Next up from the cocktail collection.
I’m sure many people are going to be disappointed this year that the incredibly popular Sangria isn’t back, since this tea obviously draws inspiration from the same cocktail but is a lot different. For sure I consider myself part of that group; I love the old Sangria blend and every year in the past I’ve kicked myself for not stocking up more on it when I had the chance.
However, for people like me and others who never were a fan of the old Sangria tea hopefully this can be an acceptable alternative…
I tried my cup of it iced, and for at least the time being I’m still undecided on it. It actually doesn’t take bad at all, but it’s very tropical and different from the blend I’ve come to love. I think the mango, pineapple, and passionfruit ALL come through really strongly and clearly, and that aspect of the blend is really tasty. Plus, none of the summer iced teas launched this year have really embraced that tropical element so we’ve been sampling other alternatives (Maracuja Mango, Green passionfruit, etc). so I do think this fills a gap in the year’s collections. Downside is that it has the same sort of tangy/tart hibiscus background flavour that MANY of the summer teas have (Rainbow Sherbet, Blackberry Blizzard, Rose All Day…) and because of that I think that what could have otherwise been a really interesting flavour feels a little played out/unoriginal. I still want to believe there’s more to be gleamed from this tea though, so I know I’ll personally keep trying it out in slightly different ways to get the best flavour possible. In the mean time, I’ll focus on the sweet, tasty pineapple/passionfruit flavours.
I’m still mourning the old Sangria blend, though.
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I’m hoping since I didn’t really like the old Sangria, that this will be better for me