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I’ve tried Adagio a couple times over the last 5 years, and finally stopped about a year ago (with the exception of picking up Brigadoon breakfast) because I disliked almost everything I tried. But, I’m on the hunt for tasty fall teas, and I’m a sucker for vintage Halloween imagery…which took me to the collection that this was a part of. I was intrigued by the hojicha/pumpkin flavoring/spice combination, so decided to try 6 custom Halloween blends.
This is the first one I brewed up…and I actually love it! The spice component is pretty minimal, and the focus is more on the roasted squash quality that comes with the hojicha+toasted mate+pumpkin flavoring. The only thing that would have made it perfect is real pumpkin pieces.

Sipdown. One of the few rooibos blends I actually enjoy (mainly because it doesn’t taste anything like rooibos). Smoky, ginger, cinnamon. So cozy. Sad to see this one go.

I’ve been holding onto this since last year. Finally tried it, and enjoyed it more than I thought I would. It’s sweet cinnamon. Pretty one-dimensional, but I enjoyed it.

Bleggggggg. Someone kindly gifted this to me, but it’s awful. Couldn’t get past one sip.

When my family moved into a new house when I was 12, there was a weird boiled water faucet that the previous owners of the house had installed. This tea tastes exactly like that weird boiled water tasted.

This continues to be one of my favorite teas. Perfectly sweet, cozy cardamom goodness. A bit of oat milk, and it’s the perfect cup of fall for me.

I’m on the hunt for a really mapley tea. I’ve tried quite a few and none of them have the ‘I am a liquified cup of syrup’ experience I’m looking for. This one falls into the disappointing category. It smells promising- maple and ginger. But, tastes pretty much like fennel and anise water. My maple hunt continues.

I generally dislike rooibos, but I love bananas and peanut butter so I was conflicted about this blend. Unfortunately, the dominant flavor for me is the rooibos, with some subtle banana peeking through. Not getting any peanut butter sadly.

Another sip down. I’ll certainly miss this one. Juicy grapefruit, and sweet caramelized brown sugar. Such a great blend.

Made a super concentrated oat milk cold brew with this, and mixed it with cream soda. Really tasty, but somehow not sweet enough.

I’m finding this one to be a bit bland. Not really any vanilla flavor, and the spices are too muted for my taste. Not bad by any means, just not a favorite.