Received this tea in swap year ago! From Izzy who haven’t wrote here since she received mine teas and commented only one from them. I miss her a bit, but anyway THANK YOU!.
It is evening, after elections to region local government (no big powers, but at least someone between people and country government). It has ended as I have hoped; same as last 4, ehm… 8 years. We went to cider making in morning as well — we had lots of apples which won’t stay good even in cellar (Wealthy varietal), so we made non-alcoholic cider (not sure about translation, but my dictionary says so). We had around 75 litres of it! Can’t sent abroad, it won’t survive the trip.
ANYWAY, YOU WANT TO HEAR ABOUT THE TEA, RIGHT?
The tea was quite smoky when brewed, but taste is rather on sweet side, hard to recognize something but honeybush and hints of smoke. Something is there sweet like licorice. But is does not have the cloying effect. It is has got some generic fruit notes too, maybe mostly apple skins, not even the fruit pieces taste.
Overall, I am rather sad. I expected some smoky, maybe baked apple, taste or something what would remind me a bonfire, but none of them.
But I remembered Finnish joke:
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Flavors: Apple Skins, Licorice, Smoke
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That’s a lot of cider! Too bad the tea was disappointing.
I would love to try your cider.
derk: come here in September-October time frame and you will get lucky to try it (if we got apples)
In America, non-alcoholic apple beverage is cider, and alcoholic apple beverage is hard cider, so you are right for what it is called in the US! I think in England cider has alcohol. I guess they just call it apple juice if it isn’t alcoholic? Not sure!
The tongue twister is hilarious!
In England, a very hard cider with a high alcohol level is called ‘scrumpy.’ It’s ‘rough’ aka unfiltered and usually made from a variety of wind fall apples. Country pubs usually serve it and won’t sell you more than 2 servings due to potency. English ‘cider’ is alcoholic, lower in alcohol, pasteurized and bubbly/sparkling.
Thank you both ashmanra and White Antlers for claryfing cider stuff to me! I could use apple juice but I felt it isn’t exactly that. It is “freshly squeezed apple juice” :D
We almost gifted all the cider or freezed it in the freezer. So, almost done.
Good morning Martin. Next apple harvest, the family might want to think about making apple jelly. https://www.davidlebovitz.com/apple-jelly-jam-recipe/
Thanks White Antlers, we may try it as well :)
Have you ever had apple butter? That’s one of my favorite apple products – apparently it stores pretty well too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_butter
Never heard about it Madeline, looks interesting!
That’s a lot of cider! Too bad the tea was disappointing.
I would love to try your cider.
derk: come here in September-October time frame and you will get lucky to try it (if we got apples)
In America, non-alcoholic apple beverage is cider, and alcoholic apple beverage is hard cider, so you are right for what it is called in the US! I think in England cider has alcohol. I guess they just call it apple juice if it isn’t alcoholic? Not sure!
The tongue twister is hilarious!
In England, a very hard cider with a high alcohol level is called ‘scrumpy.’ It’s ‘rough’ aka unfiltered and usually made from a variety of wind fall apples. Country pubs usually serve it and won’t sell you more than 2 servings due to potency. English ‘cider’ is alcoholic, lower in alcohol, pasteurized and bubbly/sparkling.
Thank you both ashmanra and White Antlers for claryfing cider stuff to me! I could use apple juice but I felt it isn’t exactly that. It is “freshly squeezed apple juice” :D
We almost gifted all the cider or freezed it in the freezer. So, almost done.
Good morning Martin. Next apple harvest, the family might want to think about making apple jelly. https://www.davidlebovitz.com/apple-jelly-jam-recipe/
Thanks White Antlers, we may try it as well :)
Have you ever had apple butter? That’s one of my favorite apple products – apparently it stores pretty well too. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_butter
Never heard about it Madeline, looks interesting!