Samples-Only Small TTB - DONE
Wow there’s a lot in this box! We should change the name to the Adagio Traveling Tea Box, haha. Which is good because it helps me get an idea of what I like from Adagio for future orders. I dont have much time today to really dig in because I haven’t seen or talked to my man in a week so were having a date night, but tomorrow I’m doing nothing but drinking tea. And when I get back later tonight I’m going to try some of the decaf teas!
Looking forward to it too! ^^
And yes, I added much Adagio because it’s most of what I have. Adagio was my first. haha.
Quick update. My car is broken so I couldn’t go to the post office and drop this off today, but my boyfriend is off tomorrow so I’m making him take me. I’ve pretty much got it all packed up and ready to go, I just have a quick question. Do I replace how much I try and how much I keep, or just what I keep or what? Like say, I sample 10 tsp, and keep 5 tsp, do I replace 15 tsp? 5 tsp? Somewhere in the middle?
christeana1 please follow me so I can send you a message.
Ok, I just sent the box out to Grrrlhowdy.
I did forget to add a tea back in though, so I’m upset about that.
I ended up sampling just about everything in the box.
I kept:
1 tsp Tea at Sea Mountain Organic Indonesian Green (last of it)
1 bag Numi Fennel Spice
5 tsp Adagio Rooibos Lemon Cloud
2 tsp Adagio Masala Chai
1 tsp Adagio Pumpkin Spice
What I added:
2 bags Numi Broccoli and Cilantro (plus 2 for Madametj)
4 tsp Zen Tea Evening Lights
4 tsp Zen Tea Bossa Nova
4 tsp Zen Tea Almond Marzipan
4 tsp Zen Tea Puerh Vanilla Mint
~1.5 tsp Just Organic Tea Just a Trio of Tulsi
4 tsp Kitchen T.L.C. White Huckleberry
5 tsp Simpson & Vail Candy Cane
4 tsp Teajo Dark Chocolate Mint
3 bags Archer Farms Tropical Hibiscus
And I meant to add 6 tsp 52teas Maple Cheesecake Ti Kwan Yin, but accidentally left it on my counter.
Since I only completely removed 1 tea, that means that the box now has 42 teas (!!) And weighted in at 1 pound 12 ounces
I just realized how I forgot to add the 52teas: I accidently put in the Butiki Teas Nutmeg Cream that I had out to swap with someone _ I’m so dim sometimes. Gah
Whoop! Sounds awesome!
I didn’t see a tasting note on the Masala Chai or Pumpkin Spice. I’ll have to go look XD
I took at a serving of each to try since I didn’t have milk when I packed the box up this morning, and those to I really want to try with milk first. But now I have milk so expect notes today (:
Got the box yesterday! OMG, so many flavors that sound so good, and I’ve never tried Adagio (or most of these brands) before. I had some Adagio chai this morning & am about to have the orange decaf. More soon!
Wooot! If you like Adagio and want to buy some, let me know and I’ll give you a $5 gift certificate when you’re ready to order (since they only last 24 hours). ^^ Adagio is still my favorite so far.
@arshness…so you can give a five dollar gift cert to anyone? I may be interested inbthat in the near future:)
Thanks, Arshness. I will definitely do that. I need to forge through my wall of David’s Tea first. :) I went a bit overboard on DT.
How’s the tasting going?
It’s going well — sorry I haven’t put up any notes yet. I have sampled a number of them, and I’ve been packaging some teas to add, so I can mail out tomorrow or Thursday.
Can I sign up as an alternate for this? There’s a lot of teas there that sound interesting. I’m in Maryland
OK, I’ve got the box packed and ready to go. It’s now at 1 lb. 14 oz. This was super fun. Thanks for including me! Here’s the lowdown on the box’s Raleigh visit:
SAMPLED:
Adagio Blood Orange
Harney Blood Orange
Adagio lemon cloud rooibos
Adagio Masala Chai
Adagio Decaf Mango
Teajo Teas – Dark Chocolate Mint
Simpson & Vail: Candy Cane
Adagio – Foxtrot
Adagio – Pumpkin Spice
Zen Tea: Evening Lights
Verdant Tea: Love & Joy Blend
Kitchen TLC White Huckleberry
Stash mango passionfruit
English Tea Shop: Rooibos Candy Cane
KEPT:
Adagio Egyptian Chamomile
Frontier German Chamomile blend
English Tea Shop: Rooibos Candy Cane
Adagio Masala Chai (partial)
Harney Blood Orange fruit tea
1t of Zen Tea pu’erh vanilla mint to try
and, to try later, 1 teabag each of:
Numi Oranics: Broccoli cilantro
Numi Oranics: Fennel spice
Tazo Passion
Tazo wild sweet orange
Simply Balanced Tropical hibiscus
Tazo spicy ginger
Nature’s promise organic cranberry herbal
ADDED:
Teavana pumpkin spice brulee
David’s Tea sugar & spice
David’s Tea The Skinny
David’s Tea vanilla orchid oolong
David’s Tea coffee chai
David’s Tea Nettle Leaf
David’s Tea New Delhi Delight
Teavana JavaVana mate
Teavana WonderBerry Chocolate Truffle
David’s Tea ever green
David’s Tea Indian summer
Stash red velvet teabags
+ DT prepackaged mini-samples of:
Coffee Cake (for Christeana1)
Jessie’s Tea (ditto)
Organic Saigon Chai
Choconut Oolong
Kokomo Green
Kenyan Tinderet
Looking forward to seeing how the box morphs going forward. :)
Maybe I should add back some of the Masala chai? I don’t want to be a pig, especially on my first swap.
OK, I added back some chai, and also put in a couple more David’s Tea mini packages: Kenyan Tinderet and Kokomo Green. Now the box is 1 lb. 15.5 oz. It’s a yo-yo dieter.
Just returned the white huckleberry to the box, too. I’m not especially fond of white teas, but I did like the taste of this one. But not as much as others, so no point keeping it from someone else who will like it even more.
Just mailed to Christeana1! Thanks for including me. It was a blast (and educational) trying so many teas. Can’t wait for my next TTB.
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