New Tasting Notes

I just wrote a quick Haiku in honour of this tea:

Time to get up now;
Hug a mug of malty joy:
Assam tea.

The purple color is reason enough to drink this, but I actually enjoy the flavor. I’m not a fan of fruit teas, but with the right temperature and steeping this ends up tasting more floral. Just be careful not to spill on light clothes!

Grabbed a bag of this during my conference Saturday afternoon, because it was the only thing left. Because of the yellow bag, I was expecting chamomile and was instead hit with spearmint. Bleh.

Before I say anything, I need to say that the blueberry flavor in this is STRONG. So strong that my ingenuiTea smelled like blueberries for a week. Aside from that, this is a good tea. Not my favorite blueberry tea, but it’s still very good. I’d definitely recommend it.

I guess it’s kinda odd to review a tea I made, but I’m going to anyway. :) It’s a blend of three green teas and tastes very fresh and clean with a hint of Froot Loops. To get a perfect cup, I brew two teaspoons per cup at 180 degrees. This tea was featured and reviewed on Adagio TeaV on March 23rd, ’09.

Soft, fragrant and floral; very light and sweet. This is quickly becoming a favorite for relaxing in the evening!

Every once in a while, I buy a box of Sleepytime purely because of some insomnia induced impulse. Then I’ll brew a cup that evening only to remember that spearmint is my least favorite of the mints. So Sleepytime ends up being one of my tea cabinet staples, purely because it’ll take me years to finish off a box and I just can’t bring myself to toss out tea. I brewed a really weak cup tonight, mostly for the warmth.

I threw a sample of this on my last order simply because, c’mon, blueberry tea? I’m floored by how delicious it’s turned out to be, and I don’t know what sort of blend it is—flavor oil, actual blueberry bits, etc.—but it is amazingly fragrant as well.

Usually, I love anything cherry. But this… it was just not what I was hoping for. The cherry taste seemed way too strong and artificial. I was reminded of cherry cold medicine and never finished my sample tin.

Love it! The flavor is amazing. Very vivid and sweet. It’s almost perfect without sweeteners, and the little dried berry bits are pretty tasty by themselves. It has absolutely no bitterness and a hint of apple flavor. It’s like brewing tea out of trail mix!

Another favorite of mine from Adagio. It’s great hot, and has a sweet taste and scent. Almost floral, but in a good way. Whenever I place an order at the site, I always get a sample tin to keep around.

This is my all-time favorite tea. I started drinking this back in middle school after watching Captain Jean-Luc Picard order it aboard the Enterprise on Star Trek: The Next Generation. I generally fix this using my Sunbeam Tea Drop tea maker, which brews up to 28oz of tea.

Steeped 5 minutes.

A great spice tea. It tastes similar to apple cider, but with a powerful addition of cinnamon.

staple green in a pouch. yums.

Steep for 2 minutes & serve over ice & honey. My new favorite drink to make at the TG. It’s calming, decaf, & has an extremely smooth taste.

Yummy creamy minty bedtime goodness. Almost out.

This is a good tea that is very smooth and flavorful

Too Bitter. Nothing about it is even tea-like…maybe it’s drastically different iced…I hope so…NOT good warm/hot.

A mild tea for late afternoon. Simple.

nice blend of fruits and spice.

Nice twist on Green Tea. Not over powering – Green – and the lemon isn’t too lemony either. Nice Mix. No scent, tho. Pretty good for an inexpensive, bagged tea.