To me, this is the anomaly in the Adagio Holiday Stocking Stuffer collection because I honestly don't associate candy apples with October to January. I love candy apples, but they're something that I buy at amusement parks and the fair. However, I did eat a candy apple a few weeks ago. There's an Italian grocery store near my school which sells cheap produce and really good deserts. I was buying some $1 pomegranates when I saw some candy apples at the counter for $1.50 so I bought one but much to my surprise and dismay, the apple was all brown inside :(. That being said, I always get a candy apple when I see one so hopefully this tea will satiate my need.
Outsides: Ok Adagio, what the heck is Candy Apple Flavor supposed to be? I really dislike it when companies put these flavors instead of proper ingredients. The Punpkin Spice flavored tea did the same thing and honestly, I don't know exactly what flavors go into pumpkin spice. I stepped this for 5 minutes at near boiling water. It's pretty much the same color as the Candy Cane tea but has the aroma of cinnamon and fruit.
Insides: As shocking as this may sound (sarcasm), this tea does not taste like a candy apple but rather is an excuse for Adagio to package an apple cinnamon tea. That being said, it's not that extraordinary. The cinnamon flavor pokes through but only brings a little bit of the apple flavor with it, having the black tea completely overtake the flavor. Adding cream helps a little in terms of bringing out the apple flavor but it really isn't as strong as Prestogeorge's (which apparently, I havent' reviewed yet). It's not bad, just leaves a lot of room for improvement.
Overall: Drinkable, but nothing you should purchase on it's own.
My Rating: Pass.
Adagio is a fancy online tea retailer that has a wide variety of flavors. I got this included in the Holiday Stocking Stuffers set which has 6 oz of tea for $14.
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