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Caramelized Pear from Tropical Tea Company

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70/100

Caramelized Pear

Rooibos Tea by Tropical Tea Company

A sweet and flavorful herbal blend with flavor notes of honey, caramel, and fresh baked pear.

3 Tasting Notes

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The provided image of this is most definitely, as cereal boxes say, enlarged to show texture. That’s not a complaint, but an observation; don’t expect huge chunks of pears as it might seem in the photo.

Anyway, I’m not getting a lot of caramel in this cup — or a lot of rooibos, for that matter. It simply tastes of sweet pears with a touch of honey, something that feels odder to have in liquid form than I would expect. I’m going to try using more leaf (do you still say that when it’s rooibos?) next time, since in the past I’ve had good luck with doing that with flavored rooibos.

Another one bites the dust… which is to say that I’m done with my two ounces of this and I won’t be missing it. I did manage to get more flavor by steeping more of it at once, but unfortunately it wasn’t much of an improvement — the flavors began to taste more artificial as they got stronger. And still no caramel, just pear and honey. Could be worse, sure, but I’m not a fan.

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Tabitha Buckner
65

v. sweet. the pear pieces smell and taste very yummy.