Adagio Teas

I’ve been on a black tea kick as of late, so I thought I’ve give one of my past favorite oolongs a try. I still like it, but after getting caught up in office mumbo jumbo, my cup was cold and yucky. I still drank what was left, but it was consumed with a little snarl on my face. Tea shouldn’t make you snarl.

After trying several new teas, I had to go back to basics. Simple, mellow and tasty Wuyi Oolong…you’ve always been good to me. I haven’t forgotten about you. We’re cool, bro.

I’m loving the new grading system. Slide scales, cute little grading faces, oh my. More shiny things to keep me distracted from work. YAY!

Another Wuyi morning. I’m really enjoying this tea…it might be my favorite Oolong so far.

Totally decent. I’ll be sad when I run out.

Great 1st and 2nd steep. I just have a sample tin, but I will probably buy a larger one when I run out. I used a little bit of Splenda and it came out wonderful. I thought it tasted better and better as the cup cooled down.

It makes no sense, but it is a bit creamy tasting; perhaps it is the coconut!

Mixed with Realli Vanilli Rooibos from Herb + Ginger… Smooths it out nicely.

I bought a sample of this to try out as a morning “get psyched!” cup of tea… I very much prefer the red-hot version of cinnamon to the true-to-life type, so this one’s OK in my book.

Over ice was much better than hot, but I’m still not a fan. Very disappointing, as I usually love peach iced tea.

Not great hot. I’ll give it another try over ice.

With a hint of spearmint. Pretty good

Decent tea, the smokiness can be good by itself, but I think it needs to be mixed with something else.

Mixed it with an equal portion peppermint, wasn’t bad, but I think Gunpowder by itself was better, or maybe I just need a better ratio.

Great flavor. Tastes sort of like cacao, if the cacao had been next to a low fire.

The strawberry flavor is just bold enough, and actually tastes like strawberry should.

Gotta love this tea. Very grassy, and quite smooth going down. I also love how the leaves feel.

My first tea from the Yunnan region of China and I’m liking it. It took a bit of getting used to because of it’s strong flavor but it is very enjoyable. It has the dark color of coffee, the immediate taste of black tea but is smokey with a bit of a nutty and almost fruity flavor. A full bodied tea that I’d say is worth a try.

I have discovered something. This is my “frumpy” tea. I’ve noticed that when I drink this tea, it’s usually on a blah day. And yes, I’m wearing another hoodie. (Green Bay Packers if you want to know.) Drinking this tea hot = frumpy. Drinking this tea iced in the Summer = good times and fun outside. Pretty drastic difference, yet still enjoyable either way. I didn’t have any dried blueberries in this cup, so I’m not tempted with eating them this time.

Do you guys have a mood tea? I have days where the tea kind of decides my mood…and other days where my mood decides the tea. Yes, very prophetic, I know.