Adagio Custom Blends

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Had to begin with a little extra caffeine today…

I love, love, love this tea – but am slightly biased as its creator. :) The smoky flavor is subtle, just like the taste from a campfire after roasting a marshmallow. I always liked to burn my marshmallows to a crisp so that the inside was extra gooey; this tea captures that childhood memory perfectly.

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With this fixed version I am in love! I am on my second cup of it; surprisingly it can be resteeped, just once, but hey, that’s better than nothing. I love the subtle smoky aftertaste. The original version was still decent but this one is off the charts, said the creator, modestly. :)

RachanaC (Rachel)-iHeartTeas

Any chance you could spare a bit of this one to send me when you send my other package along? Thanks

KeenTeaThyme

Of course! I have plenty. :) Anything else you’d like to try?

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I fixed this tea on Adagio by using just 10 percent of the smoky Lapsang Souchong and the remaining 90 percent split between vanilla oolong and cream black tea. I LOVE how this one turned out! It’s bold, strong, and in-your-face vanilla/cream with a smoky aftertaste, just like a toasted marshmallow.
The original blend was good, but I’m not a big fan of Lapsang Souchong apparently. A subtle smoky flavor – like a marshmallow fresh from the fire – works perfectly. YUM!
One thing – don’t drink before bed or you’ll be wired. :)

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I really like how this one turned out! I’m completely biased here, folks, as I am the creator. But I blended this for the first time at home with samples, and then decided to try it here.

I’m not a huge lapsang souchong fan, but the smoky tone works well with the vanilla and cream flavors. The original percentage was 30 percent lapsang souchong to 20 black and 50 vanilla oolong, but I think even 20 percent lapsang souchong would work.

The lapsang souchong is smoky just like a campfire. And the vanilla cream combo tastes like a marshmallow. I’m pretty pleased. :)

P.S. Careful with brewing. I’m not normally too picky about brewing times, but this one can’t go any longer than five mins without tasting bitter and horrid.

Preparation
170 °F / 76 °C 4 min, 15 sec
KeenTeaThyme

I updated the blend today to 10 percent lapsang souchong and the remaining a split between the cream black tea and vanilla oolong. While I like the original version, the updated blend should be truer to its name.

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Huge fan of the office so of course I had to try. . .This one is different. . .I have a feeling its better iced. Its a very tart tea with the ‘berry blast’ & raspberry patch. They completely overwhelm the lemongrass. There is on a hint of it. Prolly not one I’d get again. Wish you could buy the custom blends off of Adagio in smaller portions. Oh well. I’ll save it for the summertime and ice it.

Preparation
Boiling 8 min or more
ambientqueenie

Dutifully noted! I, too, wish we could buy sample sizes of custom blends, but Adagio seems to want the extra dollas.

I don’t own this tea myself; I gifted it to my boyfriend, who loved it for thematic and decaf purposes. I had some too, though, and I thought it mighty zippy. I did indeed have a reason for the lack of lemongrass, and that reason was, simply, well, I don’t really like lemongrass. Fun fact! :P (When overpresent, I feel it evokes too much grass and not enough lemon.) I do like a hint of lemon, though, so go figure. Perhaps I shall up the percentage!

Summer can’t come fast enough, man, although we could all bust out ye olde iced-tea makers in the thick of winter. Seasonal teavolution!

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81

Too hot! Will make it at a lower temperature this time. Good for late-night sipping though, because the rooibos in it is caffeine-free.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 30 sec

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85

Thank you to TeaEqualsBliss for sending me some of this!

A pleasant fruity flavor to this. Sweet and not too tart, but a nice berry tingle in the finish. I like it better as it cools, because I find it a little more tart when it is hot. The cherry flavor really seems to come alive as it cools.

A really nice blend. I am off to write a review for the Tea Review Blog now…

Preparation
175 °F / 79 °C 5 min, 0 sec
TeaEqualsBliss

I like this better as an iced or cold drink too! Thanks for the nice review! :)

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85

Another sample from Rachel! Thank you so much.

I admit, I hadn’t looked at the ingredients in this blend until I was trying to decide between having this one, or the Thai Chai. What, this has Thai Chai in it? Heck, yeah!

I really like what the cream and vanilla do to the chai. It’s still Thai chai, but has this vanilla taste and creamy texture. Absolutely delicious and exactly what I was wanting for my last caffeinated pot of the day! Sad, though: it’s all gone now.

Preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 3 min, 0 sec
Angrboda

Doo-bi-do-bi-doo-ba-doo-bi-do-bi-doo-ba Agent P!
It’s the caffeine-inator!

