I keep trying to write my review, but you guys– all I can think of is apple cinnamon instant oatmeal.
(Okay, let’s back up a sec.)
I brewed this cup of Souvia’s Harvest Moon green tea this morning looking for something calming and settling on my stomach. I wanted something sweet and tasty, but light and not overdone. The dry leaf smells strongly of apples with a hint of spice, which bodes well for what I’m in the mood for.
The literal second the hot water hits my steeper, I am immediately hit with the overwhelming scent-twin of the instant apple cinnamon oatmeal packets of my youth. Seriously, it’s spot-on. I steep for a few minutes, and the flavor matches the scent exactly, with just a hint of grassiness from the green tea. Overall, it’s a pleasant cup, no need for honey (as I often prefer my greens) but there’s the tiniest, lingering thought that I’m actually drinking my adolescent breakfast-to-go. If you’re a fan of warm, comforting scents and chilly-weather-appropriate green teas, this might just be your perfect cup.
In the meantime– I’m going to the grocery store. I’ve got an oatmeal craving to fill.
Here’s the scoop!
Leaf Type: Flavored Green Tea
Where to Buy: Souvia Tea
Description
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Harvest Moon from Souvia Tea
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Green
Where to Buy: Souvia Tea
Product Description:
Green tea with a touch of cinnamon and apple makes this a satisfying cup. A great choice over ice in the summer too!.
Ingredients: green tea, apple bits, cinnamon, flavoring
Taster’s Review:
This is a really delicious apple tea. I like that it has a strong apple flavor, but also a pleasant note of cinnamon that nicely accents the apple without overpowering it.
The green tea base is a smooth, rich tasting tea. The long spears of green tea (that sort of resemble blades of cut grass!) make me think that this is probably a Sencha tea, and the sweet, faint vegetative flavor of the tea further confirm this for me. The green tea flavor is not particularly strong in this blend, but it is at an agreeable level that is neither too weak nor is it overpowering or too grassy. It’s quite nice.
Both the apple and cinnamon flavors are strong here, but they don’t seem to be competing with one another. It is a pleasant synergy between the two distinct flavors. The cinnamon does have a nice warmth to it, and while I wouldn’t consider it spicy or hot, it certainly isn’t one of those soft, sweet cinnamon tastes either. It makes for a very nice autumnal tasting tea.
I found this to be incredibly warming on this cold evening. As apple flavored green teas are among my favorites to serve as iced tea, I suspect this one would make a very good iced tea too. It doesn’t need additional sweetener, but, a small drizzle of agave nectar or honey is quite nice in this.
This is my first experience with a tea from Souvia, and I am very pleased with it!
Harvest Moon from Souvia Tea
Tea Type: Green Tea
Where To Buy: Souvia
Product Description:
Green tea with a touch of cinnamon and apple makes this a satisfying cup. A great choice over ice in the summer too!.
Ingredients: green tea, apple bits, cinnamon, flavoring
Tasters Review:
This is really REALLY really GOOD!!! I mean REALLY GOOD! HEY! Did I mention this was GOOD!? 🙂
For me…this has the PERFECT amount of both the cinnamon and the apple and they are equally yummy. The semi-sweet and juicy green tea is the focus of this offering from Souvia and I just think it’s genius!
Tea-riffic! I Well done!
Souvia…I am a fan of your Harvest Moon. Plain and Simple! Thank you!
