'Kirin Afternoon Tea FRUITS ADE Refreshing Citrus and Earl Grey' Tasting Review: Easy to drink with a good balance of sweetness and sourness

A new product focusing on fruit tea, which has seen sales growth of just over 10% over the three years from 2021 to 2023, ' Kirin Afternoon Tea FRUITS ADE Refreshing Citrus and Earl Grey ' will be available for a limited time from Tuesday, October 22, 2024, so I tried it.

Kirin Afternoon Tea FRUITS ADE Refreshing Citrus and Earl Grey to be released for a limited time from Tuesday, October 22nd | 2024 | Kirin Holdings

FRUITS ADE is said to be a new, refreshing Afternoon Tea drink that combines the rich flavor of fruit with a delicious accent of tea.

Nutritional information: 34 kcal per 100 ml, so one bottle is 136 kcal.

The ingredients are sugar, fruit juice, tea, etc. The fruit juice used is grapefruit and orange.

It looks like this when poured into a glass. When you drink it, you get the impression that it's a fruit tea with a good balance of sourness and sweetness. The sourness isn't so sharp that it can be described as 'sour,' but rather adds depth to the sweetness. At the end of the drink, it's quite refreshing, and there's no sticky sweetness left in your mouth.

'Kirin Afternoon Tea FRUITS ADE Refreshing Citrus and Earl Grey' will be available for a limited time with a suggested retail price of 190 yen (excluding tax).

Amazon.co.jp sells a set of 24 bottles for 3,267 yen including tax. At 136 yen per bottle, it's quite cheap.