So I’ve been sick but since colds generally don’t mess with my sense of taste, I’ve essentially been too lazy to make tea. Lol. Now the cold is mostly gone, I’m just coughing up stuff still and I’m sick of being sick. So I decided to make some tea and the cold be damned. Lol.
I got this one from Cavo from when she placed a large Adagio order through me awhile back. I figured the spice was familiar enough that I’d be able to tell in the off chance that the cold was messing with my taste.
This was….so-so to be honest. Really I’ve never been too impressed with of the blends with chai/with spices/etc in them. This one was what I’d expect from something with oriental spice in it. Unfortunately I didn’t get any of the tiger eye in this. The cinnamon and spices kinda overpowered everything. But again, especially from what I’ve experienced with other similar blends from Adagio, I wasn’t too surprised by this.
I still found it good, especially after adding a bit of cream and sugar, but I’m glad I was able to sample this and didn’t buy a bag of it first. Then again, I’ve learned not to buy entire bags of any sort of chai-esque blend from Adagio since they’re generally not my cup of tea.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML

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I wanted to cut soda out of my life, so I started drinking more tea. Now I’m quickly becoming addicted. But that doesn’t seem like so bad of a thing considering all there is out there to try.

I started with blacks, but oolongs are quickly becoming my new favorite. Unfortunately, I haven’t really been able to find a green or white tea that I really enjoy. Eventually maybe.

Always open for swaps. If you see something in my cupboard that you’re interested in, feel free to send me a message about it. I do have alot of sample sizes in my cupboard, so there might be a few that I won’t be able to swap. But it never hurts to ask. ^^

Likes – Fruity teas (Peach, Apricot & Pineapple to be specific, but I’d likely be open to others). I’m always on the lookout for a good caramel tea too…and a vanilla one. Or any sweet, dessert teas.
Oolongs and Blacks over any others.

Indifferent/Undecided – White teas are a bit delicate for me but I’m not opposed to trying something new. I haven’t yet found a green tea I like since I dislike vegetal flavors, but there has to be something out there. Coconut can be too strong, or alright depending on the tea.

Dislikes – Spicy/chai stuff not so much since I can’t seem to get past the spice taste to anything underneath. Anything overly astringent, though I can’t imagine anyone /liking/ astringency (but I’m probly wrong. Lol). Earl Greys, heavy florals, tart/sour teas, rooibos heavy, mint of any sort, vegetal, musky/leathery, citrus, hibiscus, coffee-esque flavors, lemon.

Allergies – Mangos, some nuts especially walnuts, cherries. Rose petals/heavy rose teas make me ill though it’s not an allergy so to speak. Heavy artificial flavors also make me ill.

Brief ‘How I rate things’ scale:
(Subject to change at any time. Lol)
100-80: I’d definitely reorder this/Keeping this in my cupboard.
79-50: Possibly reorder these. Either if there’s a sale or I’d consider swapping for it’s on a list and I don’t see anything else.
49-40: It’s alright. Glad I tried it but I won’t be ordering/reordering this.
39-20: Glad I tried before buying ‘cause I’d be ticked if I bought this. Ick.
20-lower: UGH! Get it away!

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