New Tasting Notes

As with most bagged green tea, this leaves me unimpressed. However, I admit that this might be because I only drink this tea when I’m not at home (such as at work), meaning I have very little control over brewing temperature (it’s usually at boiling). It’s not a bad tea, however.

Fabulous tea. Strong scent, but flavor to me is gentle and smooth. Slight bitter aftertaste, definitely better not to let it cool too much though as mine tends to get an almost sour flavor when it does.

I absolutely love this blend. It’s fresh and smooth and I always keep it on hand.

It’s great in the summer, iced. The blueberry flavor is strong but not overwhelming.

Since I only make this on special occasions (such as when I have a green tea-drinking friend over) I don’t actually remember the details of this tea. Except that I liked it. ^^;

It smells really good. It’s just what you’d expect from a decent peach white tea – I prefer to drink it iced.

I love mixing this with both peppermint and chamomile. Soothing and refreshing.

As with most of my teas that aren’t in my “daily regimen”, I haven’t drunk this in a while, but I liked it enough to buy it after having a to-go cup of it.

This is my go-to tea anytime I’m feeling under the weather. It’s always refreshing, soothes the throat and stomach. I sometimes mix it with the spearmint and it’s even better.

This smells so good. It really does have a creamy taste to it, and the black tea itself is of pretty good quality. I don’t often drink it on its own, but it’s wonderful mixed with other fruit teas.

Adagio has so many strange blends that end up being absolutely delicious…

When I need that extra morning boost, I always crack out my hearty iris breakfast tea. Not only does it wake me quite well, it also gives me a metaphorical punch to the face!

Their masala chai is one of the better that I’ve tasted, and I’ve tasted a great many masala chai blends.

Excellent when I need to relax after a frustrating day.
A comment on The Tea Garden itself, though: I am unimpressed with how a professional tea store stores their teas in glass containers and packages teas that customers have bought in bags with plastic windows. Customers can store their own tea however they want, but a store that makes its business out of selling teas should be protecting them properly from light, not just air.

Very smooth! Vanilla always goes well with a rooibus tea.

Adagio does the vanilla rooibus the best, however. Hands down!

I’m not a big fan of Jasmine teas, but this was pretty okay!

I would often mix this in a 1:2 ratio (1 being the peppermint) with Teavana’s Chinese Honey Dew White tea. I had a lot of trouble figuring out exactly how to brew it, considering the significant difference in brewing methods for white teas and tisanes. But when I occasionally did get it just right, I called it my “happiness tea”. It’s been a looong time since I’ve made this blend for myself, though.
I can’t remember how I liked the peppermint tea on its own, though.

The perfect tea for what felt like the first day of spring in Seattle. I love packing this into my portable (loose leaf friendly!) tea container and making the office smell amazing.

About a tablespoon of honey combined with 1/4 cup lime juice and hot water to fill mug. Use this to stave off hunger, drink when bored, and especially useful when I have colds.