I couldn’t help but place an order for some Adagio favorites. I did pretty well the rest of the year with not buying much tea. First, Adagio could NOT have shipped this faster, especially around the holidays, especially due to the weather, especially due to two of these blends being custom blends, so they obviously had to make it fresh. A++ for that.
Here we have one of my custom blends, that I created AGES ago, and never tried it, because I never ordered it. And now I get to try it! I will say right now, the flavoring here has EXCEEDED my expectations. There is a ton of flavoring here. It is delicious. It’s vanilla and it’s apricot. I have loved both of these flavors from adagio before. The only thing better would be if actual vanilla bean was included. Also in this blend is a bit of Assam Melody, which I love to boost the black tea a bit. I really could have included maybe 10% more Assam Melody, but then that would diminish the existing flavor bomb. Of course, I could probably use 1 1/4 teaspoons of this and then add 1/4 teaspoon of my own assam melody… The best comparison I could make is Bird & Blend’s Peach Cobbler. It tastes very similar to that, but on that one I think the base is stronger. Sure, apricot does not equal peach, but I think both teas use a fluid flavoring. I love this blend. Some might say the base is a bit astringent and harsh… but I used 1 1/2 teaspoons here and possibly I should try one. Some might also say the flavor is TOO much, so possibly I could fit an extra 10% of Assam Melody in the recipe anyway. I’m very happy with it! Especially when I created it very early in my tea drinking days.
Steep #1 // 1 1/2 teaspoons // 20 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // just boiled // 3-4 minute steep
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Hi! I love tea and trying new ones – it adds a bit of variety to my day! Books, music, TV & movies are my thing… and tea, of course.
Some of my favorite tea shops (still operating):
birdandblendtea.com
teavivre.com
52teas.com
svtea.com
whisperingpinestea.com
justea.com
harney.com
Dammann Freres
fusionteas.com
shop.Javateaco.com
Lupicia
Octaviatea.com
Davidstea.com
eco-cha.com
what-cha.com
singleoriginteas.com
teasenz.com
tealyra.com
Mandalatea.com
verdanttea.com
Favorite tea shops (RIP):
butikiteas.com
steapshoppe.com
steepcityteas.com
aquartertotea.com
dellaterrateas.com
zentealife.com
angrytearoom.com
theteamerchant.net
joysteaspoon.com
tealiciousllc.com
Rivertea
Specialteas
Most of the teas listed in my cupboard are actually sample sizes. I don’t really have 2,000 ounces of tea around here! Many of my teas have only one teaspoon left… maybe two. But I like keeping them in my cupboard list for reference to what I could be sipping. Usually, I write tasting notes once for each tea. I’m still drinking them, just not writing tasting notes each time!
I’m always in search of: Hattialli, Qu Hao black, Jin Jun Mei, teas using marshmallow root.
My dislikes: hibiscus, ginger (unless in chai), turmeric, bee pollen, charcoal type flavors
My ratings:
95-100 – Super awesome deliciousness favorites – cupboard essential
80-95 – Also pretty delicious
65-80 – Pretty good
50-65 – Okay
1-50 – Probably won’t want to sip it again
My profile photo is from the graphic novel ‘Neverwhere’ by Neil Gaiman, Mike Carey, and Glenn Fabry. I have been using this profile well before sad allegations against the creator, so will continue to use it for now.
I’m planning on being a Steepsterer as long as there IS a Steepster, so if you’re not hearing from me, that means something happened to my health… if you know what I mean. (Or as evidenced by the great computer hiatus of 2019, something happened to my computer… I have a dumb phone so can’t access internet on that. As of 12/20/21 my wifi might start getting unreliable.)
Happy sipping!
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This sounds delightful!