My first cup of this came out as weak cinnamon water… there was a little hibiscus but the flavor didn’t come out until I was nearly done with the cup and it was a bit thin. So for my second go with this tea I amped up the amount of material to a little over double the initial amount, and left it steeping a good 10+ minutes (probably closer to 15-20). Now the tea actually has some flavor, though it isn’t anything to write home about. I love hibiscus/spice teas, but there isn’t anything about this one to set it apart from the many others I’ve had. It doesn’t taste much of almond or apple… the apple is mostly apparent from the hibiscus base being pretty sweet with just a little tartness at the end of the sip. I’m honestly not tasting anything nutty in the flavor. The hibiscus/cinnamon combo is certainly cozy on a rainy fall day, and a flavor profile I enjoy, I just wish the two notes listed in the title of the tea popped more. I’ll have no problem quickly finishing this off, but will likely replace this with a more complex mulled cider sort of tea, or Rishi’s “Cinnamon Plum.”
Flavors: Cinnamon, Hibiscus, Sweet, Tart