Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Bergamot Oil, Black Tea Leaves, Blackberry, Cornflower Petals, Cream Flavoring, Orange Peel, Raspberry, Vanilla Flavour
Flavors
Bergamot, Blackberry, Cream, Orange, Raspberry, Toast, Vanilla
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Caffeine
High
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Not available
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Average preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 8 oz / 236 ml

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  • “At some point I was going to have to try some of Adagio’s fandom blends. The concept is just so fun that I knew I would not be able to resist. The only problem was choosing where to begin. There...” Read full tasting note
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From Adagio Custom Blends

Samara is a rare and powerful Justicar, one of an ancient sect of Asari warriors that live by a strict code and deal out justice to wrong-doers. She has been hunting down one of her own daughters for centuries proving that her personal feelings can not interfere with what must be done. She is beautiful, wise and extremely deadly.

Inspired by the Mass Effect series and because the code demands it.

Created by: Stacy Henning

Ingredients: black tea, orange, blue cornflowers, natural raspberry flavor, natural blackberry flavor, natural vanilla flavor, raspberry leaves, raspberries, natural bergamot flavor & natural creme flavor, lemon balm

Steeping Instructions: Steep at 212° for 3 minutes.

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At some point I was going to have to try some of Adagio’s fandom blends. The concept is just so fun that I knew I would not be able to resist. The only problem was choosing where to begin. There are so many of these things. I ultimately decided to start with a sampler of Mass Effect fandom blends. I not only needed to get my nerd on, but also celebrate it openly.

This particular blend is a mixture of Adagio’s Earl Grey Moonlight, blackberry, and raspberry. I prepared it using the one step Western infusion process I often favor for non-Chinese black teas and many black tea blends. I steeped 1 teaspoon of loose tea in 8 ounces of 212 F water for 5 minutes. No additional infusions were attempted.

Prior to infusion, I noted that this blend emitted a mild creamy, fruity aroma with just a hint of citrus. After infusion, I noted strong aromas of vanilla, cream, bergamot, blackberry, and raspberry joined by just a hint of orange peel. In the mouth, I detected strong fruity notes of blackberry, raspberry, bergamot, and orange up front that were quickly joined by notes of cream and vanilla underscored by toast. The texture was very creamy and smooth, as the blend lacked the soapiness of traditional Earl Grey blends.

It kind of pains me to say this, but I found this to be a nice blend. The fruity sweetness was balanced and the creaminess was not overwhelming. As usual, I wish the body were somewhat fuller and heavier, which is my typical complaint with Earl Greys and flavored black tea blends in general, but that is a fairly minor quibble. I don’t really have any serious complaints with this one.

Flavors: Bergamot, Blackberry, Cream, Orange, Raspberry, Toast, Vanilla

Preparation
Boiling 5 min, 0 sec 1 tsp 8 OZ / 236 ML

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