Cranapple

Tea Information:

Leaf Type: Oolong

Tea Description:

A fruity Oolong loose leaf tea that will delight your tastebuds with it’s floral fruity presence. This colorful tea would make a spectacular Fruity Iced Tea. Apples and Cranberries are a classic fruit combination that give the floral bouguet of loose leaf Oolong tea a burst of sweet and tart to make a well rounded full bodied tea.

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Taster’s Review:

This tea is one of those that is just perfect for this time of year, but delicious enough that you’ll want to enjoy it all year long!

The Oolong base is a darker Oolong, and it tastes a bit more fruity than floral. The floral notes are there too, but they are faint, allowing the fruit notes to accent the flavors of cranberry and apple.

I like that the flavors are not overwhelming or artificial tasting. This tastes like a very natural cranberry taste – it doesn’t taste unnaturally sweet. The same is true of the apple notes. It doesn’t taste like an overly sweet apple note, but I do notice that the sweeter notes of the apple and Oolong seem to curb the tartness of the cranberry. The result is a cup that is a little bit tart and a little bit sweet. It’s nicely balanced.

Overall, this is a very enjoyable cup. I like it hot, but I think I like it even better iced. The flavors pop a little more as the tea cools.

So far, I’ve been very impressed with the teas that I’ve tried from this company! This is another hit!

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Anne (aka the Mad Tea Artist) has celebrated her 29th birthday for many years now. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her hubby and her youngest daughter. Her oldest daughter is married and has bestowed Anne with the proud title of "Gramma" and her grandson is about the cutest boy you ever did see. Anne started her journey with tea as a casual drinker and became more serious about her tea drinking when she realized that she couldn't drink coffee. Shortly thereafter, she started becoming obsessed with the beverage and she started creating small-batch, artisan blends of tea that she sold online as LiberTEAS. After a few years, she realized she wasn't cut out to be the sole proprietor of a business so she closed LiberTEAS and started reviewing teas online. She met Jennifer through another blog that they both reviewed for and they decided to start their own review blog. This review blog! Throughout her journey as a tea reviewer, she discovered 52Teas and became enamored with the idea of creating a new tea every week. When the founder of 52Teas decided he wanted to move on, he offered the business to Anne but knowing that she wasn't cut out to be a sole proprietor, she instead offered the company to her oldest daughter who employs her as the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas!

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