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Cofftea drank Virgo by Adagio Teas - Duplicate

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WAY too much chamomile. I had one cup and didn’t even bother resteeping before I gave it away.

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195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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I wish Adagio would let us review the free samples they give us. This is the 2nd one that would get a HORRIBLE review.

inguna
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Actually chamomile in this blend is just 10% …..

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That doesn’t mean anything, it’s too much for me. That was the only flavor I could taste.

Cofftea drank Dancong Aria by Adagio Teas

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infusion 4- lighter and still sweet.

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Boiling 8 min or more

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Cofftea drank Peach Herbal by Lipton

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tastes like hot peach jello…

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195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 0 sec

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LENA
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and that’s a bad thing? :) hehe

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For tea, yes. But then again I don’t like herbals alone.

Cofftea drank Dancong Aria by Adagio Teas

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Infusion 3. Lost most of the peachy taste, but still very sweet:)

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Boiling 7 min, 0 sec

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Cofftea drank Matcha (Powdered) by Rishi Tea

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MY 1st EXPERIENCE W/ MATCHA! I had this at a new cafe my mom and I tried for dinner last nite… AMAZING! light and a touch grassy topped w/ a light froth that did not collapse when my lips touched it much like cappuccino or beer foam does. There was a little bit of delicious grassy sludge as I lovingly called it that I washed down w/ just an extra spash of water. Lovely. My new addiction.

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I’ve been curious about matcha for a while. Just a bit deterred by all the equipment I would need to get along with it. If I were to try something with as much tradition and ceremony attached to it, I’d want to do it right.
I’ll have to get around to it one of these days. You’ve made me mighty curious. (Hey, brainwave! I could put the lot on my christmas wishlist!)

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Start by going to a resturaunt/tea room that serves it.

Angrboda
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That’s mighty hard to find around these parts, unfortunately.

Cofftea
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Try http://www.teamap.com/

Jillian
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@Cofftea, Did you try it sweetened or unsweetened?

@Angrboda, do they have Starbucks in Denmark? That was where I first tried matcha and even if they do sweeten their drinks too much, it might be a good starting point.

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@ Jillian: Only in Copenhagen Airport as far as I know. We have a chain called Baresso which is up the same alley, but they’re very focused on coffee. They have only a few mainstream teas, and I’ve seen how they make those. Let’s just say that while I like their coffee drinks, even if they did have a matcha I’m too snobby to drink their teas.

@ Cofftea: The teamap only covers North America and the UK, so that would still require a wee bit of travelling. Good suggestion though.

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@Jillian Sweetened matcha? And SBUX does NOT serve matcha. They use a sweetened matcha type powder for their green tea frappuccinos and lattes, but it’s not real matcha.

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@Jillian, I double checked w/ the cafe and it was UNsweetened. Although it did taste slightly sweet. I can’t imagine why anyone would sweeten matcha…

Cofftea drank Dancong Aria by Adagio Teas

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2.25g of leaf in 6 oz boiling water for 5 min. Not to sound corny but this is quite literally peachy keen! It has a wonderful peach taste w/o being over powering or artificial. A great tea for those who like sweeter teas w/o it being labeled a fruit flavored tea.

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Boiling 5 min, 0 sec

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Cofftea drank Huang Jin Bolero by Adagio Teas - Discontinued

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infusions 9 10.

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Boiling 8 min or more

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You’re kidding? Of the same one? How does it not get incredibly weak and boring? O.o

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Cofftea drank Huang Jin Bolero by Adagio Teas - Discontinued

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infusion 8!

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Boiling 8 min or more

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Cofftea drank Huang Jin Bolero by Adagio Teas - Discontinued

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Back logging a bit- infusions 5 & 6 last nite and 7 this morning. Infusion 7 was VERY sweet:)

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Boiling 8 min or more

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Cofftea drank Huang Jin Bolero by Adagio Teas - Discontinued

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infusions 2-4. 6-8 min steeping respectively.

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Boiling 6 min, 0 sec

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Are you a company or tea blender on sites like Adagio that would you like your tea reviewed? If so, please e-mail me @ [email protected].

