Adagio Teas

What a nice surprise! I pulled this sample from the Bits-N-Pieces bin for a change of pace this evening, expecting a little bit of muddiness from the hazelnut/rooibos combo. Not a bit of it! The apple pieces and cornflower add the perfect balance of fruit and brightness. Reminds me just a little of my mom’s fresh apple cake with raisins, minus the spice. Nostalgia always makes tea taste better.

I didn’t expect to love this, but actually, it’s quite tasty! The rose isn’t too heavy. The green tea is mild and pleasant. It’s fruity and super refreshing cold. It’s fun to see lychee in a tea, and this one is done pretty well. I would never have ordered this, but I’m glad I grabbed a sample from the last TTB!

A decent mild flavored tea. Flavoring is not overpowering, but nothing I would drink everyday. Would buy sample size again on sale.

Very cozy tea, have to think more if I would actually full size.

Good depending on my mood. Would probably repurchase as a sample.

It’s okay as a comfy tea, but nothing special. WNRP

smooth and peachy. a good staple tea. better without milk. I would repurchase FS with sale. Otherwise, it’s not something I reach for every day.

Good but not an everyday tea for me. Would consider buying in sample size only, not full size (unless $$)

I’m not sure if it’s because this was my first blooming tea or if it’s really that good but this one has always been my favorite. It’s smooth and slightly sweet. The flavors work well together. The tea isn’t too much for the jasmine and the jasmine isn’t too much for the tea. I can usually get several mugs or a couple of decent sized pots (steeping more-or-less grandpa style) from one ball. The few I have are really old, from when they were sold in the cardboard box instead of the newer tins, but they still taste fine. Being individually wrapped seems to have kept them fresh. I tried emailing Adagio a while back to ask if these are still individually wrapped in the new tin packaging but they gave me kind of a non-answer that didn’t actually say. I’d like to buy some more but the quantity would depend on the packaging. It’s not an everyday tea for me and I feel like individually wrapped would stay tasty longer than loose in a tin.

I made the tea in my Grosche Merlin glass pot (aka “Conehead”) this time and was reminded why I don’t use it often. Mine is the version of it with the long skinny infuser (didn’t use it with the blooming tea) and the lid that still fits the pot with the infuser removed…apparently there was a version with a smaller lid that fell into the pot if you tried to use it without the infuser. My lid might not fall in but it’s so tall, awkward and wobbly that holding it while you pour is an absolute must and it gets annoying after the first couple pours. The size of the pot works pretty well with the tea, though. I kept topping off the pot with hot water whenever it got down to somewhere between 2/3 and 1/2 full and the tea kept going until three adults had drunk their fill. These Adagio blooming teas have never failed to bloom for me and my guest (who had never heard of blooming teas) was stunned when it started opening up. She had to take pictures of it and send them to her husband. I love it when one of my tea party “victims” gets excited by my weird teas and treats (I also fed her pastries filled with my homemade cardamom-vanilla rhubarb butter).

Darjeeling really is the oolong of India. I should look into how it’s made. Got this with the black tea sample pack. Has a very strong fruity/grape flavor that adds to the pleasant astringency. The sweetness is balanced by said astringency as well. Later sips provide a woody, slightly spicy flavor. I got a few good steepings out of this so far adding to my mug, so it doesn’t loose flavor too quick.

Overall its a pleasant tea. This would be great for spring when you want the caffeine kick of black tea, but something less heavy and malty.

I received this tea as a gift, and the tin is really cute (though impractically shallow for tea)! The flavor is mostly a complex, somewhat savory green tea, plus some fruit. If I had to guess without looking, I would guess orange. I haven’t had a green tea like this in a long time. There’s a lot going on with it, probably because it’s a blend of three Adagio teas, each with their own ingredients and flavorings. I’ll say it’s not my absolute favorite, but it’s interesting and was a lovely present.

Tried this from the herbal sampler. This gave me serious Teavana tea flash backs. Lots and lots of cinnamon flavor that ends in a very sweet fruity flavor. Doesn’t need sugar. I can’t really describe the fruit flavor other than on the more tropical side, with balanced lemongrass notes. Gave me nice smooth energy boost too. Probably wouldn’t buy more, but it was a lovely tea to enjoy.

Had this from my rooibos sampler. Both steepings where combined and used sugar to sweeten. I liked this more than the Pecan Turtle rooibos. Though honeybush is a less woody taste than rooibos. Sweet with the chestnut adding a nice brown sugar taste. The banana is there, though more in the after taste and in a more vague sweet starch flavor. I don’t remember the cinnamon much, but I don’t think it did more than a supporting role. Going to enjoy using this in a blend.

UGH! I brewed this in the worst possible way. First I used boiled water, but left the top open on my teapot to compensate. Then on the second steep I got distracted and brewed over my 3.5 minuet mark by a good bit. Both steepings where combined in the mug.

That being said, this came out good. The assam definitely helps soften the persnickety ceylon, which I could taste coming through crisp and a little bitter. The assam brings a starchy and malty sweetness to the tea, while the ceylon has a crisp, metallic, and vague citrus notes. Nothing to write home about, but it is a good teabag replacement tea. At least now I know what it tastes like when I use it in blends; and that it is overstepping friendly.

tastes like cherry kool-aid with some sugar in it
super delicious made as iced tea
healthier than kool-aid too

meh its not bad at all but also not very orangey either
there is much better orange teas out there at the super market even
it is pretty bold with a hint of citrus but just tastes so much plain I’d rather drink a cheap english breakfast tea instead of this

I like the way this tea smells but it dont really smell peachy to me but just sweet and fruity. It does smell peachy after its made
It tastes really yummy when I put some and ice in it. It was just OK when it was hot
It dont taste as sweet as it smells so I put a few sugar crystals in it and it was very peachy and yummy. I like it

Got this as part of my herbal sampler pack. Very hibiscus floral, but with a sweet slightly tart flavor that doesn’t get too tart. Little bit of a medicinal cherry flavor, but not too bad; maybe from the forest berries flavoring? What’s nice is it tasted nice hot or cold and with no sugar. Good if you want to add a tarter berry flavor to blends.

This was pretty good, though first steeping did have an odd chocolate flavor. One thing though, if you don’t like rooibos, you won’t like this as the rooibos flavor is still strong. That being said that was a nice dessert blend. Sweet flavors from the chocolate and caramel, and some warm nutty notes; maybe from the chicory? The After the first few steepings I poured in boiling water in my tea pot and let it brew overnight. Had a nice cinnamony cup in the morning. Though the cinnamony wasn’t as detectable in the early steepings. Overall a nice blend, that I’m glad I got to try, but I don’t feel like buying more.

p.s. I did add sugar to my cup.