Orange Pomander from Lupicia

Orange Pomander

Tea type
Black Fruit Blend
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Dried Fruit, Hay, Malt, Metallic, Smooth, Thick, Acidic, Autumn Leaf Pile, Bread, Clove
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Loose Leaf, Sachet
Caffeine
High
Certification
Not available
Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
Average preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec 3 g 15 oz / 453 ml

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  • “Day 16 of the Lupicia advent calendar. Just a single sachet, thankfully. I have done it, everyone. I have found Lupicia’s worst tea by a mile (or kilometer, or any other measure of distance). I...” Read full tasting note
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  • “I tried this hot and found the added flavors to be quite mild. I tried it as a sweet iced tea and after a day in the fridge I can safely say that if I didn’t know this has added flavors I wouldn’t...” Read full tasting note
  • “Sipdown! (3 | 219) I thought this had lost all of its added flavors, but looking at my other note, it seems it never had any to begin with, lol! Tastes like a second flush Darjeeling with a bit of...” Read full tasting note
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  • “2021 sipdown no. 57 Another share from Cameron! This one has a Market Spice-like scent, but unfortunately very little is coming through in the flavour. Perhaps a wee bit of clove and orange, but I...” Read full tasting note

From Lupicia

An original black tea blend inspired by orange pomanders, ornaments made from oranges studded with cloves, which are popular in Europe as a Christmas tradition for its scent and as decoration. The sweet scent of cloves and oranges enhances the mellow flavor of the tea, which is a blend of second flush Darjeeling. Ginger and cinnamon are added to create a taste that is perfect for winter, a warm flavor for the mind and body.

A longer infusion time is recommended when planning to add milk. Its flavor goes well with simple baked sweets and those made with spices.

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Day 16 of the Lupicia advent calendar. Just a single sachet, thankfully. I have done it, everyone. I have found Lupicia’s worst tea by a mile (or kilometer, or any other measure of distance). I brewed this as instructed, which feels really important to note here. This was not an overbrew. Upon taking my first sip, I exclaimed “WHY” to an empty room. It’s just a mouthful of clove. The cloviest clove that ever cloved. Somewhere behind the clove is maybe a hint of citrus, if you can make it past the sea of clove to find it. I think my cup personally has all of the clove flavor that others could barely detect in theirs. I felt guilty about pouring this out because the calendar was so expensive, but I found it literally undrinkable. I forced down a few sips for science. That was the most I could manage.
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Inkling
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Clove can be so tricky! A little bit is lovely, but it can easily take over.

Dustin
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You had me LOLing a bit there with the yelling to an empty room! Good call dumping it!

Martin Bednář
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Wasn’t there a clove oil or something like that used?

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I tried this hot and found the added flavors to be quite mild.

I tried it as a sweet iced tea and after a day in the fridge I can safely say that if I didn’t know this has added flavors I wouldn’t know this has added flavors. It tastes like an okay, slightly weak and slightly brisk (because it is Darjeeling) tea.

Since it doesn’t have any really special flavor hot, I will make big pitchers of iced sweet tea to use the rest. It will go down fast and easy.

LEGO ALERT Check out set 10315 that will be released in August! It is in the Japanese Garden line and includes a teahouse with tiny matcha ceremony accessories!

https://www.lego.com/en-us/product/tranquil-garden-10315
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Courtney
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That is a beautiful Lego set!

gmathis
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Oh, you evil thing, you. Someone at my house spends all his allowance on fancy-pants grownup Legos. (We have the bonsai tree and dried floral bouquet on the quilt safe.)

ashmanra
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gmathis: A student of mine was turning 13 and lamented to me that he was not happy to be growing up because Christmas would not be exciting anymore and he wouldn’t be able to play with Legos. I proceeded to tell him which Lego sets my very much grown up son and son-in-law were getting for Christmas. His mom called me later to tell me how happy I had made her son!

My son has a dedicated Lego room and around Thanksgiving his Lego Christmas village takes over the great room. His Lego room is wall to wall builds and he has i credible storage and organisation. Ha ha!

This is the first set that has ever tempted me….I think your quilt safe really, really needs this set. The bonsai tree and floral bouquet are just crying out for it.

gmathis
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Part of “my” Mother’s Day was the long-stemmed garden bouquet, with the condition that I build it myself. It’s been my weekend wind-down one flower at a time. (Well, maybe not a wind-down since I’m not architecturally minded, but it definitely fires up synapses in a different area of the brain.)

ashmanra
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How neat! I own zero Lego – I just buy them for the guys for gifts. But I am really tempted by this one and I am trying to decide where I could put it…

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4308 tasting notes

Sipdown! (3 | 219)

I thought this had lost all of its added flavors, but looking at my other note, it seems it never had any to begin with, lol!

Tastes like a second flush Darjeeling with a bit of added acidity. There’s a whisper of clove as well.

Super underwhelming. Luckily, I only bought a box of 10 sachets of this one and I only had a few left. So hooray sipdown! :P

Flavors: Acidic, Autumn Leaf Pile, Bread, Clove, Smooth

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 16 OZ / 473 ML
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2021 sipdown no. 57

Another share from Cameron!

This one has a Market Spice-like scent, but unfortunately very little is coming through in the flavour. Perhaps a wee bit of clove and orange, but I really have to concentrate to find it. There’s no real astringency.
Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec 3 g 14 OZ / 414 ML
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Cameron B.
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I still haven’t tried this one…

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I love the orange clove flavor profile, especially around the holidays. So, I was quite excited to try Lupicia’s version. Unfortunately, I can’t taste much of either. It’s mostly a black tea with a suggestion of orange and maybe clove if I concentrate really intently. Definitely a disappointment.
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