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Fruit Green Blend by Adagio Teas
The moniker ‘berry’ is actually misleading, for the raspberry is actually a cluster of drupelets around a central core. When picked, the drupelets detach from the core, unlike true berries, which stay attached. However, you’re sure to remain attached to our Raspberry Green tea, which combines the sweetly tart flavor of red raspberries and premium green tea from China.
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I had this yesterday afternoon. I brewed this lightly and it was a light yellow/green color. The dragonwell leaves are prominent in this tea. The raspberry didn’t really taste like raspberries. It was more like rhubarb, which I love. This is a refreshing cuppa tea with creamy rhubarb/berry notes. Lovely afternoon tea.
I’m an Adagio fan, but this is probably my least favorite green I’ve ever gotten from them. The raspberry flavor impresses me as being very artificial. It may very well be natural, but it comes across as artificial and ultimately disappointing.
When I opened the ziplock bag, this tea knocked me over with a very pungent, very artificial raspberry smell. It was almost enough to make me close it back up without trying it, and it was definitely enough to make me regret buying 3 ounces before buying a sample.
Once brewed, the cheap candy-like smell does dissipate quite a bit. It’s definitely more drinkable than I thought it would be based on the smell of the dry leaves. But it doesn’t bowl me over, and I definitely won’t buy it again. Something tells me this might work out better as an iced tea, so maybe I will try that soon.
For those of you who aren’t fans of Green Teas….give this a sip. The sweet raspberry tones give it a pleasant taste. Very light and refreshing. An excellent morning tea.
The aroma of this tea now reminds me of Christmas every time I take a whiff. I thought it had a very good raspberry flavor and this became my daily morning tea for several weeks.
