Casablanca Twist

(From momo.) It’s very minty! There’s probably more mint in this than anything else. On my first cup, I couldn’t really taste anything past the mint. Not that this is bad; unlike a pure peppermint cuppa it felt substantial enough to finish (I’m weird about plain peppermint tea this way).

I think it really shines on the second steep, though. The mint is toned way down, and I get some of that richer smokiness on the back of the sip. It’s much more balanced with less of the mint. The wet leaf smells woody and nice. A bit astringent, but I really like this second cup.

This is a very nice and fairly strong mint green tea with oodles of minty freshness and flavour. Great if you want something basic.

More in depth I could not taste the Darjeeling tea at all as the peppermint is very overpowering. Sure the tea is smooth and minty and you can get perhaps a hint of green tea all the same but there is no way I could pin point which kind of green tea is in this. After reading other members notes it would seem I am not the only one to have this problem.

Overall this is nice but very average.

this is a great blend, I really liked how the Darjeeling pairs with mint. Its quite a bit better than many other mint teas.

I enjoyed the minty-ness of this tea and the feeling it gives on the back-end. It’s a great tea, but can be a little overpowering. I get a weird flavor in the midst of the mint flavor, but haven’t yet pin-pointed it.

Love this one. Got it in a sampler but will likely buy some on my next shipment.

I love this tea. It is one of my favorites. It has a real strong peppermint smell and taste to it which I really enjoy. I use the amber sugar crystals instead of regular grain sugar which I think gives it a better taste. I highly recommend this tea.

This is a perfectly good blend of perfectly good green tea and perfectly good mint.

However! Nothing will compare with tea made with fresh mint as they do in Morocco. So for that reason I’m rating this lower than I probably should.

This cup mostly smelled like peppermint with the Darjeeling as a very subtle undertone. The taste was almost all peppermint, but softer than peppermint tea by itself, beautifully balanced by the Darjeeling. I got distracted and let this cool for about 10 minutes before drinking it and then finished it in about 2 seconds without realizing it, so it must have been pretty good :)

Brandice was kind enough to send me a sample of this tea. It’s quite yummy. I’m drinking it hot at the moment, but I think I would like it iced too (kind of like Starbucks green tea). The mint flavor is subtle and smooth.

This is the one tea I’ve ever thought benefited noticeably from a little sugar. I just use a half teaspoon for a 24oz teapot, and it really brings out the unique flavor of the darjeeling-mint blend, which is otherwise murky if you drink it piping hot. (With the exception of Casablanca Twist, I’m a purist when it comes to caffeinated beverages — no cream, no sugar, “coffee should be black as hell and strong as death”, and all that. So adjust your dosage accordingly.)

I got this as a sample, and although it’s decent, it doesn’t have enough of an edge over plain peppermint tea to make the inflated price (~2x more) worth it for me.

Refreshing, light, with a hint of mint. I think this would be a great iced tea, but I enjoyed it hot as well. Minty aftertaste is really nice. :)

I was never aware there was bergamot in this tea, I never was able to actually taste it. It is my breakfast tea. I wake up every morning to a cup of this refreshing tea. I like the minty taste of it. I love mint of all kinds from peppermint candies to peppermint tea. Love it, SO much. I would like to try other companies versions of this blend.

This is an incredibly minty tea. So minty, in fact, that the taste of the tea didn’t come across. If this tea was just a peppermint herbal tea, I’d drink it by the bucket. Unfortunatly, it’s not. I’d like to enjoy this tea but unless there’s a way to steep it that brings out the tea in it, this goes on the not to buy list.

I got this blend mostly to try out Adagio’s mint . When I opened the sample it smelled wonderful. Brewed, this is a very nice mint blend. The only disappointing thing about it, is that it was supposed to be a green tea/mint blend. I really couldn’t tell there was any green tea in this.

This tea is full, strong, smooth, with a black tea aftertaste, the peppermint is great, but I think it lacks the Wow I was hoping for…. Not bad, just not the best.

Single cup, honey

Nice…like my fellow Teabagger (see facebook) Brian Hill I got this as a sample. Honestly didn’t know of the mint before I first tried it, so, taken back as it wasn’t what I was looking for.

However, this morning needed something to debunk the breakfast burrito I unwisely choose to consume and this was excellent. Not sure it has “staying power” as something I’d want to put into my regular rotation. But, as a situational choice for a freshener…it’s very pleasant and has little to no after taste, which you’d expect.

Nice mint/spearmint taste balanced by the tea, which prevents the drink from becoming like mouthrinse. Makes a nice after dinner drink. Mint can be a tad overwhelming, which prevents it from becoming an everyday tea.

Best mint tea ever! Not too strong, not too mild!

I didn’t really know anything about this tea before I tried it, and was surprised by its minty flavor. It has a very smooth, light green tea feeling to it and by far the biggest taste you get is that of mint – peppermint to be exact. I learned it is a “twist” (pun intended) on the older Moroccan Mint which uses gunpowder instead of Darjeeling as the base. I would be interested to try Moroccan to see the difference between the two. It isn’t overpowering like some mint herbal teas, just a cool feeling after you have taken a sip. Overall it was pretty good, definitely refreshing. It would probably make an interesting iced tea. While it was a good mint tea, mint really isn’t my favorite; but others who enjoy mint more might like it better.

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