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“Surprise tea! I didn’t realise I had any of this left. I’m mainly tasting the pumpkin and banana today, which I’m not complaining about because let’s be honest, the apple is the least interesting...” Read full tasting note
“Backlog: One of the reasons that I love 52Teas so much is that the idea behind it allows for some very creative blends. Where else are you going to find a tea company create a blend like this? ...” Read full tasting note
“4 minutes the first time I tried it, 3 minutes the second time. I can smell in the dry leaf, like an apple vinegar type smell. It smells acidic, but it doesn’t end up tasting that way. Usually,...” Read full tasting note
I don’t know about you, but that just makes my mouth water just reading the name of this tea. This tea has premium black teas, freeze-dried apples and bananas, marigold petals and organic flavors. I think this one is going to be a big hit, so don’t miss out.
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Surprise tea! I didn’t realise I had any of this left. I’m mainly tasting the pumpkin and banana today, which I’m not complaining about because let’s be honest, the apple is the least interesting of the flavours anyway. I appreciate that it actually tastes like pumpkin, and not pumpkin spice like a lot of other brands tend to pass off as pumpkin. I really enjoy the flavouring of this tea, and I would have rated it much higher if the base tea didn’t have a fair amount of astringency behind it. It’s enough to make me want to add milk, which I feel like mutes the other flavours, so I’m conflicted about it. Even with milk added the pumpkin shines through though, and the banana is prominent in the aftertaste. Now I’m going to have to see if I can hunt down any more pumpkin banana combinations.
Backlog:
One of the reasons that I love 52Teas so much is that the idea behind it allows for some very creative blends. Where else are you going to find a tea company create a blend like this? That’s why I want to keep 52Teas alive and buy it from Frank so that I can keep creating unique tea flavors.
Regarding this tea – there’s a lot going on! This tea definitely benefits from a cooling period. When it’s still piping hot, the flavors are a bit muddled and it’s difficult to really taste any of them distinctly, but after allowing it to cool a while, the flavors become more focused. I was actually surprised that I could taste all the flavors: pumpkin, apple, banana and a freshly baked cake type of flavor. I wish I tasted more of the baked cake-y flavor, but the pumpkin, apple and banana do come through nicely.
The black tea base is also pleasant. I didn’t notice any bitterness or astringency. Overall, not my favorite from 52Teas but it was definitely tasty and it delivered what it promised.
4 minutes the first time I tried it, 3 minutes the second time.
I can smell in the dry leaf, like an apple vinegar type smell. It smells acidic, but it doesn’t end up tasting that way. Usually, I’m not the biggest fan of apple in teas for precisely that reason. However, this tea doesn’t overdo the apple taste. There really is a blending of the pumpkin, apple, and banana. The banana comes in at the end of the sip. A very nice subtle autumn tea. Now, if the weather would only cooperate…still in the mid-90’s here!
