Cherry Marzipan Oolong

Some days you want a tea to wake you up, sometimes you want to be soothed. This is one of those teas I reach for when I’ve had a less than excellent day.

The tea tastes gentle. It’s the liquid version of a pastry from your childhood. If you tried the pastry itself today it would taste of nothing but sugar… but that memory…

The marzipan and cherry blend beautifully, layered on top of a smooth oolong. Not too astringent, no bitterness, and wonderfully fragrant, it holds its own even with the added notes.

I love to wrap myself around a warm cup and disappear from the world for a while. Nothing touches me with this tea as fuzzy memory armor. Uncomplicated taste, uncomplicated joy, simple sophistication.

10/10

I don’t like Adagio’s cherry flavoring, but I still grabbed a single serving of this one from the last TTB because I do love marzipan. Unfortunately, the cherry really dominated the flavor. I didn’t taste any marzipan, and the oolong base was pretty thin/nonexistent. Oh well!

Day 14 of 2022 advent calendar

Love oolongs and this one does not disappoint. Love all the flavors, in particular the tartness of the cherries in this tea

Adventaggedon Day Fourteen – 4/6

I was so excited to try this tea when I saw it this morning. I actually thought it might have been new for the advent because I had no recollection of ever seeing it on Adagio’s site, but I see Steepster reviews dating back a few years so that doesn’t seem to be the case.

I have a 50/50 track record with Adagio’s oolong teas – I seem to love or hate them. My favourite (non fandom) blend from Adagio is an oolong though, and in general I tend to really like the cherry flavouring they use. So lots of promise here! I think the name is spot on for the taste; it was sweet yet nutty with a bright cherry note that made me think a little bit of the nostalgic cherry slushies I used to get from the ice cream store when I would visit my grandma in the summer – with a pump of “shocker” (aka malic acid). That sounds like it shouldn’t work with the more mineral and roasty oolong base, but it was great. The whole thing kind of had Amaretto Sour vibes in such a fun and yummy way.

I’m not sure if it’s my favourite tea of the day, since there were a lot of really strong teas today. However, it’s definitely my favourite Adagio blend in the advent so far, and it will 100% be going on my ‘to order’ list for whenever I next end up placing an Adagio order.

Today’s Advent Photos: https://www.instagram.com/p/CmKhQbAOFKi/

Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C8qf2Kv_AA

Backlogging – Adagio Advent Calendar Day 4

This advent calendar is not really for me so far. Bizarre non-christmas flavors and some of my most despised. Lots of Rooibios and such.

I don’t like Cherry teas, just like I didn’t like the prior day’s bananas teas. I will say that this one wasn’t a BAD Cherry – it is NOT Cough Syrup Cherry or overwhelming cherry. As a personal preference not something I enjoy much, but wasn’t awful and I could drink it. The oolong base was standard

Marzipan, like many things, can be really tasty or will make you not want to try it again. Until you forget your last experience. At first I was excited to try this one but then I remembered Marzipan is made with almonds, so I passed my tea to my husband. The aroma is quite nice. The almond flavoring is stronger than anticipated. The husband says it was good. More floral than your usual one.

Steep:
212°F
3 min
Metal Strainer

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: cherry, almond
Liquor: translucent dark red brown
Steeped Tea Smell: vegetal, stone fruit
Flavor: vegetal, cinnamon, almond
Aftertaste: cinnamon, almond

Surprisingly hot steep temperature, pleasantly surprised not cough syrup cherry, but wish there was a touch more cherry.

Post-Steep Additives:
Sugar
stronger cherry flavor, still almond and cinnamon aftertaste

Re-Steep:
6min 212F
cherry, almond, vegetal, lightly flavored vegetal oolong – really nice resteep

Second Re-Steep:
Weak, unflavored vegetal oolong, but drinkable

Rating: 3/4 leaves

Leaf system:
1=Bleh! not again if it were free
2=Acceptable, if it were free or there were limited other tea options
3=I might purchase this tea from time to time, or select it while out
4=A staple in our cupboard from now on, I will purchase and keep purchasing

YouTube
opening the calendar – https://youtu.be/SbN6QycbaPA
first steep – https://youtu.be/5GaZwIiiGys
resteep – https://youtube.com/shorts/NQy17RyekVY
third steep / second resteep – https://youtu.be/-KAZwNdvMMI

TikTok
opening the calendar – https://www.tiktok.com/circuitswan/video/7152713220921347374 first steep - https://www.tiktok.com/circuitswan/video/7153361389653069102
Resteep – https://www.tiktok.com/circuitswan/video/7153860991984635182 Third Steep / Second Resteep - https://www.tiktok.com/circuitswan/video/7153870019896773934

Twitter – https://twitter.com/CircuitSwan/status/1580438915982716928

Blog Post – https://amazonv.blogspot.com/2022/10/adagio-teas-loose-leaf-oolong-tea.html

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Backlog from last night. . . .

This was another blend from the Adagio Advent Calendar. I have heard some pretty high reviews of this blend from others but this blend was not for me. I honestly didn’t get much flavor at all until the very last lingering note where I picked up some cherry. It sounds amazing and maybe my taste buds are off, but this one just didn’t hit the mark for me.

Adagio Advent Calendar – Day 4

Oh boy, this isn’t going to be good… Cherry flavoring so often tastes like cough medicine to me, and I haven’t been feeling the almond/marzipan teas lately. It hardly seems like a good combination for me, but here are are.

Yeah, definitely not for me. It’s cloyingly sweet and the cherry tastes very medicinal. There’s a candylike edge to it as well, and a somewhat chalky note. The oolong base seems fine, with a mild dry leafy flavor.

But no thank you, no cherry candy medicine tea for me… :P

https://www.instagram.com/p/CIZQKB4gxpy/

(today’s advent teas: https://www.instagram.com/p/CIYX874AFsO/)