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drank Caramel Apple by Butiki Teas
4310 tasting notes

This was probably the new blend that I was most excited about. Caramel apple tea? Yum! This is a rolled oolong, and the leaves are very dark. I can see a few pieces of dried apple and some tiny red flower petals mixed in with the tea. The dry scent is extremely strong and very caramel apple-y! In this case, it’s definitely a granny smith apple. I can smell the butter in the caramel, too. I noticed that the pellets barely unrolled in the first infusion.

The brewed aroma is very caramel! The apple is still there, but it’s much fainter and less tart, and I can smell a sort of autumn leaf scent that I associate with oxidized oolongs. Yum, the caramel is strong with this one! It’s definitely a darker caramel, similar to burnt sugar. I don’t really get butter like I would expect from real caramel. The apple is much milder than the smell – it’s definitely either a cooked apple or the red delicious variety, more sweet than tart. I am, however, getting a very fresh and crisp pear flavor, I assume from the Gui Fei base. Quite lovely! There is a mild (thank goodness) floral note and an overall sweet honey-like taste from those cute little leafhoppers!

This one is a hit, Stacy! :D

Flavors: Burnt Sugar, Caramel, Floral, Honey, Pear, Red Apple

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 3 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
christeana1

Oooh…now I am wicked excited to try this!

TheTeaFairy

Glad you like it, I know how excited we were about this one :-)

Plunkybug

Looking forward to getting mine.

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christeana1

Oooh…now I am wicked excited to try this!

TheTeaFairy

Glad you like it, I know how excited we were about this one :-)

Plunkybug

Looking forward to getting mine.

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Hi, I’m Cameron!

I’m a 30-something software engineer currently living in Austin, Texas with my husband and our two pugs, Gobo and Ume. I tend to cycle between my different hobbies, and they include piano, knitting, video games, board games, miniature painting, planners, bento, Korean skincare, and – of course – TEA! But really, what I’m best at is “collecting” hobby-related things… ;)

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