Today has been one of those “my GI tract is trying to kill me” days, and my ginger offerings have been (mostly) exhausted (I at least used up all my bulk ginger from the co-op in San Francisco, and it’ll be a long time coming before I can go back there… I could only find the powdered kind at my local grocery and that just is not what I want, meh).
I thought turmeric might be the next best thing, especially since most turm blends include ginger. And I’ve had this sampler forever. I’m used to turm blends being spicy but this appears to be more apple than anything looking at the dry contents. The brewed tea is a sharp marigold color and smells like a more earthy sort of apple spice tea. The flavor is actually pretty nice; I am a spice wuss and have had turm teas that knocked my socks off, that I could only drink with ample amounts of milk to cut the spice, but this is a mild, sweet tea. Honestly, I’d have a hard time telling it is a turm/ginger tea at all; the main spice note I’m getting is cinnamon, not ginger. The base is heavily apple, and I’m getting a strong stonefruit note too (it has mango flavoring apparently, and lately my palate has been reading mango flavor more as peach/apricot). So I’m getting a sort of apple/peach cinnamon tea, with a sort of earthy, rooty touch to the flavor toward the finish. A little warming toward the back of the tongue, but not spicy. It’s fine overall, but I doubt there is anything special about it compared to any of the other turm teas that seem to be making the rounds these days… of course, I haven’t tried very many either, so I may not be the best judge of that statement.
Flavors: Apple, Cinnamon, Earth, Spices, Stonefruit, Sweet
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Oh, did you go to Rainbow? That’s the best co-op in the city! Hope you feel better soon!
I did, but I’m not local, I live in Idaho and was just on vacation visiting a friend at a time; hense not being able to easily restock!
I miss Rainbow. It’s been nearly a year since I met you and Todd at the SF Tea Fest, Mastress Alita. Wild.
I know! Now the SF Tea Fest is right around the corner again. They have thankfully changed venues, but having just bought a condo, I can’t afford to travel for a while. Boo!
You guys were at the SF tea fest? I was too! It was SO crowded! Hopefully they will have a bigger space with better airflow this year.
Oh, did you go to Rainbow? That’s the best co-op in the city! Hope you feel better soon!
I did, but I’m not local, I live in Idaho and was just on vacation visiting a friend at a time; hense not being able to easily restock!
I miss Rainbow. It’s been nearly a year since I met you and Todd at the SF Tea Fest, Mastress Alita. Wild.
I know! Now the SF Tea Fest is right around the corner again. They have thankfully changed venues, but having just bought a condo, I can’t afford to travel for a while. Boo!
You guys were at the SF tea fest? I was too! It was SO crowded! Hopefully they will have a bigger space with better airflow this year.