What I most enjoy from obtaining samples from companies to review is that it helps me to better learn to drink and review teas from a more objective perspective, meaning more of the “This tea is…” point of view rather than the “I like/don’t like” this tea. I feel objectivism in tea reviews is EXTREMELY important because no two tea drinkers tastes are exactly the same. I’ve also been extremely surprised by several teas. I love recieving a sample I think I will be only writing an objective review on, only to completely fall in love with it upon tasting it.

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Tea tastes:
I will ALWAYS pick loose leaf over tea bags. I only drink bagged tea if that’s my only choice or I find a flavor that I can’t find a loose leaf version for. When I do drink bagged; however, I always weigh my bag and am constantly curious as to the weight/flavor ratio- sometimes I am quite surprised by the flavor punch of light bags.

I have a preference for organic and fair trade teas (preferably both), but would never pass up an amzing tea just because it isn’t organic and/or fair trade.

I love savory teas.

I’m currently searching for a chai flavored soy powder or a soy based chai mix (either already mixed or a recipe).

I hardly EVER sweeten my teas. I feel that sweeteners (unless flavored like tea honeys, brown sugar, ice cream topping syrups, flavored coffee syrups, etc) do not add anything to the flavor profile of tea- in fact, I’ve found that they dumb down the flavors.

I NEVER serve my tea over regular iced cubes- I always make tea cubes.

I LOVE cooking w/ tea and making smoothTEAS.

I LOVE tea blending.

I rarely drink herbal teas unless they are mixed with true teas. My favorite herbals to mix with true teas are: spearmint, peppermint, lemongrass, rose hips, and gingeroot.

I can’t stand anything w/ fennel or anise. Hot black teas (except orange pekoe bagged tea that you get when you go out to eat and chai teas) tend to upset my stomach.

I drink matcha daily and love flavoring it. I’m also in a constant search of preflavored matchas.

I’m constantly searching for information on how to prepare tea authentically according to its country of origin.

My Tasting Notes Ratings (edited 8/8/10)
1: I can’t even stand the raw leaf enough to make this (I’ve never owned a tea w/ this rating, but I’ve smelled some before buying resulting in me NOT buying them that were that bad)

2: I steeped this tea but couldn’t stand the aroma enough to get it past my nose

3: I immediately gagged at the 1st sip and spit it out.

4: I manageed to get the 1st sip down, but I tossed the rest.

5: I drank the 1st cup but I can’t bring myself to resteep

6: Made it thru the entire set of infusions but I can’t bring myself to tinker w/ the parameters and won’t be making it again.

7-10: Does not taste anything like the ingredients or name suggests (i.e. Adagio’s Sour apple)

11-25: I can taste some of the ingredients, but the flavor is severely lacking

25-49: Teas that I would not consider bad in their flavor profile, but certainly below average

50: Average.

51-69: Teas above averge, but I wouldn’t go as far as calling them “good”.

70-75: Very good, but still room for improvement

76-85: Above average flavor profile

86-90: REALLY good flavors

91-99: Almost PERFECTLY achieves the goal of the ingredients and name of the tea.

100: Abosolutely perfect teas!

Other Interests: GOD! and all things pertaining to Him and His children, my dog Madison, travelling, and coffee.

Favorite Music: ANYTHING Christian. I don’t normally listen to secular music, but I do love jazz and swing.

Favorite Movies: Romantic comedies mostly. My Sister’s Keeper, P.S. I Love You, Fireproof, National Treasure Trilogy (I CAN’T WAIT FOR THE 3rd ONE TO COME OUT!), Night at the Museum 1 & 2, Sister Act 1 & 2, Yes Man, Bruce & Evan Almighty, rarely watch animated movies but LOVE anything 3D.

Favorite Books: THE BIBLE!!! & My Sister’s Keeper

Favorite Quotes: “A sad soul can kill you far quicker than a germ”- John Stienbeck "

Criticism is something we can avoid easily by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing”- Aristotle

“You should always carry burdens, but they should never be your own”- me

“You have enemies? Good. That means you’ve stood up for something, sometime in your life.” ~ Winston Churchill

“Mom was right, ‘because I say so’ is enough- at least when it comes to God.”- me

Favorite Foods: fried calamari, lemon chicken, anything w/ buffalo sauce.

Favorite Places: WA state, Switzerland, Orlando

Places I Want to Visit: Hawaii, Africa

Anything Else: I was born with a birth defect called Spina Bifida which is the failure of the spinal column to close en utero. Because of this I am a parapelegic and use a manual wheelchair.