Decaf Vanilla

Quite decent but I would love to see more vanilla flavor in it, or to be more exact, a sweeter kind of vanilla, reminiscent of cookies. The one Adagio uses is like vanilla extract in a bottle – smells yummy but tastes bitter.

My whole office smells nice because of this cup of tea. It lacks that quality that all decaf teas lack, but is a nice cup if you’re looking for something to start the day without too much caffeine.

Very good, mild tea! Some who love the super strength and potency of other teas may not love this tea, but it’s great for those with a more delicate pallet!
-Can be double steeped

No overly impressed with this tea. It wasn’t horrible or anything it just wasn’t great. I had it will a bit of milk and it distinctly reminded of when I experimented with putting French vanilla creamer in black tea. It kind of results in a weak tea, fake vanilla flavor. I will finish the sample I got but definitely won’t be buying more.

has an overwhelming smell …. smells very good, but its just so overpowering that i find it unpleasant after a while

that being said the taste is pretty mild, pretty good.. i mix it with chamomile for afternoon tea, as the chamomile neutralizes the smell of the vanilla and the vanilla masks the taste of the chamomile( that im not too fond of )

with this being my first decaf/flavored tea it doesn’t exactly encourage me to try others but as a mask for the chamomile it makes a very acceptable cup that’s relaxing

Had this for the first time a few hours ago, and it was a bit weak. This time I brewed it a little stronger, and it’s tasting rather astringent. Hmm

I would not call this a “natural” vanilla flavor – more like vanilla icing. Aside from that, it’s tasty enough, and satisfies my evening vanilla tea cravings without the caffeine. Don’t oversteep, it will get bitter.

The vanilla flavor was definitely there, but not too strong. I appreciated that it was fairly balanced. I’ve tried a few other flavored black teas from Adagio, and I’ve tended to think they go to extremes.

I found the tea overall kind of boring, though. I think I’m not fond of the Ceylon they used as the base for this.

I like this tea but I don’t love it. I need to keep some decafs around because I drink tea all day and all night and I have to sleep sometime. This tea doesn’t smell at all natural. It smells a lot like the cake frosting that comes in a tub. The kind you’d use to frost funfetti cupcakes for a kid’s party. The taste is luckily better than the smell, but not much more natural. As everything needn’t be natural, I like it enough, but we aren’t destined to be soulmates or anything. It is nice plain and with or without milk and/or sugar.

Smells better than it tastes, at least first time ‘round. Steeped for the recommended 3 minutes, will probably try going longer next time. The bitterness doesn’t bother me, its just kind of bland on the whole though. Maybe its because I put flavored creamer in but I’m not really tasting any vanilla, and barely any of the black tea. So, not awful, hell maybe if I did it a certain way it’d be pretty good, but definitely not one I’ll be buying again (feeling pretty grateful that I only got the sampler instead of full size).