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drank Romana by Adagio Custom Blends
467 tasting notes

I received this delicious tea from ThainofBuckland. This is a custom Doctor Who themed tea blended by our very own Thain. Romana has always been one of my favorite companions. This appears to be Romana ll, the cute one, rather than Romana l, the elegant one. Romana ll had such great chemistry with the Doctor. (In real life they were actually married for a brief time.)

Oh ya… back to the tea. Lovely berry scent. Mild honeybush and ceylon base. I was worried about the rose hips and hibiscus because they can often ruin a tea for me, but they are mild and blend just right with the berries. I was expecting more sourness with cranberries, rosehips and hibiscus but I am pleased that there are no mouth puckering moments. I did sweeten it with vanilla stevia which may account for the lack of sourness. The berries are a more general berry flavor than exactly a blueberry. The ingredients say ‘forest berries flavor’ and I’m not sure what forest berries are but these are nice. I really enjoyed this and think I would drink it frequently when I want a fruity tea.

Flavors: Berries, Blueberry, Cranberry, Hibiscus, Rosehips, Vanilla

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML
ThainofBuckland

Thanks for the review. I like how this blend turned out as well. It does have a vanilla base as well, so I think it cuts the fruit flavor well.

carol who

I agree. Thanks again!

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ThainofBuckland

Thanks for the review. I like how this blend turned out as well. It does have a vanilla base as well, so I think it cuts the fruit flavor well.

carol who

I agree. Thanks again!

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Retired first grade teacher. I tend to like dessert type/herbal teas as a substitute for sweet treats; flavored black teas and mates to get that energy that I am often lacking ;-p
My husband of 43 years thinks I’m nuts regarding the whole tea thing… but he bought me a Breville for Christmas, so what can I say. :-D
My other interests are reading (books go well with tea :D) and beading. I volunteer at my “old” school teaching reading and I volunteer for the blind. I am trying hard to lose weight ( I have now lost 40 lbs and I’m looking good in my skinny jeans, IMHO) I am now walking about 4.5 miles a day and I am trying to do some core work for about 30 min. 3x a week.

I have been watching Doctor Who for 33years. In case you can’t tell my avatar is two daleks drinking tea! I am always open to swapping Doctor Who books for tea. I have about 120 Doctor Who books that I am eager to send some to a fan. :D Let me know if you would like any books! I love that so many people have begun watching DW!

Also I love swaps, pm me if you’d like to do a swap.

Since I find others’ rating legends helpful, I added my own.

95-100 A once in a lifetime experience; the best there is; will keep this stocked until the cows come home

90-94 First rate; top notch; really terrific; will definitely buy more

80-89 Excellent; likely to become a favorite, will likely buy more

70-79 Very good; would enjoy again, might buy again if in the mood for this particular one or a better, similar version not available or it’s on a really good sale :-)

50-69 Good; wouldn’t pass up if offered, but probably wouldn’t buy again unless craving this particular flavor

Below 50 Meh! Wouldn’t bother drinking it again.

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