Picked this up in my last Old Barrel order, which was more for retail therapy than anything (lol). I chose six teas that I hadn’t tried, and this is one of them. I think I had overlooked it previously because of the incredibly boring name, but when I looked at the page I was excited to see pineapple in the ingredients, and also reviews mentioning pineapple. I feel like tropical teas are usually mango-based, and to me mango flavoring never tastes anything like the real thing, and it’s just not appealing to me. But pineapple, yes!
Anyway, all that to say this is pretty good, but not amazing. I do pick up on the pineapple, and I think it might be the same pineapple flavor as their discontinued Pineapple Upside Down Coffee Cake oolong? It sits somewhere in between canned pineapple and pineapple gummy bears. However, there’s a muddled quality to the flavor that reminds me of Lupicia’s tropical teas, in that I can’t really pinpoint exactly what fruit it is, it just tastes generically tropical.
It’s a nice enough tea and I’ll finish the tin, but probably wouldn’t reorder it. The pineapple just isn’t quite strong enough to stand up to the black base for me, maybe I’ll try mixing in some lemongrass or something to lighten up the body and try to accentuate the tart pineapple flavor.
Flavors: Artificial, Candy, Earthy, Fruity, Mango, Pineapple, Smooth, Sweet, Tart, Tropical
