Watermelon Cooler

I ordered Adagio Teas’ "Summer Teas " 4-sample pack because it was in the 90s for a week and a half. Feeling as if summer was going to linger longer than usual, “Watermelon Cooler” seemed like a good choice. It was!
It is! This cooler is a light, tasty tisane which tastes like summer. The directions read, “Steeping: 1 teaspoon per cup / 5-10 mins @ 212 F / 100 C”. There were 23 grams in the packet. I made 2/3rd of it first in 50 oz of hot water, let it steep for a little over an hour.
As it cooled, all the little dehydrated apple cubes were at the top of the pot, where I strained them out—then ate them. (Why waste them? Quite tasty from their steeping, too!) But even after all that steeping time, the tea itself was on the weak side.
I drained off some of the finished tea into a smaller teapot, which went into the refrigerator.
I boiled some more water, threw the last third of the packet into the original teapot, then poured in 25 ounces of boiling water. To make sure this batch would be stronger, I added the previously steeped tea leaves & (what was left of the) fruit, plus maybe 10 ounces of the first batch of tea. (The last of the first batch which wouldn’t fit in the pot going in the fridge.)
Not unsurprisingly, the tea has a much greater depth of flavor. I can taste berries, more sweetness, more of the watermelon flavor, and a slight rose petal hint, which I hadn’t before.
Next time I would make the entire 23 gram (0.8 ounce) packet, let it steep for at least an hour, then strain and refrigerate it. I’ve found any time I’ve had to make a delicately flavored tisane it ALWAYS takes more time and literal concentration of the ingredients to bring out more flavor. This is a tasty, summery drink that’s worth the work. Enjoy!

Another cold brew, using two pouches for my 1L pitcher.

This is a nice enough watermelon tisane, it’s fairly light but has a nice watermelon candy sort of flavor, with a bit of tartness adding dimension. I would say the watermelon itself is partway between candy and fresh watermelon.

My only complaint would be that it could be just a bit stronger IMO, and this is with me already using double the recommended amount. But it still makes a nice, light refresher for the summertime.

I was excited about the concept of this one, but I brewed a pot and I wasn’t a fan – it was too watered down – maybe you’re not supposed to double steep this? I’ll give it another try and just steep it once, and see if I like it any better.

Cold Brew Sipdown (900)!

I liked this more as a cold brew – it’s less distinctly apple tasting and has more of a sweet, mellow watermelon flavour. What was most interesting, surprising, and also delicious was that in cold brewing this tea it also tasted quite creamy as well. Watermelon and cream/vanilla is sort of a strange thing to think about for me as a combination but I enjoyed it a lot in this format.

Not sure I would order this again, as I do typically prefer a juicier and more robust flavour from any melon tea that I purchase but I do think it’s a nice blend. If you’re trying it, I have to recommend going with a cold style of preparation. It’s just so much nicer that way.

Got a sample of this awhile ago, finished it right away. Thought since I’m waiting for new samples, this would be a good time to try to fill in some tea/tisane that I enjoyed in the past.^^

First off, if you like watermelon, I highly recommend this herbal tea. I enjoyed it so much. It was perfect for my late, late, laaaaate evenings since it’s caffeine free. The liquor is a light pink, and it has chunks of apple, a bit of Cranberry, Hibiscus Flowers and few more healthy ingredients. It was so refreshing, and tastes like the juice of a watermelon. I had it hot and also iced. Both ways it was thoroughly enjoyable. Probably my favorite herbal tea/tisane up to date but to be honest, I haven’t drank that many :P. I do remember that I had to steep it longer because the taste is pretty faint, and I loved the taste so much that I steeped twice as long.

This tastes like watermelon candy. I’ve definitely had better melon teas, but this is nice enough. Just go in expecting sour watermelon candy. Not sure if I would repurchase, but I don’t regret my cheap sample!

Got this as a free sample in my most recent order. I saw Adagio teasing us with free watermelon tea on Twitter and I couldn’t resist. So I made a small end-of-summer order.

The contents of the pouch look like a mix of dried apple cubes and red potpourri. The apple pieces were all clumped together, so I broke them up with my spoon. Now, I haven’t had an Adagio tisane in like ten years. I tried a few back in the day and thought they were good, but I need my caffeine fix and without that, those teas were basically expensive juice that I had to assemble myself.

But… but watermelon. So, the pouch gave a range of 5-10 minutes. I went with 8, preparing it strong to go over ice. It didn’t come out quite as bright pink as I was expecting with the hibiscus content. It’s more of a peachy pink. Kinda like cantaloupe. However, the flavor is pretty spot on. Very melony despite how much apple is in it. And it’s very natural-tasting… not like a Jolly Rancher or anything like that. I’m really looking forward to blending it with a coconut black tea in the morning.

Big disclaimer, though — I used twice as much tea as you’re supposed to. I’ve had a bunch of teas like this and by now I know what’s up.

I think this herbal is amazing. It tastes exactly like biting into a piece of warm watermelon. I have only had it hot, but I think it would be awesome cold. My husband, who does not like flavored tea at all, even liked the taste of this. I will definitely be repurchasing this one.

Drinking it hot, it tastes like someone microwaved watermelon. I love it.

This is tasty, but I found that one sample pack didn’t make a full pitcher cold steeped, like most of the other herbal blends I cold steep. However, it did have a juiciness that very much resembles fresh watermelon. I would consider repurchasing even if just to give it a go with the right amount of tea.