Imagine apricot blossoms in the spring and you'll have an impression of this Fair Trade Certified organic black tea. Using a smooth and light black tea as the base, this organic flavored black tea has a luscious apricot flavor that is subtly fruity and floral - just delicious! Also makes an excellent iced tea.
Ingredients: organic and Fair Trade Certified Chinese black tea, organic apricots, organic calendula petals and organic apricot flavor
Our delicious flavored teas use the same top-quality organic tea that we offer in our unflavored varieties, but are blended with pieces of real fruit, spices, flowers, and 100% natural flavors. When blending our teas, our goal is to create a cup that balances the taste of the tea with the flavors of the additional ingredients so that neither one overpowers. All of the natural flavors we use are either extracts taken directly from the botanical ingredient, or extracted using 100% GMO-free grain alcohol as a solvent. You can rest assured that none of the flavors used in our blends are synthetically or artificially derived, and do not use artificial preservatives.
At Arbor Teas, we believe tea should be brewed to suit your personal taste. We’re happy to make recommendations to get you started, but don’t hesitate to experiment! When brewing your tea, your main considerations are tea quantity, water temperature, and steeping time. We recommend black teas to be steeped for 3 to 5 minutes in water heated to a full, rolling boil. For the best flavor, use fresh water whenever possible, and avoid overboiling. Try not to steep your tea longer than necessary, as you’ll extract undesirable bitterness from the leaves. If you want a stronger brew, don’t steep longer, just use more tea. And remember to re-steep your tea leaves to get the most out of your leaf!
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"Just opening the bag and smelling this tea puts me in a good mood! It has a delicate fruity flavor which is so tasty hot or iced!"
"Subtle but well matched with the black tea base."
"The apricot flavoring is so deliciously subtle that this black tea seems naturally fruity, not "flavored.""
This was the first tea I got when I was starting out on teas and I still love it. I really like fruit tastes, so when I was starting out I got this just to be safe, and I haven't been disappointed. So lovely!! Great for milk tea, too.
Of all the flavored Arbor black teas, this Apricot one (and the Earl grey) are my favorites. The apricot pleasantly surprised me with it's fresh, fruity and non-artificial aroma. Reminds me more of Mango than apricot, with a hint of lemon. Very delightful! Works well hot and iced.
I think it's important to preface this review with this: I'm not a huge fruit tea drinker. I decided to take advantage of the fact that Arbor offers sample sizes of all their teas to buy every single black tea and have been working my way through the samples with an open mind to finding new favorites. I was pleasantly surprised by the aroma and taste of this tea. It didn't taste artificial to me at all, which was my main concern and I found the apricot flavor to taste authentic and lovely. I can see it offering a taste of summer in the winter but my first thought when drinking it was that it would make a delicious iced tea, which I see one of the other reviewers does. I'm not sure that I'll buy a full size of this, since I've already decided I want to do the lychee flavor for iced tea this summer, but I think it's a great option for fans of fruit teas generally and apricot flavor in particular.
This tea states like no order, if you like fruity flavors you should definitely try this one! I love it.
This is one of my favorite fruit-flavored teas. It has just enough flavoring but doesn't taste too strong. Highly recommended for iced tea!
Brisk and full-flavor, with slightly lemony and coppery tones
Smooth tropical mango flavor blends well with this mild black tea