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Ever since I tried a black tea that had creme notes in it, I fell in love with how much it rounds out the traditional black tea bitterness. This is wonderfully smooth, smells like marshmellows but with a crisp edge to it, and it’s just… it’s literally a hug in the mouth. It’s amazing stuff. I’ve been having a blast mixing it into other teas, too! (Strawberry cream? Raspberry cream? Oh yeah. :D ) I’ve had it both cold and hot, and it does taste fuller warm- but that’s to be expected.

Trash-worthy. Pellets of tea, almost no spices- complete dregs. I’ve made negative reviews a few times on their website and they don’t post them. Flavorless chai. Going back to Adagio’s Masala Chai… who know how to do it properly.

This really wasn’t my thing. I was hoping for a nice fresh apricot in flavor along with green tea. I remember it keenly; the heat of the nicely brewed cup threw the taste off (and being cold didn’t do it any flavor favor either). The apricot flavor was wonky, cloying and a bit too “darker orange” in taste rather than tasting like apricots. It just wasn’t my thing; the tanginess turned me off also.

Wild strawberry is absolutely awesome iced in the summer as an overnight mason-jar brew. It’s just like blended berries, but without the seeds. I love the flavor.

I have been through ten ounces or more of this tea and it’s easily among my top favorites. Granted, after about six ounces worth of it without any other flavors, etc, I did tire of it a little but it’s an ongoing love affair. It’s deliciously smooth, sweet, quite naturally vanilla-tasting- no fake tastes here- and the vanilla is a perfect compliment to the green, eradicating any bitterness. It’s very smooth and definitely worth it.

I really like this one so far. I keep expecting my former, non-adagio black creme chocolate-mint tea when I drink this, but this is what the posh folks are drinking in their Christmas jammies and robes watching the lights sparkle on the trees when the kids are in bed. It’s mildly sweet, and smells incredible. It tastes so much higher quality than my non-adagio tea, and I know that it seems to have been designed for a mellow tone (which it delivers in spades rather than BOOM, this is chocolate mint!!! : D ). The only thing I can think of as a thing I’ll need to try in the future is to add a creme note to it, but I worry that might dilute the flavor. This is a beautiful, awesome mild after-dinner chocolate-mint mellow, and I really treasure it for the composed and refined work that it is. (Not to mention- I am smitten with this adorable little tin, and the art is gorgeous!) I love this tea.

The aroma is intense and very alluring. We had a whole box of tea samplers and this one was what my fiance picked first. This is an incredibly richly scented tea!

Fresh from the pot and piping, this is a very smooth black tea at somehow, it’s so smooth the tongue lies to me and thinks there’s cream in its ingredients. However, there isn’t- and it’s a very full-bodied flavor. The peppermint is not harsh or in-your-face, but it’s like sucking on an actual candy cane. It’s extremely satisfying warm.

Chilled in our cast-iron tetsubin in the fridge for 8 hours while we slept, we had it again just now and the coolness is accentuated by the temperature. This tea is amazing hot or cold, and only loses slight traces of creaminess while cold. The minty candy flavor comes out as fully as when it was warm. If you want an icy blast of candy-cane while walking on a snowy road- you don’t have to! Brew this tea and drink it cold.

Me and my fiance (who is more an energy-drink person) couldn’t stop drinking this! Definitely a winner. :)

I absolutely love this flavor. Brings me right back to the days of when I used to be at bonfires and having a blast enjoying watching them. Used to be a really nostalgic thing for me to come home loving being drenched in the woodsy scent and having it in my nose/mouth from the exposure.

Well- I absolutely am in heaven with the flavor. I only wish it wasn’t so caffeinated- I only got a half cup down before I wound up with a headache (I’m caffeine-sensitive, but black teas don’t bother me thankfully). So unfortunately I have to pass. My fiance absolutely loves the flavor of this tea.

It’s excellent for blending, though! :)