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drank Sencha Overture by Adagio Teas
61 tasting notes

So, I tried it again, this time only for 30 seconds, tried a sip and thought it was weak so I let it seep for another 30 seconds.
Much less vegetal, and I’m starting to get the grassy notes that Luthien pointed out. Still mostly vegetal tasting, but now kind of bitter and astringent. I really enjoy how it smells, kind of like if the tried to make an artificial-earth flavor. Still fun, but off.
Very odd, this tea and I are not working well together…

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 1 min, 0 sec

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drank Sencha Overture by Adagio Teas
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71
drank Sencha Overture by Adagio Teas
61 tasting notes

Putting off work and back logging tea.
I had this last night and was only half way paying attention. From my recollection, it is very very vegetal. In fact, I felt like I got my daily serving. But, as a veggie person I wasn’t terribly bother by it.
As for being a sencha, my plate isn’t well rounded enough to say it was good or bad, but from my one prior experience with sencha (at Texlux now that I think of it) this is what I think of when I imagine sencha.
Again, I might have over steeped it and will aim for about only a minute next time round.

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 3 min, 30 sec
Luthien

The Japanese greens tend to be a lot more grassy than the Chinese, but “very, very vegetal” sounds like you’ve over-steeped it – Japanese greens are pretty sensitive to that sort of thing.

teafiend

I do over steep my teas more often then I like to admit, I will retry with much less steep time!

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74
drank Chocolate Chai by Adagio Teas
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Back logging from this morning, I made this after a strong cup of coffee, as I am a caffeine junkie, and drank it on my way to class. Instead of paying attention in Orgo, a bad move per usual, I contemplated my tea.

Overall, it was better than most teas I’ve been able to get my grungy little paws on, but not that life altering tea experience I’ve been looking for. While nicely rounded and full bodied as it were, I did forget while actually paying attention to class that it was suppose to be chocolate, not just faint notes when well examined. I added a little skim, and carefully monitored my steeping time, via an awesome tea-timer widget for my mac. Next time I’ll try it with a heavier milk and maybe steep it a bit longer? I ALWAY over steep tea, so now having good tea, I’ve been keeping a better eye on it.

Also, I’m trying the whole re-steeping business and it is not working out to hot. I know you re-steep green primarily, but I’m trying to all I can out of my precious few ounces. Needless to say, my vaguely chai spice water is very unsatisfying but I am to lazy to get more water for kettle and will deal for now. But I do have the whole chai and green sampler for Adagio to test out, but for now filling in the blanks for chem comes first.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 5 min, 0 sec

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36
drank Pumpkin Spice by Adagio Teas
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I think it might be because I had some terrible tea the night before, but I enjoyed this a bit more than I expected I would. While it was bitter and far less pumpkin and more fall-vanilla, it was decent cup. Honestly, if it wasn’t advertised as a pumpkin based drink, I would have liked it more, but it made want something it was not.
Ok, but I’m can definitely look forward to much better as my night of tea (and work) goes on.

Preparation
5 min, 0 sec

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29
drank Spiced Chai by Bigelow
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I was desperate and lonely. I was weak. It was bad.
I tried it as first with out any milk, and decided it needed it. Didn’t help. The smell of is milky and spicy/sweet and absolutely yum. The taste was the exact opposite. Its weak with a hint of spice and then bitter. A boon is that the spice is in fact well rounded and not just cinnamon, but I had to search for it.
Overall, unpleasant, but I could deal.

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97
drank Thai Chai by Adagio Teas
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This is what I’ve been looking for in a chai for some time! I adore coconut and the hint of lemongrass, blended so well with the spices. The only thing I would change about this tea is to add more actual tea leaves, as I lost a little of the actual tea-ness of it.
I’ve yet to play with ratios of tea to water, or adding milk (coconut or otherwise) and will most certainly spend a lot of time perfecting this already damn near perfect tea (in my most humble opinion).
I will most certainly be drinking this far more often than is probably heathy.

Jillian

This tea is awesome with milk and it really brings out the coconut, so you should really give it a shot some time. :)

Hyrulehippie

Sounds tasty. Is it along the same vein as “thai tea” that’s really strong and brews up rather orange? Whenever I see this on Adagio’s website I can’t tell what “Thai” refers to.

If you want more actual tea flavor you could always just mix in a bit of plain black tea right before you steep it.

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18
drank Earl Grey by Stash Tea
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Bleh. I’ve been trying to find some depth to it, but its really just bland. The citrus is kind of an afterthought and the bergamot doesn’t really cut it.

Jillian

I’m pretty sure Stash makes a ’Double Bergamot" Earl Grey aswell so that might be worth a shot.

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71
drank PG Tips by PG Tips
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Breakfast before my 8am class has never been cheerier! Very good basic black with just enough of a kick to get me going.

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