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__Morgana__ drank Turkish Apple Tea by Teaf

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I had some Turkish Apple from Upton a while back that I really liked, and when it started to get low I went in pursuit of more. That’s when I found out Upton no longer makes it because “artificial flavoring.” But they had no organic substitute and didn’t seem likely to get one any time soon.

So I went to the internet, secretly suspecting that Upton must have sourced their Turkish Apple from somewhere else. The package said product of Germany, so I plugged that in as a search term.

This came up, and it basically has the same ingredients. A lot of other Turkish Apples have things in them other than apple, which may make for a tasty blend but wasn’t what I was looking for. In any case, I’m pretty confident the Teaf is the same thing as the Upton.

Same chunky apple look (charoset anyone?), same apply smell in the tin, pretty much a pure hot apple smell and flavor. Simple — but sometimes you want simple. It’s a light yellow, translucent color — a bit more golden than the inside of an apple.

Apple is a flavor that I find comforting. All through school, my mom packed me a lunch that almost always contained an apple.

So I’m having some comfort tonight.

Flavors: Apple

Preparation

Boiling 7 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 17 OZ / 500 ML

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I got obsessed with tea in 2010 for a while, then other things intruded, then I cycled back to it. I seem to be continuing that in for a while, out for a while cycle. I have a short attention span, but no shortage of tea.

I’m a mom, writer, gamer, lawyer, reader, runner, traveler, and enjoyer of life, literature, art, music, thought and kindness, in no particular order. I write fantasy and science fiction under the name J. J. Roth.

Personal biases: I drink tea without additives. If a tea needs milk or sugar to improve its flavor, its unlikely I’ll rate it high. The exception is chai, which I drink with milk/sugar or substitute. Rooibos and honeybush were my gateway drugs, but as my tastes developed they became less appealing — I still enjoy nicely done blends. I do not mix well with tulsi or yerba mate, and savory teas are more often a miss than a hit with me. I used to hate hibiscus, but I’ve turned that corner. Licorice, not so much.

Since I find others’ rating legends helpful, I added my own. But I don’t really find myself hating most things I try.

I try to rate teas in relation to others of the same type, for example, Earl Greys against other Earl Greys. But if a tea rates very high with me, it’s a stand out against all other teas I’ve tried.

95-100 A once in a lifetime experience; the best there is

90-94 Excellent; first rate; top notch; really terrific; will definitely buy more

80-89 Very good; will likely buy more

70-79 Good; would enjoy again, might buy again

60-69 Okay; wouldn’t pass up if offered, but likely won’t buy again

Below 60 Meh, so-so, iffy, or ick. The lower the number, the closer to ick.

I don’t swap. It’s nothing personal, it’s just that I have way more tea than any one person needs and am not lacking for new things to try. Also, I have way too much going on already in daily life and the additional commitment to get packages to people adds to my already high stress level. (Maybe it shouldn’t, but it does.)

That said, I enjoy reading folks’ notes, talking about what I drink, and getting to “know” people virtually here on Steepster so I can get ideas of other things I might want to try if I can ever again justify buying more tea. I also like keeping track of what I drink and what I thought about it.

My current process for tea note generation is described in my note on this tea: https://steepster.com/teas/mariage-freres/6990-the-des-impressionnistes