Review: The Exotic Teapot Luxury Fruit Infusion

Dec 22

Review: The Exotic Teapot Luxury Fruit Infusion

Laura’s Teaview Snapshot

"It tastes fairly tropical in nature with pineapple, apple, and papaya leading the flavor profile. I love that fact that the hibiscus did not dominate this tisane."

Laura’s Teaview:	8.8/10
Other Teaviews:	Lynn gave it 9.5/10, Katie gave it 7.6/10
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"This refreshingly luxurious and totally natural blend of Hibiscus, apple, citrus and wild rose buds is a treat for all the senses. It can be sipped at any time of the day and is particularly recommended as a great ice tea in summer. Simply infuse the blend with hot water, pour over ice and leave to cool in the fridge for several hours." ---Exotic Teapot website.

When my sample of this fruit tisane arrived at my home, it was obvious to me that this was no average fruit tisane. It looks more like a fruity trail mix. In fact, out of curiosity, I actually plucked out a couple pieces of the pineapple and ate them. They tasted pretty much like you would expect them to when consuming trail mix. While Exotic Teapot only lists the ingredients in this as hibiscus, apple, citrus, and wild rose buds, I can tell you that there are a lot of different fruit pieces in this. I venture to guess that there are pineapples, papayas and white raisins and likely some other fruits.

I prepared this using water brought to a full boil and infused for about 5-6 min. When I returned to the empty my tea maker, I was quite surprised to find that the liquid was a golden peach in color. I found that very odd as pretty much anything with hibiscus in it is usually a shade of berry red. The flavor profile is actually quite good and reminds a bit of a tropical fruit cocktail juice except not nearly as syrupy and sweet. I thought the flavor profile tasted mostly like pineapples and apples with a touch papaya. However, I suspect that how you scoop this blend might affect the flavor profile as the pieces are quite large. The hibiscus actually added just some slight tartness to the blend that I actually feel was needed as this is very naturally sweet. Because of that sweetness, I would also encourage drinkers to hold off on adding any sugar until they have had an opportunity to taste it. At the suggestion of the Exotic Teapot, I prepared a glass of this iced as well. I will tell you that however it good it is as a hot drink, it is even better iced. I found it to be light, fruity and refreshing.

Overall, this a very unique and delicious fruit infusion. It tastes fairly tropical in nature with pineapple, apple, and papaya leading the flavor profile. I love that fact that the hibiscus did not dominate this tisane. I have been looking for one like this for a very long time. Overall, I highly recommend this one.

— To purchase The Exotic Teapot Luxury Fruit Infusion, or for more specific information on ingredients or the story behind this particular blend, click here to go directly to the manufacturer's web site.