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Adagio Advent Calendar Day 24

When I opened this window and saw the ingredient list my heart fell. Hibiscus was the second on the list., Sigh. I don’t care for hibiscus. But I dutifully brewed it because I told myself I would try each and every tea. It wasn’t bad. The hibby was there, but not as sour as so many fruit teas. As it cooled it became more appealing. I don’t plan this as part of a re-order, but if friends served this I could drink it easily. And it could be very refreshing iced on a hot day.

The tea advent is over. Part of me is glad, because now i can drink pots of teas I like, but part of me will miss my little evening ritual of opening the advent calendar to see what my treat will be. Wishing everyone a happy holiday season!

Adagio Advent Calendar Day 22

This one was nice. I didn’t get chocolate, but I did enjoy the earthy nuttiness. It was like a previous tea, Rooibos Pecan Turtle. I think I liked that one just a little bit more, but this was an easy cup to finish. If I place an order at the end of January or beginning of February, this could be a re-order. But I would be more likely to order the pecan turtle.

Adagio Advent Calendar Day 23

This one sounded quite good. And it wasn’t at all bad. I little light on the mint though. It seems like I am comparing a lot of the adagio teas to other teas and I tend to find Adagio wanting. Which is too bad, because if I didn’t have those other teas to compare to I would probably quite like some of these teas. This one, as I said, was nice. Pleasant. Years ago 52Teas had a honeybush tea called White Chocolate Grasshopper. I think. I remember being very happy with it. This one I would certainly drink again. But it will not be a re-0order.

Adagio Advent Calendar Day 21

Very nice. Smooth. My nose doesn’t work, so I often miss the flavors that bring a tea to life. I didn’t get a lot with this one, but I got a bit of chocolate, and something nutty, with a bit of sweetness that tasted creamy rather than artificial. I finished the cup and re-steeped. The second cup was a little lighter in flavor but still enjoyable. This one could be a re-order in the future.

I am diabetic and allergic to milk, so I generally do not add anything to my tea, but I wonder if this one would be even better with a little milk.

Adagio Advent Calendar Day ?? (Again, I lost track of which day this one from)

Loved it. Sweet from the cinnamon, warm and comforting on a cold North Dakota night.. It reminded me quite a bit of Good Earth’s Sweet N Spicy, which is one of my absolutely favorite evening cups. It is available at my Walmart and Natural Grocers, so locally obtainable. But this might very well be a re-order later this winter. I did really enjoy it.

Adagio Advent Calendar Day ? (I’ve lost track)

This one was from several night ago. Steepster has been giving me fits, being soooo slllooooww and then freezing before crashing.

This tea sounded so good. Spiced Blood Orange. What’s not to like? Well, the crazy punch of hibiscus, for one thing. Yowza. Maybe my pouch just ended up with a disproportionate amount of hibiscus, but that ws all I could really taste. I did not finish the cup, and this will certainly not be a re-order for me. It sadly ruined this tea for me.

Adagio Advent Calendar Day 20

I like a lot of Rooibos teas. I am not a fan of bergamot. I am a fan of Star Trek The Next Generation. Because of that I keep trying to find a Tea, Earl Gray, hot that I can enjoy. This is not it. I made it exactly per the instructions: emptied the single serve packet into my T-sac, and steeped it in boiling water for 5 minutes. It was so bitter I couldn’t finish it. Like way-too-much-leaf steeped-for-way-too-long bitter. Sad day. Not a re-order.

Adagio Advent Calendar Day 18

This was my first experience with chicory tea. It brewed up quite dark. It looked like coffee. It tasted…I am not sure how to describe it. A bit bitter, a bit sharp. When I drink coffee I have quite a bit of cream in it. Maybe I should have done that with this cup. The cinnamon was a nice addition, but it didn’t save it for me. I’m really glad this was in the advent calendar, because I’ve always wanted to try chicory tea but didn’t want to buy a 100 grams just to try it. So this was a no for me. I drank about half the cup.