Adagio Custom Blends, Aun-Juli Riddle

Sipdown (216)

This is tasting really artificial and astringent today. There is caramel and cinnamon and then drying flavors that I could do without. So, probably best to say goodbye to this blend.

I made this as an eggnog latte and I forgot about it so now I tried drinking it cold except something went really wrong and there’s a weird artificial sweet lemon-cinnamon component. Kind of disgusting tbh.

Holy cinnamon, Batman!

Sipdown.

I don’t think this aged well. I got a generic fruity flavor and … nothing else. Oh well. It was decent.

This was a creamy strawberry chai, which doesn’t sound like it would work, but for some reason it tasted great to me! The chai was light, which helped, and the creaminess of the strawberry was in the forefront. A truly unique blend I feel. I would consider picking up more, perhaps.

Sipdown

This is a classic, warming chai. Really enjoyed the spices. I did not, however, enjoy the way the apple contributes a bitter/sharp flavor.

so i got this tea in today along with a lot of different teas from adagio teas, and i have to hope this will be the only time this happens. i opened up the little $4 tin and the first thing i saw was a meal worm. Does this happen often for them or is it just me? Im to afraid to even open it again honestly. and i was really exited to try this tea….. i sent in an email about my problem so hopefully they’ll replace this one with a bug free tin. Ill update this review if i ever get to try it!

Hmm. Jury’s still out on this one, as I’m not really tasting anything. I’m only getting a hint of sweetness, which may or may not be from the bit of rock sugar that I added.

This was actually quite yummy! Adagio blends can be hit or miss for me….but this one has warm hints of spice without being too spicy. I may steep it a tad bit longer next time just to see what happens. I can imagine Bilbo serving this for second breakfast at Bag End :)

Very cozy and comforting and the spice is well balanced. It is a good tea that won’t distract from your book (or whatever else you need to be focused on). Great for people who want something enjoyable that doesn’t require conscious attention to enjoy fully/properly. Excellent for reading/studying.

As far as chocolate teas go, I like this one. It isn’t one that I will need more of or anything. Really can’t see myself reaching for it, but that is just because I am not a huge chocolate fan. I do highly recommend cold brewing this one. I read on someone’s review recently that they cold brew Adagio’s black teas to avoid that muddled flavor they often have when hot brewed. After trying this method I completely agree! I have a ton of signature blends that I’m excited to try now. Ones that I tried different methods of brewing, but the flavors were just blah. These flavors popped when cold brewed. The only flavor I didn’t pick up was the blackberry. But for what it is, not a bad cuppa.

http://www.cuppageek.com/index.php/2015/05/14/tea-of-the-day-wizards-grey-from-adagio-tea/

Mint and chai, two flavours I love to have in my tea cupboard. Yum!!
Thank you to Cavorax for sharing!
The blend of spices and mint was perfect in this cup. I really enjoyed it. Though I can’t pinpoint what was in it exactly as the mint seemed to obscure things a tad. Not that I mind, delish is delish and I’ll take it :)

Sipdown! 128/365!

Not bad. I like the candy cane mint and the spicing is interesting, though it’s not a tea I’d reach for.

Did not realize this was a GoT tea, probably because I only started watching it around season… 6? I assume the name refers to the first season (I’m seeing the picture of the tea, and that seems likely correct?) Anyhow, this is a share from Cavo – thanks again! I actually rather enjoyed my most recent cup of this. I apparently like candy cane bits in tea… who knew. I drank it in a tired fog though, so only remember that I liked it, and that’s about it.

Thanks for sharing this, Cavocorax!

It’s definitely very minty, which would be expected given that it contains candy cane, plus I can taste the chai elements as well. Not bad, though definitely more appropriate for Christmas. Also, the only blend out of the four I brewed up tonight that wasn’t astringent! Woo!

Sipdown (117)!

Thank you VariaTEA for sending a sample of this one my way! It’s my first tea of the morning; I had it set aside for yesterday but never quite made it to the sample.

I have to say, I’m quite happy I watched enough GoT to understand the character reference here! I think the ingredients picked out by this blender are pretty well thought out too; though I do think there might just be a bit more “Fire” than “Ice” – although to be fair there certainly are a lot of very visable candy cane pieces in the dry leaf.

This is essentially a Chai, though an unconventional one, so I wasn’t the most excited about this blend but it came out pretty tasty! The clove is easily the strongest flavour here, and since that’s the one ‘conventional’ Chai spice that I personally feel you can never have too much of that works very well in my favor.

The rest of the flavour is pretty nice too; there’s an even dispersal of ginger, cardamom and cinnamon with just the faintest little touch of smoke from the Lapsang. The candy cane isn’t as strong as I expected given how much I could see in the leaf and the fact that this is inspired by Ned Stark which obviously ties into the whole “Winter Is Coming”/Ice thing. It is present, but subtly so and it’s more acting as a sweetener than really contributing any strong mint flavour. The finish is a little bit peppery, with maybe a touch too much cardamom.

Overall I think this is better than most Adagio fan blends though; they tend to get pretty muddled because blenders pick out ingredients that are either too similar so there’s no contrast or playing off one another or they pick ingredients that fit the ‘character’ but clash with one another/don’t compliment each flavour. This kind of avoids that for the most part, while still being fairly thoughtful.

I definitely wanted more “ice” – but maybe it’s poetic irony that the “fire” was the most dominant thing…

For a non chai fan like myself, this was great! It wasn’t overly spicy or overly ginger-y. It was very subtle and reminded me of a sweet potato with butter and cinnamon. I can see this as being an everyday kind of tea. Plus its a fandom tea so you gotta enjoy that!

Here is the full review:
http://sororiteasisters.com/2015/04/22/dragons-dream-tea-signature-blend-by-adagio-teas/

Completely forgot I had this tea as it got a little lost at the back of my tea cupboard… It tastes of almond, marzipan and cream and its decent but not a favorite… not too upset that its a sip down this afternoon.

“Winter is Coming” http://sororiteasisters.com/2017/01/08/happily-headless-from-adagio-teas-got-inspired-tea/

Eggnog latte for the morning and though I’m not getting much in the way of mint, I am getting the chai spices which combined with the eggnog is making for a spice cake sort of flavor. Really kinda lovely and cozy this morning :)

I made this as a latte and I am not sure what happened but the mint has subsided and is only present in the aftertaste. What do I get when I am actually drinking this then?! Spice cake! Moist, rich spice cake! It is really good! It’s weird since the flavors in this are ones I would usually pass on trying but they are really working for me. I am passing the rest of the samples on to my tea twin so she can try it out but I am incredibly grateful to Cavocorax for the share! I would actually consider buying this if I were placing an Adagio order.

Thank you Cavocorax for sharing. I actually quite liked this. The clove and chai spices provide a nice warmth to the cup (the fire) while the mint smooths everything out and leaves you feeling refreshed at the end of the sip (the ice). However, in this cup the peppermint is definitely the strongest element which maybe doesn’t 100% suit the inspiration of this tea seeing as Ned (the representative of the north/winter/ice) certainly did not win in this scenario.