I’m actually really surprised that I haven’t reviewed this tea already. I got this as a sample with an adagio order just because I wanted the free shipping, and it seems that all of y favourite teas are acquired that way. In the bag, this tea smells very much like fresh coconut, not artificial in the slightest and reminds me of playing coconut shys at fairs when I was younger, and then getting my dad to smash open the coconut prizes. I would drink the coconut water from the middle, little hairs and all, and I almost expected this tea to taste like that water. It doesn’t, however, but that’s not a bad thing!
Brewed, the Ceylon comes up behind the coconut scent and somehow makes it all toasty smelling, so that it now reminds me of coconut macaroons, a sweet that I absolutely love. I really want macaroons now. Mmmmm
Plain – partly because I overbrew ALL the time, and partly because I find the Adagio black tea base to be pretty astringent, this tea plain is sadly just so, so bitter. I mean, I just can’t drink it at all. There is no coconut taste, and I’m really searching for it, but all I can taste is bitter black tea.
With sugar – ah, there’s the coconut! The bitterness is still there, but the coconut comes through and holds its own pretty well. The astringency is still too much for me, though, so milk is a must. You can definitely tell that the taste is fresh coconut, though.
With sugar and milk – I added just a dash of skimmed milk, and it was enough to completely take away the astringency. And oh, the difference it makes! Sweet, creamy and exactly like fresh coconut. The tea is really thick tasting, adding to the creaminess, and is really satisfying and almost filling. The warm fuzzies it gave me are still sitting in my stomach comfortably, making it a perfect warm-up drink for a cold day.
With milk and sugar, this is the perfect coconut tea for me, fresh and still creamy and sweet. I have had four cups of this just today, and this will probably be a re-order once my sample is gone.
