While I had some of this tea at work, steeping in an open steel Thermos, my co-worker smelled it across a fairly large room, and asked me if I were drinking spiced apple cider. My response: "Yeah: a herbal tea by that exact name." I guess that tells you how closely this mimics real cider; if not, I'll vouch for it directly as well. In fact, I then told him, "It's a great herbal reproduction of the real thing—like cider without all the sugar." Lo and behold, when I went here to post a review, I found another one 12 years old, stating the very same thing.

This is an outstanding herbal tea, nice and potent like I like it, tasting exactly like it advertises, and smelling at least as good (both in-cup and in the dry and wet bags). The flavor is more sour than sharp, like most real ciders I can get in these parts. Still, although I prefer sharp cider, the sourness didn't overwhelm nor detract. This one's a winner!

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