Got this in a swap with Tea Sipper, thanks! Interesting that this is caramel AND candy apple… usually they are two different things, not the same, lol. This has large chunks of apple in it, which looked good, but I am not really digging the oily sheen left on top of the tea after steeping. I keep getting wafts of the scent of dried apple chips, which isn’t too surprising I guess, and when I really smell the cup I get a more powerful aroma of cinnamon dried apple chips.
In the flavor I am definitely getting the sweetness of a candy apple, but by and large it is mostly dried apple chips, which are usually very sweet on their own. There’s also a tartness to the aftertaste that also reminds me of apple chips. No caramel to speak of, and a non-present black base (but that wasn’t a surprise). I am kind of surprised as I have had other apple teas with dried apple in them and I don’t get the same sensation, possibly because there is a difference between soft-dried apple rings/chunks and hard-dried apple chips, skin and all.
I’m actually really enjoying this tea, which surprises me. My rating keeps creeping up. I don’t think it’s successful as a caramel OR candy apple tea (and not together for sure), but as an apple tea? Sure! I love those apple chips and now I want a bag of them.
Weird…totally tasted like caramel and apples to me when I tried my sample. Maybe you’re just hungry grin
Hahaha I wish, I did want Thai food the other night but no one was open for some stupid reason. I can smell lemongrass in the dry leaf too, but in there I can smell caramel too. So weird.
Hmm.. I don’t get that from this tea at all. But.. Thai food is my favorite! Now I almost want a tea that tastes like tom yum gai.
Exotica from DavidsTea! I would have never in a million years tried if it they hadn’t sent me a sample, but it reminds me so much of tom yum and I need to get 50g next time I order.
Nooooooo don’t say its so! I ordered some of this and I HATE lemongrass as everyone knows! SAD SAD SAD!
I think you will be ok Azzrian, I just sniffed my larger bag of it and can’t get lemongrass at all.
Amanda, hmmm… While I do love lemongrass I can assure you we did not mix any lemon grass or lemon flavoring in the Caramel Candy Apple. As soon as we read your review we pulled the remaining tea from the batch your order came from just to check. haha. No lemongrass, just lot’s of apple chunks. We greatly appreciate all the reviews from you and everyone! Keep ‘em comin’! haha. :)
Now I feel like I’m insane. I sent some to Rachel so we’ll see. But it’s so there even in the bag. There was no sort of contamination so I am so confused.
Amanda, I messaged you about a new sample. We will get that out to you! :)
That IS weird Amanda. I know my sample had none. Crazy!
WHEW good to hear no lemongrass is in the blend! Hope mine is good :)