A. C. Perch

Tea Information:

Leaf Type: Black

Tea Description:

Sweet, refreshing tea with delicate cranberry flavour.

Taster’s Review:

This Cranberry Flavored Black Tea from A. C. Perch is one of the best cranberry flavored teas I’ve yet to try. The cranberry here smells distinct and strong and that aroma got me to thinking that this was going to be a rather tart tasting tea. However, the flavor is quite smooth and reminiscent of the sweet cranberry compote that I make when I serve turkey.

The flavor is definitely cranberry – there’s no mistaking that this is a cranberry flavored tea! But, I like that it is a gentle flavor and it doesn’t obscure the flavor of the rich black tea. It is tart … most of the tartness arrives at the finish and in the aftertaste. At the start of the sip, though, what I taste is a sweeter cranberry, as I mentioned earlier, a taste that reminds me of a sweet cranberry compote. Not tart. Sweet!

As one who typically is shy when it comes to overly tart flavors, I don’t mind this sweeter side of cranberry one bit. And what I’m enjoying most is that even though this is a sweet that isn’t typical of most things cranberry, it still tastes distinctly of the berry.

The black tea is flavorful and invigorating. There isn’t a really bracing astringency to this, but I do notice a slight dry sensation toward the tail. The finish is tart and tingly, and it is here where I notice most of the tart notes of the cranberry. The aftertaste has a nice berry taste.

A really enjoyable cranberry tea. I think I will need to order some of this and gift it to my daughter who loves cranberry. This is likely to become a favorite of hers! This would make a great iced tea – as the tea cools, the cranberry really pops!

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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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