Rooibos Pecan Turtle

Day 8 of Advent Calendar – Adagio

I am so behind on my Adagio Advent by a few days, but this one is actually for the 8th day. Have some behind to do.

This one isn’t bad at all. It’s sweet, nutty, strong, warming. I accidentally got some floating leaves in there thanks to lazily putting it together. I found a mini baby white chip which was strangely adorable.

One of my preferred so far from the calendar. Have some chai to catch up on from their previous days as well, will try to catch up on those later today.

I did pour out half the water from the large cup so mine may be stronger. The sample didn’t contain much tea in this particular bag really, and didn’t want it weakened because of the water ratio. Didn’t need any additives or sugar.

Adagio Advent 5, a subtle chocolate nutty candy blend. I got a hint of cocoa but mostly the rooibos. It was fine, not one I’m going to repurchase.

Steep:
212°F
5 min
Metal Strainer

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: sweet, pecan, pecan pie
Steeped Tea Smell: woody (rooibos)
Flavor: pecan, woody
Liquor: dark translucent red brown

Post-Steep Additives: sugar
now a woody pecan pie

Comments: enjoyable afternoon drink

Rating: 3/4 leaves

Leaf system:
1=Bleh! not again if it were free
2=Acceptable, if it were free or there were limited other tea options
3=I might purchase this tea from time to time, or select it while out
4=A staple in our cupboard from now on, I will purchase and keep purchasing

YouTube
opening the calendar – https://youtu.be/l57RRTOw3Uc
first steep – https://youtu.be/NQoPR6U9b6w

TikTok
opening the calendar – https://www.tiktok.com/circuitswan/video/7149187034438028587 first steep - https://www.tiktok.com/circuitswan/video/7149193050315689259

Twitter https://twitter.com/CircuitSwan/status/1575864545796820992

Blog Post https://amazonv.blogspot.com/2022/09/adagio-teas-loose-leaf-herbal-tea_30.html

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The first try out of the bag on this one was really bad. It was sour and muddled and honestly kind of gross. It was a brand new sample so I can’t really determine if the ingredients were bad or it was just a bad blend. I honestly want to toss it out after that first experience.

The chocolate/nutty flavors are pretty subtle in this blend, I taste rooibos more than anything else and not a huge rooibos fan. Just ok, WNRP

Adagio let me choose four samples for free to try. They have a limited selection of single size samples but I did notice that they added some new ones.
Unfortunately, this one just tasted like a plain rooibos and didn’t live up to the name.

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.

Chocolate teas rarely win me over. They always seem thin and disappointing. This tea, I must say, is completely awesome. The tea seems thick because it’s so full of desserty flavor. The chocolate and pecan come through so clearly. The rooibos is just a supporting background player that you don’t really notice. I had to drink this one slowly, letting each sip linger for a long time because the flavor really sticks around. This is one of the best dessert teas I’ve ever had, and definitely one of my Adagio favorites.

Adventaggedon Day Five – 2/5

In the grand scheme of advent teas, I think this is going to be a very forgettable one. I see that I’ve rated it lowly in the past, but genuinely I don’t remember ever having it before – so to me that supports this gut feeling I have.

I started my day with this tea and a bagel, and most of the time I was sipping on it the thoughts I was having was that it tasted fine but apart from the pleasant and predictable rooibos base it just sort of tasted slightly sweet and generically “brown”. Not necessarily pecan, or even really distinctly nutty – and not caramel or chocolate enough either. Nothing off putting at all, but simply just lacking distinct enough flavours.

The one thing I’ll give it is that it was exactly the right level of overall sweetness and body to feel appropriate for breakfast.

Today’s Advent Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/ClzWCzSvEvU/

Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X5YSVDYYGjE