RachanaC (Rachel)-iHeartTeas

@Angrboda that is freaking AWESOME! Love the reference.

Angrboda

I have his theme song stuck in my head now, though. :p

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84

I used up the last bit of sample today. It was a nice and refreshing blend. Mild creaminess and rounded mint was a good idea after dinner. I had this with some sugar and milk.

I’m trying to drink up as much tea as possible! I made a lot of tea orders from several sites. :)

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 15 sec

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84

Meghann sent me a sample and I finally got around to trying it today. :)

Hello warmth! It is so cold outside! The flavor was very unexpected! I had expected more mint but I got more vanilla and a nice hint and aftertaste of mint. It is so creamy and warm. Just a lovely blend. I added a little agave and milk. It made the vanilla stand out even more. Yum! SO warm. Just right for this cold day.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 0 sec

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65

First, a note: this was mixed 50/50 with Adagio’s Currant tea.

I tried this plain, and it was too bitter and tannin-heavy. I added some sugar, and it was still too bold, so I tried a splash of milk. Perfect! The currant flavor masks a lot of the overpowering nature of Birthday, so the vanilla came out as an overtone very pleasantly. Still relatively one-dimensional, but hot and sweet and perfect for a birthday.

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 4 min, 30 sec

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70

Ah, the day after Thanksgiving. If ever there was a day to try this tea, this is it. Especially since Round 2 is tonight.

I can taste the vanilla and cream mainly here, along with the oolong. The chai spices are there but seem to be more background notes, though there’s one that I can’t identify that’s trying to take over the entire show.

Overall, it’s pretty good, but somehow I doubt this one little pot is going to undo the pecan pie from yesterday!

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec

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Finishing up the last bit of this from Rachel. Have lowered the steeping temperature to hopefully improve this blend.

It did improve. The bitter citrus pith taste is nearly gone. But there’s no pomegranate and no tangerine flavor, either. Just a breakfast tea taste. I’ll be able to finish this pot, but won’t be visiting this one again.

Actually, I imagine this is what the “tea” from the beverage machine in Hitchhiker’s Guide tastes like. It’s more tea-like than actual tea.

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 3 min, 0 sec
Meghann M

I like that you referenced Hitchhiker’s Guide! Sorry to hear that the tea wasn’t very tea-y.

Jaime

I’m a nerd. I totally admit to that. Marvin is perhaps my favorite robot, though Robot from Lost in Space is right up there, too.

RachanaC (Rachel)-iHeartTeas

Not a huge fan of this one either.

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I love Dr. Who, and was so excited to try this tea. Rachel sent me some! Thank you so much!

I can’t help but think our favorite Time Lord would not approve. I taste no pomegranate, nor tangerine. I taste tea and bitter citrus pith.

I can’t help but think that the Daleks would have only one word to say to this tea: Exterminate!!

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec
RachanaC (Rachel)-iHeartTeas

Yeah I wasn’t a huge fan either. It is one I had from a pass. I was hoping it would find a better home with you. At least it was worth a try but I had a feeling you would feel the same as I. No worries, the fun is in the journey.

Jaime

I’m so glad I got to try it…I had been thinking of investing in it. I love pomegranate and tangerine, so I thought this’d be perfect. I am going to tweak the parameters next time around…maybe I can get the flavors to work!

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65

tried this hot and it wasn’t bad. Not my favorite though. I’ve heard it’s better iced, so I’ll try that next time. It smells like it would make good iced tea.

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Finishing up the last bit of this that MeghannM sent to me. Didn’t have quite enough for a full pot, so I just upped the steep by a minute. Delicious! I definitely need to invest in more of this: it’s smooth, creamy, and reminds me of mint chocolate chip ice cream. And the mint really helps to warm me from the inside out!

And back to the snow day schedule: knitting and Lifetime Christmas movies on Hulu!

Preparation
Boiling 4 min, 0 sec

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95

I’ve been in the holiday spirit, and have decided that I’m going to put my Christmas tree up this weekend. It’s been a number of years since I’ve bothered with it, but I’m really feeling the season.

So I reached for this on this cold, winter-like morning. Vanilla and mint together always gives me the warm holiday fuzzies. Meghann tucked some of this into my sampler box. Creamy vanilla, smooth black tea, and the perfect amount of mint to give you a pleasing zing and warm fuzzy feeling. This is delicious!! Thanks so much for sending some my way!

Preparation
Boiling 3 min, 0 sec

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57

The last of this. It was not bad, but I am not sad to see it go.

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57

With a bit of milk, this morning.

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57

Still drinking for the caffeine

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