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169 Tasting Notes

Cozy Chamomile from Bigelow
75

Having a sleepless night for some reason so I dug around and found this in the back of my herbal drawer. I’M A PRETTY BIG FAN OF CHAMOMILE and I really wouldn’t say there’s anything wrong with this one! Just good ol’ standard bagged chamomile. I think the Trader Joes brand is bit better though, more flavorful or something.

Trifle - Signature Tea from Custom-Adagio Teas
90

Milk, sugar, cinnamon and whipped cream is just the perfect combo with this tea I do say. I’m going to call this the TRIF-TREATMENT.

Gyokuro from Adagio Teas
99

I actually tried to re-steep one and IT WORKED OUT WELL I just let it steep a big longer. I DON’T REALLY KNOWWHY I DIDN’T TRY IT BEFORE. Wow that was dumb of me. AT LEAST NOW I KNOW!

Dragonwell from Adagio Teas
95

Going back and forth between this and the Gyokuro SO DIFFERENT BUT BOTH SO DELICIOUS IN THEIR OWN RIGHT!

Gyokuro from Adagio Teas
99

Gyokuro and Dragonwell have been my staple work teas lately. Sometimes it’s hard for me to decide what one I’m in the mood for… so I will just have both. At the same time. Two cups of tea on my desk, what a cool kid.

Trifle - Signature Tea from Custom-Adagio Teas
90

Added milk, sugar, cinnamon and WHIPPED CREAM this time.

GUYS… IT WAS AMAZING.

Jasmine Green Tea from Twinings
90

I only have one more of these left nooo! This is my favorite bagged jasmine green, I feel like the jasmine smell and flavor don’t overpower the green. IT’S A REALLY GOOD LATE NIGHT TEA for some reason.

Orange Spice from Stash Tea Company
75

Work tea! It was pretty good, reminded me of a more orange version of their pumpkin spice!

Bossa Nova from Zen Tea
80

THIS ONE IS DEFINITELY GROWING ON ME the more I have it the more I seem to like it. Probably only have about one more cup left of it now, and I’m not sure if I like it enough to buy it, but definitely a good sweet dark oolong! —I ALMOST SAID BLACK TEA I actually tend to forget this is an oolong it doesn’t really taste like one at all.

Murgleis - Signature Blend from Custom-Adagio Teas
75
Earl Grey Moonlight from Adagio Teas
85

More backlogging! I really want to expand my collection of earl greys because wow I have yet to try one I don’t like! As tasty as this one is though I still prefer Zen Tea’s earl grey cream the most… AND MY SAMPLE OF THAT IS ALMOST GONE! NOOO.

Pouchong from Adagio Teas
99

Wow earthy teas are definitely a thing with me I JUST LOVE THEM this is probably one of my favorite loose leaf oolongs I have right now YUM.

Wuyi Ensemble from Adagio Teas
90

Late night tea, this is such a unique tasting and nice looking oolong~!

Earl Grey Cream from Zen Tea
95

This very well may be the most delicious smelling tea I own.

Cinnamon Apple Spice from Celestial Seasonings
30
Dragonwell from Adagio Teas
95

Another work tea for today, one I shared with my coworker again. It’s too earthy for her, but earthy is what I really love about this stuff~ EARTHY AND SMOOTH!

Spiced Green from Adagio Teas
90

This was my work tea yesterday, I shared some with my coworker as well and she commented on how great it smells too! I seriously would make potpourri out of this stuff.

Murgleis - Signature Blend from Custom-Adagio Teas
75

I MADE THE MISTAKE OF NOT STEEPING THIS LONG ENOUGH… which is a rare problem for me usually I always forget about it until 10 minutes later. So it was kind of underwhelming this time. BUT I KNOW IT’S A GOOD TEA I’ll just remember to steep longer next time HAHA.

Bossa Nova from Zen Tea
80

I GAVE THIS TEA ANOTHER TRY. The chocolate smell was very off-putting the first time I had it and I think I may have steeped it too long too, but this time around… NOT SO BAD! I like hazelnut and this has a lot of that. I think I’ll actually raise the rating on it now, it’s not bad at all!

Genmaicha from Zen Tea
99

So this tea re-steeps better than I expected it to! Though I guess I shouldn’t be surprised seeing as the flavor is so strong. STILL DEFINITELY ONE OF MY FAVORITE TEAS!

Raspberry Patch from Adagio Teas
90

One downside I will give this tea is that if I have a large glass of it and don’t steep it forever it’s almost TOO light. But usually if I have boiling water and I wait it out it’s poifect.

Punkin Spice - Signature Blend from Custom-Adagio Teas
85

Having this tea has definitely inspired me to get more ASSAM TEAS wow what a lovely tea.

Shikaicha - Signature Blend from Custom-Adagio Teas
85

Still having trouble getting this one right AGH! I really love the taste either way but a true fusion of green and lemon grass is hard to achieve.

Trifle - Signature Tea from Custom-Adagio Teas
90

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SUPER CASUAL TEA AFICIONADO!
my tastes are not refined.

i tend to steep teas too long and give a lot of high ratings and get ridiculously excited over things; i apologize for my excessive use of caps but TEA IS EXCITING okay!

greens & oolongs are my favorite!
also like sweet black teas!
and occasional light fruity teas!

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