This month the green tea offered for the Selection Club was Sleeping Dragon from Adagio. While I’ve said before that I’m not a huge fan of the decision to add Adagio teas to their lineup, I do tend to prefer their unflavored teas to many of their other offerings. This particular tea didn’t wow me, I find it to be a pretty middle of the road green tea. It’s nothing exceptional, but certainly not something I would turn down if it were offered to me. The flavor is vegetal with a hint of smoke and a slight astringency. It left me with somewhat of a dry mouth, which is something I tend to avoid with my summer tea selections. I find that if I cold steep this tea overnight, rather than brewing it using traditional methods, it cuts down on the amount of astringency making for a much more appealing iced tea. If you aren’t a fan of astringency in your green teas, this may not be for you.
You can read the rest of the review on my blog:
http://www.notstarvingyet.com/index/2014/6/24/tuesday-tea-june-selection-club-simple-loose-leaf.html
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I hadn’t realized this was Adagio tea. It’s even the same picture. How disappointing.
But I do like your choice of Dragon :)
Simple Loose Leaf has been testing out a few new vendors since their original has limited offerings when it comes to oolong, pu’erh, and green teas. Unfortunately the first they tried was Adagio, but for the July and August boxes it looks like they’re trying out Mountain Tea Company (I recognized the photos since I’ve ordered from them in the past.) I hope they stick with the smaller companies with higher quality tea, I like being introduced to new companies.
I hope they do, too. I’ve been pretty pleased with most of the teas I’ve gotten from SLL, but this one just wasn’t spectacular. I had forgotten I even had it and pulled it out this morning when I was looking for something different.
I hadn’t realized this was Adagio tea. It’s even the same picture. How disappointing.
But I do like your choice of Dragon :)
Simple Loose Leaf has been testing out a few new vendors since their original has limited offerings when it comes to oolong, pu’erh, and green teas. Unfortunately the first they tried was Adagio, but for the July and August boxes it looks like they’re trying out Mountain Tea Company (I recognized the photos since I’ve ordered from them in the past.) I hope they stick with the smaller companies with higher quality tea, I like being introduced to new companies.
I hope they do, too. I’ve been pretty pleased with most of the teas I’ve gotten from SLL, but this one just wasn’t spectacular. I had forgotten I even had it and pulled it out this morning when I was looking for something different.