I know that hibiscus has kind of a bad rep, but I love it. So when I opened the little pouch from the sample that Fusion Tea Room so generously sent me, I got super excited. I was also hit with a really strong apple/hibiscus/vanilla type of smell, and it’s just so tantalizing.
I knew I wanted to have this iced, since it’s currently about 80 degrees out and I’m laying in the grass writing a paper on the nature of truth (what a lib arts college student I am, ha) and I didn’t want hot tea. So I brewed it double-strength and then flash iced it. It takes me a full tray of ice when I do this, but that’s okay.
It’s delicious. This is going right on my wish list. The hibiscus hits the palate first and the apple sweeps over, sweeter and smoother in its wake. There’s a lingering hint of vanilla and something cinnamonny too. I think the warmth of the vanilla does a lot to knit the whole thing together. Very appetizing.
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This brings back a memory of sitting in a carpet dealer in Turkey, and being served small cups of Apple Tea on a tray with cookies while the salespeople rolled the most beautiful handwoven carpets at my feet…one on top of the other. It was like being in 1001 Arabian Nights! I was sure one of the carpets would transport me up and out on a breeze.
This brings back a memory of sitting in a carpet dealer in Turkey, and being served small cups of Apple Tea on a tray with cookies while the salespeople rolled the most beautiful handwoven carpets at my feet…one on top of the other. It was like being in 1001 Arabian Nights! I was sure one of the carpets would transport me up and out on a breeze.