1324 Tasting Notes
Another Sample from Adagio
The packet of this one smells like chocolate-covered cherries with maybe some almond in there.
Brewed up this tea tastes like well cheap dirt with a hint of cocoa and a hint of almond. The resteeping ended up tasting the same. This is probably the first real miss for me from Adagio so far.
Flavors: Almond, Artificial, Cocoa, Dirt, Metallic, Mineral
Preparation
Saw this one at Target well on the website and it sounded good based on the ingredients I decided it was worth the risk. Worst case scenario it turns out to be a licorice root bomb. Best case scenario it ends up being a favorite like say Tazo’s Lemon Loaf or Butterscotch Blondie Tea.
Verdict: I need to play with this one some more but this cup was, unfortunately, a licorice root bomb. I added up having to add some oat milk to it.
Flavors: Licorice, Sweet
Preparation
I wish my local grocers had this one! Maybe I’ll check our Target… I love sarsaparilla (and licorice)!
If you can’t find it I’ll send you a few bags to try (:
Mastress Alita, I think you’ll like it. I’m not a licorice fan, but it played nicely with the other ingredients in my cup and didn’t overwhelm too badly. It reminded me of caramel apples. I’ll have to try a round with milk.
Sounds intriguing, will have to look around at my local stores as well..
I’ll try steeping it for a bit shorter amount of time next time.
Another Sample from Adagio:
This one smells really yummy like the blueberry vitamin waters. Once steeped it tastes a lot like DavidsTea’s Blueberry Jam tea which is one I really enjoy. It’s sweet and you can definitely taste the blueberry flavor. I can’t however taste the white tea base at all. I wouldn’t mind purchasing a larger sample size of this for a future order.
Flavors: Blueberry, Sweet
Preparation
Sipdown #21:
Sipdown Challenge: National Compliment Day/Drink A Favorite Tea
I didn’t quite have enough of this one left for a large mug so I did mix a little bit of another milk oolong I have from The Coffee & Tea Exchange in with this one. (Does anyone know who they source their teas from by the way?) The other one is definitely more of a vegetal quality to it but hopefully, it won’t affect this cup too much. Milk Oolongs in general are a favorite of mine.
This one is somewhat creamy with strong floral notes specifically of orchid, it’s also slightly vegetal, and mineral-y. Wouldn’t recommend drinking this on an empty stomach but that goes for oolongs in general. I think I prefer this one as a latte even though I rarely make them. (drinking this one plain today)
Flavors: Creamy, Floral, Mineral, Orchid, Vegetal
