A celebration of the apple! Sweetness like a candied apple, fresh tart-floral notes of crispy crab apples.
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Drunk hot, this tea is kind of like a hot cider, if that's something you want. Cooled, however, it's incredible. I cannot recommend it enough. Plus, no caffeine content, which is good for someone like myself who's trying to cut back on soda and other sources of caffeine
Okay, this is incredible. I did a cold brew and then mixed the iced tea in a 1-2 ratio with plain water to make a very refreshing cold beverage. I intended to carbonate it, but drank it up before I had the chance!
Love this one! My teen lives this one the most out of our first order. This will be a repeat purchase I’m sure
Very tasty brew. Apple stands out with a subtle sour note.
Very different, reminiscent of apple cider, every cup makes me think of cool fall mornings!
not as good as I hoped for, need to use double the amount to get a good flavor
I really like the tart fruity teas, and this one certainly delivers
Tart and a bit smokey. Tastes better iced than hot
Love the blend of flavors. So nice for a cold beverage on a hot day.
Very strong on the tart. Much better iced than warm.
WOW, JUST WOW!! this tea is absolutely extraordinary.
Love this tea both hot and cold. with a bit of sweetener just as good as juice.
I think this would be a lot better iced than hot. I deliberately let my cup go cold and the sour apple flavour came through a lot more. Great combination of the tartness of hibiscus with the sweetness of apple pieces.
Another one I couldn't even finish the cup. It was not for me at all. I can't even tell you what was so bad. It was just bad.
We love this one Iced and we add in fresh fruit: sliced apples or frozen strawberries and its delicious! The fresh fruit helps offset the tart/sour and its great
While it s not pucker-face sour, it certainly has a tang to it. I appreciate that it accomplishes that with natural ingredients. Not something I ll drink on its own, but I look forward to mixing it with other flavors.
If you love fruity teas I highly recommend you try this out!
It taste amazing and it s so fragrant. I love it!!
Not a fan, it smelled and tasted rotten. I tried it cold once and ended up throwing it away.
Paired with the Rooibos Almond tea, it's like an apple spiced cookie in a glass.
It has a sour smell when you open the bag (in a good way, not in a bad way). I get more hibiscus flavor than I do apple. The tea has a nice tang.
So tasty. Would buy again.
The smell of the sour apple is just overpowering. The taste isn't horrible, but just smelling the tea in the bag is very unpleasant. Using this tea to add tiny amounts of it to others teas
I bought this specifically to mix with the mint I had left over and experiment with amounts for my Minnesota blend. It works really well for blending, but even then it tastes like everything but apple. When I tried it by itself, I had to leave it steeping for a LONG time and then it mostly tasted like rosehips.
My partner thought the tea had gone bad by the smell which wasn't good. It smells very strongly of vinegar and while it tastes apply at first it leaves an unpleasant aftertaste that coats your mouth
Other reviews are spot on- the in-bag smell of this is a serious nose-punch. The taste, however, is wonderful. Really apple-y and flavorful. I like to mix it with Apple Chai, as well as a bunch of the fruity teas, just for an extra kick of flavor.
Tastes like apple juice, but smells like really sour (almost fermented?) something I probably would turn away from, I also didn't know what to think about trying a tea named 'Sour' but this is surprisingly very good! Would however recommend putting a few bits of rock sugar (or what ever sweetener you use) into the tea just to get more of the sweet apple favor in the tea
Reminds me of that caramel apple sucker. You know that green one, after you've eaten all the caramel, and you're just left with the green apple sucker.
This tea smells a lot stronger than it tastes. The sour aroma really hits you in the face! The taste has a nice gentle apple flavor. I like to sweeten this one with a touch of honey. So far, I've only tried this hot, but I think this will be refreshing as an iced tea this summer.
I really do like this tea, but the apple taste is mostly at the end. I do think this would taste lovely cold and work well blended with something.
This tea is nice and tart and mixes really well with honey.
This tea smells and to a lesser extent tastes like a green apple Jolly Rancher to me. Not bad, but not what I m used to with Adagio fruit teas.
I love to make ice tea with this blend. I blend this with black tea for ice tea. It has a crisp but not highly acidic flavor, more on the sweet side. This was one for my very first flavors to try when I started ordering about 10 years ago.
I was only disappointed in how similar this was to the berry tea I ordered. I do like eating the plumped up apple pieces though!
An apple blend that does not taste of Red Delicious? Say is is not so. Luckily, you end up with a much better bunch of flavors. The taste is several steps up from your generic apple tea.
Nice tart flavor. My 10 yr. old really likes it. Great for mixing with other fruit teas.
Oh nooooo. I'm pretty sure the makers used vinegar in this to accentuate the sour flavor. I took one whiff and the vinegar nearly burned my nose hairs off. Upon tasting, I can't separate the vinegar from the rest of the flavors. :(
My favourite tea (so far)! I typically add some honey to bring out the apple flavour as it's a bit too tart on its own. Delicious
It really delivers on the sour. It has a unique aroma that reminds me of tangy white wine. Highly recommend brewing at least once in clear glass for the beautiful color. My only concern is that the apple is overshadowed by the other flavors.
This was purchased as a gift. Was told it was amazing!
Nice and tart. Needs to steep for a long time with really hot water to get good flavor.
The smell of this tea is absolutely stunning! It's got a very strong sour apple smell, similar to a green apple candy in my opinion. I steeped my first cup for 7 minutes, and I found the flavor to be a bit subtle. I love the taste of this tea, and next time I am going to steep for 10 minutes to see if I can draw out more of that delicious flavor. I will most definitely be repurchasing this tea!
Not one of my favorites, but I m not a big apple tea fan.
This one is pretty good, with distinct apple flavour without being too astringent.
This tea didn't need any additional sweeteners. Nice and tart. Great mixed with cranberry.
Love the taste of this tea. The smell in package and brewed is delightful.
I didn't like the smell when I opened the package, but I'm very glad I didn't let that stop me. It's truly delicious!! Very well balanced!
Delicious, very fruity. It tastes very much like green apples.
Delicious, sweet and caffeine-free! Great any time of day.
The apple flavour hits you like a mack truck, even before you brew it up. Delicious