Candy Apple Concoction

Actually better than I thought it was going to be. I can taste the red sugar glaze you’d generally find on a candy apple, in quite a photorealistic way. There is also a hint of juicy red apple in the aftertaste.

Steep:
2 tsp
212°F
4 min
kati loose tea system 12oz

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: black bakey tea, candy apple
Steeped Tea Smell: bakey, hint candy apple coating
Flavor: bakey black tea
Aftertaste: astringent
Liquor: dark barely translucent dark orange brown

Post-Steep Additives:
Honey
slightly more candy apple

Comments:
The packaging has no information about steeping or ingredients so I had to guess (later looked it up online)

Resteep:
weak, not worth it

Attempt 2
2 minutes and 3 minutes
still mostly a black tea, not a flavored black, meh

Rating: 2/4 leaves

Leaf system:
1=Bleh! not again if it were free
2=Acceptable, if it were free or there were limited other tea options
3=I might purchase this tea from time to time, or select it while out
4=A staple in our cupboard from now on, I will purchase and keep purchasing

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Cold Brew Sipdown (2383)!

I started this cold brew on Halloween but didn’t actually end up getting around to it until the day after. It was very enjoyable though. That classic hard red candy coated apple flavour that I want from a Candy Apple inspired blend but with a strong undertone/finish of creamy, buttery caramel that makes this tea also dip a little bit into Caramel Apple territory.

I still have so many other Halloween blends from Adagio to sip through, but this is something that I could see myself getting again when I’m a little less stocked up on other Halloween options from them. Of their returning/yearly Halloween blends (that aren’t fandom ones) it’s really the only one I have an interest in.

Sipdown (342)

The last of the Wicked Collection shared by Cameron B. Thank you! The whole collection has been decent. Not great but better than I expected from Adagio.

This is an alright apple tea that wasn’t as sweet as the red sugar crystals would lead you to believe. I would say this is more baked apple than candied apple but its good.

Wicked Teas!

I’m not sure whether this was reformulated or not, it used to have red sanding sugar that they removed, but flavor-wise I think it’s the same. The packaging just says “Candy Apple” this year, but I think that’s more because the full name probably didn’t fit well on the tin design. In any case, it is different from their normal Candy Apple black tea, as it has extra caramel and vanilla flavoring.

Honestly, I’m finding it a little bit bland. I expected a stronger apple flavor, since I remember their Candy Apple being more apple-y. It’s very mild. What’s there is a crisp red apple, and then there’s some caramel as well. Not noticing the vanilla at all, maybe it’s melding in with the caramel.

Not bad, but the flavoring is too mild IMO. Also, I’m always confused why they would name a tea “Candy Apple” and then make it a caramel apple tea. Those are two different things! To me, candy apple implies a sweet, apple-forward flavor with some tang, and no caramel…