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The Orchard - Apple Bergamot Herbal Tea

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The Orchard - Apple Bergamot Herbal Tea - 15 cup bag

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Tastes Like: tart apple, pear, orange liqueur
Feels Like: a sherbet sunset

Enter a summer orchard where the scent of juicy ripening fruit waves gently in the air. This is a naturally sweet, fruity floral tea bursting with pink lady apple and Anjou pear, and orange peel. Each sip has a silky, smooth texture and lingering aroma of ripe fruit and grand mariner orange liqueur. This is a fruity blend of green rooibos and honeybush, dried apple, bergamot peel and bergamot orange essence. Each sip has a lingering sweet-tart finish. Its aroma is a delightful bouquet of orange blossom, linden and quince. A touch of honey enhances its sweetness. It is bright and soothing hot. Over ice it makes a summery mocktail. A tea for lovers of bergamot and floral fruits.

  • Caffeine Free
  • Vegan
  • Sugar Free
  • Non Gmo

Ingredients
green rooibos, honeybush, dried apple, sweet blackberry leaves, bergamot peel, cornflower petals, flavors of apple and bergamot

📝 Blender's Notes

The Orchard was inspired by my quest to create an herbal Earl Grey tea. The result is, however, far from traditional. 

This is a fun play on bergamot, the signature ingredient in Earl Grey. It’s a super fruity herbal tea full of bright flavor and natural sweetness. Where Earl Grey is elegant, The Orchard is jubilant. 

What I love about Earl Grey is the contrast of bright bergamot citrus and the earthy tannins of black tea. How to achieve something similar with no tea leaves was a fun challenge. I wanted something more complex than rooibos with bergamot, or a decaf Earl Grey. So I looked for a way to showcase bergamot in a robust herbal blend.

To create depth, I combined honeybush, which is earthy and slightly honey-like, and herbaceous green rooibos for brightness. This unusual base lets bergamot citrus flavor shine. The sweetness of dried apple and sweet blackberry leaf balance the sharpness of bergamot.

The Orchard has a juicy fruity floral aroma and flavor with a touch of bitter citrus in the finish. It conjures an orchard in late summer where the scent of sweet grass and ripe fruit mingle in the humid air.

With summer in mind, I like the Orchard best iced. It retains its bold juiciness even with a ton of ice. When hot, it is an earthy elegant tea. It’s naturally quite sweet but you may want to add a touch of honey just for fun. 

I recommend the Orchard to citrus and fruit tea lovers. Its sweet aroma will put you in a sunshine state of mind any time of year.

– Gina Zupsich, head blender

✨ Quality Tested

All our teas are double tested for pesticide residues, heavy metals, and foreign objects.

Because they’re blended in Germany, all August teas must pass stringent EU pesticide standards, which allow much less pesticide residue than the US FDA.

Whether they are organic, all natural or conventional, all our teas are safe, top quality, and delicious! 

⚡️ Caffeine Content

This tea is

  • High Caffeine = 40-60mg per 10oz serving
  • Moderate Caffeine = 20-40mg per 10oz serving
  • Caffeine Free = 0mg per 10oz serving
🔥 Brewing Directions

Hot Brewing 10 oz

Heat 212°f/100°c water
Add 3.5g tea, about 2 teaspoons
Pour 10oz/300ml hot water
Infuse 4-5 mins. Longer is stronger.
Repeat Reinfuse 1-2 times

Iced Brewing 10 oz

Heat 212°f/100°c water
Add 3.5g tea, about 2 teaspoons
Pour ~3oz hot water to barely cover tea leaves
Infuse 4-5 mins. Longer is stronger.
Dilute with 7oz cold water
Serve Over ice

Pro tip: If you want more concentrated flavor, try doubling the tea leaves in this recipe.

Want to learn everything about brewing tea?
Check out our in-depth guide here.
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⚖️ Net Weights

4 cup deluxe sample: 14g / .5oz
15 cup bag: 50g / 1.8oz
70 cup bag: 250g / 8.8oz

⭐️ The August Difference
  • We make no compromises when we bring our blends to life.
    Our tea costs more because we use super premium whole ingredients like vanilla pieces, cardamom, real fruits and whole spices. It’s quality you can see and taste. All our blends are original and exclusively available from August.
  • The freshest tea
    Tea is made of plants, so freshness matters. Our teas are produced in small batches, packed in airtight packaging and shipped directly to you at peak freshness.
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65 reviews
  • MJ
    Mary J. F.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    3 hours ago
    Really is the WHOLE orchard

    I love green rooibos. Like Red, it has a smoky flavor, albeit very faint. But where red is dry, green is juicy. Which makes the green perfectly complimentary when mixed with a bushel of apples, a half-bushel of pears, a handful of cherries, and one peach. This is fantastic, as is or with a drop of honey, as a Summer tea. But if you're looking for Autumnal brilliance, mull it. Yum.

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    suzanne g.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    5 hours ago
    Great new addition

    I’m am always lying in wait for whatever decaffeinated tea the folks at AU come up with. This way I can drink it all day. The Orchard is a terrific new addition with a totally different flavor profile from my others. I’ve had it hot, and find that the burnt orange and bergamot are most prevalent that way. It’s just delicious as is, but I prefer a drop of honey. As an iced tea, you get more apple & pear. The pear is faint, the apple more forward, but again, excellent. I make a small pitcher of concentrate for summer, which I use to top off all the water I drink. It’s a great option for that, but superb singly hot or cold. Highly recommend this one.

  • SB
    Sarah B.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    5 hours ago
    A beautiful taste of fall

    This tea is very apple forward but in the best of ways. From the aroma to the taste, the tea is definitely an apple tea. The bergamot flavor is subtle and mostly joins the fun in the aftertaste, smoothing out the apple flavor. I preferred making a latte out of it with some foamed cream.

  • A
    Andrea
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    10 hours ago
    Perfect blend

    August has done it again! The perfect blend of fruity and floral. Notes of apple that are rounded out with a delicate floral bouquet. It’s the end of summer feeling in a glass, but will would be a great iced or hot tea anytime.

  • SN
    Scott N.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    21 hours ago
    Comforting and Apple-y. Perfect for an Autumn evening

    My first whiff of the Orchard smelled like Green Apple sour candy. Most anything apple is delicious, and The Orchard is no different. The combination of Apple and Bergamot is really fantastic. Has this ever been done before? If not, I'm glad August did it. Sometimes I sip it and I get apple. Other times I sip it and I get Earl Grey with a bonus flavor blast. Well done. I really like this one. Thanks!

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