Grandma's Apple Strudel

This was a free sample from a Necessiteas order, and it’s sort of strangely tangy? The ingredients sound like they’d be great together, but they’re really sort of at war when you drink it. I taste a lot of weirdly artificial apple, some nuttiness, and some spices that are a little tangy too. I don’t know why nothing gets along in this blend, but it somehow doesn’t work at all.

It feels like one of those “Not quite fall but close enough” days. Was rumaging through my herbal tea cabinet and I found this little guy hiding away. ;)

Preparation: Western
Tasting Note: The smell of this tea is wonderful, its like vanilla icing with cinnamon and the slight apple juiciness. Taste is still really good just not as strong as a real cider with vanilla whip cream but still good. I would say that the cinnamon is a sweeter lighter cinnamon which doesn’t overpower the apples. In all, its a really nice drink that definitely conjures apple dessert vibes. I will continue to purchase this as long as I can.

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This was a VariaTEA share – and it smells really good; like DT’s Forever Nuts with sweeter and maybe a little caramel tinged!? It made me super excited to try it! I’m sipping on it now, though, and it’s not bad but compared to the dry/steeped aroma I’m finding the taste somewhat disappointing. It’s just sort of bland/watery; like a weak cup of Forever Nuts – that same sort of cinnamon/apple/almond combo. No caramel sweetness either. It’s not bad, just lackluster.

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This is similar to Forever Nuts, perhaps with a touch more apple and a kiss of caramel. But it’s one of those Forever Nuts blends that just aren’t for me.

Thanks for the revisit VariaTEA! still ok with this one = largely vanilla and almonds. Nothing i need to keep in the cupboard, but fine to drink it from time to time