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derk drank Kruška Jabuka Šljiva (Pear Apple Plum) by Naturavita

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It has finally cooled off this evening! To celebrate, I’m having Pear Apple Plum gifted by Martin.

It smells exactly like red apples/apple juice foremost, mixed with the strongest pear aroma I’ve encountered in a tea and a deep jammy-tart berry/blueberry/vaguely plummy/hibiscus base. It tastes mostly of tart-verging-sour hibiscus.

A thought. IMO, tartness is a bright something experienced on the tongue, short-lived. Sourness is a sharper, more gripping feel that pinches somewhere in the back of the mouth/lower jaw/salivary glands.

Normally with flavored teas, it drives me nuts that I can’t taste the flavor, only smell it. Here, I can find some of it hiding in the hibiscus before it pops out again as I swallow.

This was a pleasant tea I’d recommend to people with a love of strong orchard fruit notes. For me this was a too cloyingly apple and in general intense with that jammy-tart profile but very well done, especially the pear flavoring!

Flavors: Acidic, Berry, Blueberry, Fruity, Hibiscus, Jam, Pear, Pleasantly Sour, Red Apple, Tart

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Martin Bednář
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I also loved the pear flavoring in this one. I may consider ordering another box.

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Martin Bednář
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I also loved the pear flavoring in this one. I may consider ordering another box.

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