62

Adagio CommuniTEA – April 1st, 2023

So for some reason I decided to try the Adagio communiTEA box for this month. Don’t ask why, because I don’t have a good answer, considering I don’t generally like Adagio. I guess I thought it was a novel idea and the price of $19 for a month worth of samples is very reasonable.

This first tea is (I assume) meant for April Fool’s Day. It’s a fandom blend that’s essentially all the most divisive tea ingredients, blended into a single tea. So it has puerh, red rooibos, lapsang, bergamot, hibiscus, and rose.

I was fully prepared for it to be terrible, but honestly I don’t taste much of anything other than lapsang. There’s a hint of orange, a hint of bergamot, maybe a tiny bit of puerh earthiness. But mostly it tastes like a generic lapsang souchong.

Flavors: Bergamot, Citrus, Earthy, Meat, Mineral, Orange, Savory, Smoked

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 12 OZ / 354 ML
Leafhopper

No licorice? :D

Cameron B.

Ha ha, that’s a good call. I definitely don’t like licorice root…

MiepSteep

Wow. That does sound like the most cursed tea in existence XD

Cameron B.

LOL it does sound like it, thankfully it didn’t taste too bad. I was almost disappointed with how not-bad it was ha ha.

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

Comments

Leafhopper

No licorice? :D

Cameron B.

Ha ha, that’s a good call. I definitely don’t like licorice root…

MiepSteep

Wow. That does sound like the most cursed tea in existence XD

Cameron B.

LOL it does sound like it, thankfully it didn’t taste too bad. I was almost disappointed with how not-bad it was ha ha.

Login or sign up to leave a comment.

Profile

Bio

Hi, I’m Cameron!

I’m a 30-something software engineer currently living in Austin, Texas with my husband and our two pugs, Gobo and Ume. I tend to cycle between my different hobbies, and they include piano, knitting, video games, board games, miniature painting, planners, bento, Korean skincare, and – of course – TEA! But really, what I’m best at is “collecting” hobby-related things… ;)

~ 2025 SIPDOWN CHALLENGE! ~
- July sipdowns: 0
- Total 2025 sipdowns: 103

I prefer my tea lukewarm or at room temperature and without milk or sugar. I steep Western style, and fluctuate between using big mugs or small teapots depending on the season.

I am always up for a swap! Just let me know if you’d like to try something in my cupboard.

Tea Preferences:
I enjoy both flavored and unflavored teas in many forms. These days, I drink mostly flavored teas, and I tend to gravitate most toward black, green, oolong, and herbal varieties. I do have a special fondness for straight Japanese green teas, however.

I do not sweeten my teas, and pre-sweetened teas are usually too sweet for me. I also do not enjoy stevia (or monkfruit, etc.).

I tend to reach for fruitier flavors rather than desserty ones these days, but I do have favorites from both categories. Willing to try anything once! There are a few ingredients/flavors that aren’t generally my jam, such as coconut, rose, lavender, and chocolate flavoring. But I also have teas that I love with some of those things, too! :)

Favorite Companies:
3 Leaf
Bird & Blend
Dammann Frères
Harney & Sons
Kyoto Obubu Tea Farms
Lupicia
Old Barrel Tea Co
Simpson & Vail
Taiwan Tea Crafts
TeaVivre

Tea Rating Scale:
90-100: Outstanding! Permanent cupboard resident
80-89: Great – a possible staple
70-79: Good, but I wouldn’t buy it
60-69: It’s decent
50-59: Meh… I may or may not have finished the cup
40-49: Ick. Couldn’t finish it.
00-39: Repulsive, I spat it out

I will sometimes refrain from rating a tea if I feel I’m too biased due to my personal dislikes, or if I suspect the sample has been compromised by age or scent contamination.

Cupboard Spreadsheet:
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1ZEuKf1-ppR-VXajO4vV39zU1N3zjFJteEPAynqD2yl0/edit?usp=sharing

Location

Austin, Texas

Website

https://www.instagram.com/tea...

Following These People

Moderator Tools

Mark as Spammer