Hazelnut

I am currently out of my chestnut tea, which is one of my favorite Adagio teas, so I was pleased to get this one as part of my annual tea-gifting that my friends and I do amongst each other. Hazelnuts are more common than chestnuts in some types of things, but they’re less common in tea, and this one was quite good and scratched the same itch as the chestnut.

It’s a lovely nutty flavor, along with the proper “yes there is black tea in here” and it brewed twice without notable degradation in flavor.

Since this one is so similar in terms of what I would be drinking it for, I’m unlikely to seek it out when I have Chestnut in the house – but if Chestnut is unavailable for some reason, I will swap it in without compunction and be just as happy.

Definitely a success.

Discovering Adagio teas, episode #3 (out of 12).

I just love the smell of hazelnut in the afternoon!
it already smelled great right after opening the zip bag and I absolutely don’t mind that this smell comes from flavourings.
And after steeping it smells even better! Just like a delicious hazelnut cake or a pancake with hot nutella.
And the taste is also very full, complex, malty, not as sweet as could be expected. Delicious pastry tea really full of hazelnut flavour.

Sipdown! 179/397

I think I’m going to miss this tea more than I thought I would. Before I started drinking loose leaf tea, I would get black tea with a shot of hazelnut syrup when I went out to a coffee shop with my friends. This is so nostalgic for me because it reminds me of that time, and not only that but once you add the tiniest drop of milk to hide the astringency from the Adagio base, it’s a really tasty cup. The hazelnut is rich and creamy, with an almost caramel-like quality to it which makes this feel like a treat. I bet this would be a lovely tea to have with pancakes on a lazy morning. Adding to my wishlist. I probably wouldn’t buy a large quantity of this, but it’s something I’d like to have in for the occasions when I want a bold, nutty cup of tea.

It’s OK, very nutty, not much tea flavor. Probably Won’t buy again.

I’ve been drinking so much of this tea that in the past 3 months I’ve gotten through a good amount of my initial 3oz. If you know me and the sheer amount of teas I’ve accumulated since I’ve started on steepster, that’s pretty unprecedented. For my birthday I got myself the 16oz bag. Tehehe

Is it the best tea ever? No
Is it a good daily drinker? Yes
Is it cheap? Yes
Will I get sick of it before I ever finish 16oz? Maybe.

Extremely drying and tongue-curling, but going down the aroma is great, the flavor is delicious and has a good end note of hazelnut on the tongue. It’s not my cup of tea, but it’s still really good. If hazelnut and black are your things…

So I was busy washing the dishes this morning and forgot I was steeping tea. Ack. And I was especially worried because this tea had a pretty short recommended steep time (3 min) and I’d never tried it before. Ruining my first pot of this tea was NOT how I wanted to begin my morning!

Surprisingly, it doesn’t taste in the least oversteeped. Not bitter at all. I did add a healthy amount of almond milk and truvia, but that was more a matter of personal preference than actual need.

I like how another reviewer described this tea as “ferarro rocher minus the chocolate,” because that’s exactly what this is. The hazelnut flavor is VERY strong, and pleasant. Honestly, it makes me want to have this with “Chocolate Chip” tea from now on, I won’t lie. :-)

i love this one! i make it either with a bit of milk and honey either just as it is. eitherway i love it! the hazelnut smells and tastes just right for a comforting winter drink.

Not bad, but not great, won’t re-order. I think I have maybe one more cup in the sample pouch. OK work tea.

Steepster’s really being a butt tonight, isn’t it? Doesn’t want to load pages for me half of the time. Anyway… This is one of the samples I picked up with my Adagio order because I had tried a fandom blend with hazelnut in it and found that part of it tasty. The leaves themselves (according to the description, it’s a Ceylon base) are widely varied in size and a dark chocolate brown in color. I don’t see any of the nut pieces shown in the picture in my sample. Scent is very creamy, rich, and nutty though.

Meh, this is pretty good. Obviously the base tea is fairly crappy, which I expected. It just tastes like a generic bagged black tea and there’s a touch of astringency even at 3 minutes. The hazelnut flavoring is nice though, it manages to be creamy and rich even though there’s no cream in the cup. I’m not sure whether I would describe it as hazelnut exactly, it’s closer to perhaps macadamia? Some kind of very buttery and rich nut. Overall, tasty and would be much improved by sugar and milk, I’m sure.