Apple Lemon Pomegranate

Interesting.

I’m working my way through the cupboard now, turning each tin to the back until I’ve worked through them all once… I’ve been procrastinating this one, thinking it’d be too summery sweet and fruity.

It’s not. It’s a fascinating mix of flavors, and I can’t really detect any one overpowering the rest. It’s a delicate balance of a lot of heavies, and I am impressed.

I’m a little embarrassed to admit that I did add a small amount of agave nectar before I knew what I was doing, but I don’t think it’s detracting from anything that’s going on. I’ll do a second steep with none.

Drank this with some added Tarocco Ruby Orange. This is so naturally sweet and tart. I bought these teas mainly for my husband as he is addicted to these fruit teas. I love how tart and apple flavored this mixture is. I can taste the lemon prominently and I think the tartness is from the pomegranate.

(backlogging)

I’ve had this one a couple of times this week without logging it. When I time the steep, it turns out nice and light and fruity. It’s delightful.

Once I didn’t time it, and the backnote was very strong of (I think) the cardamon, which just threw the balance all off. It was weird and I couldn’t finish it. This tea is not forgiving if you overbrew it! Bleh!

The dry tea of this one smells like sour apple candy, like a jolly rancher.

After brewing, it smells more like super sweet apple juice. But not real apple juice, more like an imitation apple blend or apple drink.

The tea tastes like a watered down sour apple candy. I definitely get a strong taste of lemongrass and cardamom. Initially when I looked at the dry mix, I looked like it could be a fruity chai. This tea leaves a bit of a thick aftertaste.

I think this is decent for an apple tea.

They got me with this one. I stopped in at Teavana to get some of their Moroccan Mint to try. This is the first sample they pushed at me. The store had it iced, tasted good. So being the sucker I am, I bought some. Got home, brewed some up according to the directions and it barely had a flavor. First cup I drank hot. Second cup was iced. It did taste a little bit better that way, but still not like the store sample that got me to buy it. As of now, I’m adding a bit to my black tea, both when I drink it hot and when I brew it to make iced tea.

Since finding this site, (at least I think I read it here) I found out that Teavana brews their samples with more than the amount listed on the tin and add their rock sugar.

Another tea that I have but haven’t Tealogged yet. I made my husband a cup of this this morning when I had my first cup of the Orange Rooibos. I made myself a cup from the same leaves as a break from the Orange Rooibos. I find this tea so-so and am just using up the last of it. The green rooibos in it isn’t really noticable but you can taste the green cardamon and lemon grass as well as the floraly tones. I brewed it a bit weak because I think the taste is rather strong.

Dark blue pottery mug. 2nd brewing: 1 tsp.

Thanks Meghann M for the sample of this one.

Its pretty good. The lemon is pretty strong with this one, but not overpowering. The Apple gives it a bit of a tartness to it. I’m not really tasting any of the pomegranate.

I can see this one being a great iced tea especially with maybe a bit of mint throw in. Sounds like a great summer drink. Maybe even make it up as a mojito.

First sip is a punch of that itchy piney taste I’m not fond of with rooibos. A slight fruitiness to it with clear citrus and lemon after notes. I can’t get any pomegranate out of it, but there is a whisper of cherry. Overall, this is a perfect “I’m sick and this helps” tea reminiscent of neocitrin. I would only drink it then.

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When it first hits your tongue, it tastes just like an apple. Which is wonderful, but then the cardamom taste comes out. Have decided that I really, really don’t like cardamom in my teas. Finishes rather lemony, but the after-taste is straight cardamom for me. It’s not bad enough for me to throw out the pot, but I won’t be purchasing this again.

I blended this with “Strawberry Lemonade” from Teavana (~5tbs total in a liter, then added a liter) for a very light iced tea to bring to an Italian-style dinner. The fruit blended fairly well, the lemongrass and lemon rind coming enough to the fore-front to bring delight to the guests. Pair it with a meal that would typically call for white wine- it balances out most hearty meals that aren’t steak-and-potatoes-heavy.

It’s…interesting. I don’t like most fruity teas, though, especially citrus ones. I found the lemongrass to be a bit too much for me. I drank this iced, and it was all right.

Yay for yummy flavors! Not sure I picked up a lot of pomegranate, but I definitely got the apple and the lemon, which is good enough for me. Brewed my 24 oz with only a tsp of rock sugar so as not to kill them lemon. Not sure if this is a good thing, but the lemony aftertaste rather reminded me of eating a bowl of Trix, without the tongue-coated-in-lard feeling. I don’t know if that means that Trix totally nailed their lemon flavor, or the lemon in this tea tastes artificial, but either way I liked it. I’m so glad to find some fruity teas that stand out, I was starting to think that cinnamon was the only flavor I enjoyed!

The new batch of Apple Lemon Pomegranate is incredible! There’s a much stronger apple flavor up front with a very subdued lemon flavor right after. Finally, it wraps up with a nice and sweet pomegranate taste. Give this one another try if it’s been a while.

The cardamom overwhelms the other flavors in this tea. I thought I’d like it from the scent, but definitely not in the cup.

A wonderfully fruity morning/afternoon drink! I am enjoying this in my Teavana green monkey cast iron teapot. I’ve added some Teavana rock sugar. Yum!

Good iced when blended with Fruta Bomba. On its own? Eh, nothing that special.

I’m honestly not certain if it’s the green rooibos, which I’ve not had before, or the pomegranate overpowering everything else, but I just cannot get into this one, which is a shame, as it smells heavenly in the bag. The hints of apple and lemon in the background are interesting, but overwhelmed by an almost synthetic fruitiness.