Reviewed by Pearlita
I recommend this product
5 Stars
Energy booster, delicious
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Tastes Like: baked apple, fennel, lemon zest
Feels Like: afternoon in the highlands
This is a crisp black tea blend made by marrying mild black tea and tart green apple, with a bit of fennel and clove to brighten and deepen the apple flavor. Like an irresistible apple pie with subtle spices and a hint of tartness, this tea is warm yet bright. Milk enhances its natural sweetness. It makes a stunning iced tea, and a very exciting tea latte. A sweet-tart afternoon tea that is a delicious pair with pastries.
This vibrant blend has been renamed Mackintosh, formerly known as Dots and Loops.
I wanted to make an apple tea with a little pizzazz and bright flavor. Of all of the apples I've tasted, the McIntosh is my absolute favorite.
The McIntosh apple variety with bright red and green skin, crunchy flesh, crisp aroma and perfect balance of sweetness and tartness were the inspiration for this tea. We felt that this tea needed a little brand refresh. The goal in this tea was to use a mild black tea to carry the bright sweet flavor of apple with a little fennel to brighten and a little clove to deepen it. The result is a layered, aromatic, bright green apple tea.
The name is deliberately spelled as a nod to the unique apple orchard in one of my favorite architect, Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Hill House in Scotland. The orchard has apple and pear trees trained along a brick wall in addition to the traditional rows in the orchard.
Even if you're not a fan of fennel seed or clove on their own, please know that they are minor notes in the blend. This blend is not a cinnamon spiced or buttery apple tea. I hope that you enjoy the irresistible flavor of a freshly baked pie with slightly undercooked apples and a hint of sweet spice.
Although this isn't the most buttery apple tea, it's divine with milk. It also makes a stunning iced tea perfect for a garden party. Please try variations of milk, sweetener and ice, and see what you like best.
If this tea is new to you, or you haven't tasted it in the years it's been gone, I can't wait to hear what you think.
Warmly,
Gina Zupsich
Head Blender
Ingredients
south indian FOP black tea, egyptian fennel seed, turkish apple, caraway, natural flavor of apple, clove
Net weights
4 cup deluxe sample: 14g
15 cup bag: 50g
70 cup bag: 250g
Pro tip: If you want more concentrated flavor, try doubling the tea leaves in this recipe.
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Energy booster, delicious
Loved it hate to see it gone
I only ordered the sample size when it showed up as a recommendation, but once again the truly unique flavor blend is fantastic.
This is the best tea I have ever tasted. I have no idea why you would discontinue but we spend way less with you since this is no longer available in the 70 cup packaging. Please bring it back.
Thank you for your review of Dots and Loops, Heather M! We have to discontinue teas to make room for all of our new teas. We can't say Dots and Loops will be gone for good, but we hope you'll be able to find a new favorite!
Dots and loops always makes me smile with memories and soothes me with every cup! One of my favorites.
