This is the tea selection for Adagio’s “CommuniTEA” sampler for today, April 6th…
I didn’t realize that they included fandom blends in this sampler/activity and I really like that inclusion – it seems like an even deeper/richer way to involve their own community and give exposure to some of the wonderful people who put together these really thought out collections on the fandom half of the site.
This one is from a creator I’m not familiar with, but I do love some good Greek Mythology, so after making my cup I did immediately go look the creator up to see if they had more mythology blends – turns out they do, and some sound pretty interesting conceptually so I’m making a BIG mental note of that.
Apollo is one of the Greek Gods that I don’t know as much about, aside from the basics: brother of Artemis, God of music and dance as well as the sun! So, it makes a whole lot of sense to me for this blend to be really bright and lively, and heavy on the citrus flavours! I can 100% see the intention and deliberate selection that this creator put into their mix. The dry leaf smells super good too – you know the “effervescence” that sort of sprays out when you crack a can of Sunkist? That sweet, zingy and bright orange note? That’s EXACTLY how this smells!
Steeped up, it’s a bit mellower but that lovely juicy Sunkist orange/tangerine note is still really prominent, I like how much it pops over a white/green rooibos base a lot. It feels full of life! I also taste some other citrus elements, like grapefruit. It’s really well balanced and summery, perfect for Apollo! It also makes me excited to try the White Tangerine sample that I picked up, because I think it’s that juicy and bright tangerine note that I’m really honing in on. It’ll be excellent to taste that without it being cut by other teas…
Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/B-qAEidgVyt/
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=530sEJ16PQY
