website is very colorful and easy to navigate. Sent free samples after responding to an invitation on Steepster. Package came in reasonable amount of time. Other than sending my address, no e-mail or phone contact.

Age of leaf: Unknown. Steeped within weeks of receiving.

Packaging: Creative: each tea came in a silver and somewhat transparent plastic bag with five smaller “Single Steeps” packs attached to a colorful paper backing describing each tea. The tiny tea foil packs themselves are the most colorful and most professional-looking tea packages I have ever seen—with a picture of the fruit that the tea replicates prominently displayed on it.

Dry leaf: smelled just like I remember Amaretto tasting!

Brewing guidelines: _{(package states 12 oz. I used closer to 16 oz.)} I used a metal basket strainer inside a ceramic 16 oz. Cup. Two steepings: 1st: boiling, 3mins. 2nd: boiling, 5 mins. (hours later). Small amount of Stevia added.

Aroma: smelled pretty much like the dry leaf, but not as strong.

Color of liquor: dark brown.

Wet leaf: << I can’t remember >> : (

Flavor: Like amaretto! A bit too strong, and possibly too tart.

Value: Free sample, but their price on their website is more than I would be willing to pay if I purchased it.

Overall: I have always liked the taste of amaretto, and it is fun to smell it and taste it in the tea, but that flavor overpowers everything else in the cup. Then again, it may not be designed to taste like a tea.

I loved this tea. The apricot was a really nice choice to match with the amaretto flavour.