Fruit Fest - Fruit Tea 100 g - Café du Jour loose tea

What goes into Fruit Fest

Fruit Fest is a loose-leaf fruit infusion rather than a tea. Apple and pineapple pieces carry the body, with papaya, raisins, strawberry, cherry and raspberry pieces and blackcurrants through it, and hibiscus and rosehip alongside. Natural flavouring and natural berry flavouring finish the blend. There is no tea leaf in the pack, so there is no caffeine in the cup.

What comes out is rich, fruity and full-bodied. The hibiscus and rosehip can leave a slightly tart edge behind the sweetness, but the cup stays smooth and easy to drink.

How much to use, and for how long

Start at about 2 g per cup and work up from there if you want it heavier; most people find they need less of this blend than they expect. Use a strainer, an infuser or a pot with a built-in filter, pour on water straight off the boil, and give the dried fruit five to eight minutes to swell and open. There is no tea leaf in it to turn bitter, so a longer steep simply makes the cup stronger.

Twice over, and over ice

The fruit is not spent after one pour: a second round of hot water over the same leaf still gives a proper cup, which is worth knowing if you brew by the pot. It also takes well to being chilled — let a pot cool, or pour it over ice, and the fruit stays bright rather than flattening out the way a cold black tea can.

Specification

• Type: loose fruit infusion, naturally free of caffeine
• Net weight: 100 g
• Ingredients: apple pieces, hibiscus, rosehip, pineapple pieces, papaya pieces, raisins, natural flavouring, strawberry pieces, cherry pieces, raspberry pieces, blackcurrants, natural berry flavouring
• Character: rich, fruity, full-bodied
• Brewing: about 2 g per cup, water off the boil, five to eight minutes; serve hot or iced
• Made in Germany

If you would rather have leaves and flowers than fruit pieces, that is what the herbal tea range is for.