Fruity

A tea with a fruity sensory note is a type of tea that has aromas and flavours recalling various fruits.

The typical notes of the cooked-fruit family are: stewed apple, rhubarb jam, quince paste and dried fruit, such as dried apricot or prune. This note is present in white teas and oxidised or roasted teas such as heavily oxidised Oolongs, black teas, aged teas and some roasted teas.

The typical notes of fruity teas can also resemble nuts. Thus we find notes of bitter almond and almond milk, moving into a more indulgent register (such as frangipane notes) or hazelnut, chestnut and walnut.