This is a festive black tea with apples, cranberries and spices. It’s very heavy on clove and cardamom, with some cinnamon thrown in for good measure. It feels like a classic European Christmas tea, probably due to the old-world spice combination.
The fruits are present, but take a back seat to the clove and cinnamon. The tea is standard black Lupicia that doesn’t overwhelm the flavourings but isn’t overpowered by them either. The perfect behind the scenes support.
It’s a very solid holiday tea that does a great job of invoking the festive season, but I prefer Mariage Freres Espirit de Noel if you’re looking for teas with this flavour profile. It’s not a hard one to find this time of year, but a lot of “holiday blends” overwork the cinnamon/cloves or don’t counterbalance them properly with a zesty fruit.
An overall solid choice but not best in class.
Flavors: Apple, Cinnamon, Clove, Cranberry
