An interesting earthy mix of rooibos and black tea. Spicy and yet slightly creamy in the dry aroma. Not much in the way of apples but the cinnamon is there. Thought they were joking when they said apple essence. But I guess it’s a thing. Though honestly it just seems like a fancier way of saying natural flavor. My daughter came in from outside, 23F, and wanted apple cider but we didn’t have any. I would say this is more chai than apple cider. The apple is very light, almost unreadable really. Ooo hmm, there it is in the aftertaste a bit. My daughter thinks it tastes good but I think she’s disappointed because she was looking for more apple flavor.
Yeah it’s definitely their way of saying flavoring, just marketing.