Sweet Potato Pie

I’m pretty sure I steeped this tea for too long so when I try it again I’ll likely adjust my rating.

The smell of the dry leaves is slightly sweet in a starchy way and while I was brewing the tea the odor of sweet potato unfolded quite clearly and pleasently. The taste wasn’t so pleasent unfortunately, as it was quite bitter with a starchiness I didn’t really care for.

Seeing other peoples’ reviews of this tea I noticed that most of them used less time in their steeping so the next time I try this tea I’ll adjust accordingly and then I’ll see if that makes a difference.

I got this as a free sample with my last Adagio order. The dry leaf smells like potatoes… But after it’s brewed the aroma turns to roasted marshmallows and baked sweet potatoes. It reminds me of the sweet potatoes we have at Thanksgiving. This tea is very different but I kind of like it. But… Now I’m craving sweet potatoes with marshmallows on top D:

Hmm… I don’t get much of a sweet potato flavor here. It seems like it is just the natural flavor of the black tea. There is a slight slight marshmallow flavor. Just seems like a typical black tea to me. Not a bad black tea though.

First review. I don’t know what happened on this tea…I read the other reviews that commented on how it tasted like sweet potato and all that…but have they ever eaten or even baked a sweet potato pie?! Really?! This does not taste like sweet potato pie at all! There is such a low level of flavor that even my daughter was saying bleh…and how would we know you say…well…we’re a blended African-American family and in 44 years I’ve made and tasted a huge amount of sweet potato pie! There is no spice at all in this, no cream, no crust, nada. I’ll try again another day to be fair. Steep a little longer. Honestly I wanted this to be good. I know if the tea blender does not blend this just right it will taste like pumpkin but it can be done.

Friend made me some of this when I visited her this weekend. I took it with sugar and creamer. Its not the best tea, I mean I wasn’t blown away, but it was good enough to wake me up.

With cream and sugar I kind of get sweet potato from this. Not as much as I’d like, but its still kind of there. It’d probably make a decent latte.

Tasty but… see what my humans thought: http://bit.ly/4W6rSj

I’m not a huge fan of sweet potatoes, so this one is kind of a stretch for me. The nose is definitely full of potato, and once the tea is brewed, it retains its potatoness. The sweet potato taste is light enough that it is not overpowering, so it is pretty well balanced. I just don’t like sweet potatoes enough to give this a high rating.

I will say that my wife, who likes sweet potatoes, loved this tea.

I was excited to try this tea because I love sweet potato pie but I’ll have to say that the hint of the pie was really light. As far as the taste it wasn’t bad but it did have a bitter somewhat funky after taste that I didn’t like but fortunately it doesn’t linger which may be the reason I’ll try it again. That along with the fact I did like it with a piece of chocolate cake that I ate with it. I know there are those who like that bitter bite that some teas offer and if you do I say definitely go for it.

I ordered a new round of samples and refilled my Black Dragon pearls. They arrived today, and I chose this tea to sample first.

Yum! It’s like desert in a cup! It really does taste like sweet potato pie, without the crust. I generally don’t like the crust that much, so that’s ok!

Mmm, what a tea and the name fits perfectly.

It’s basically a cinnamon-encrusted, roasted-to-the-point-of-caramelization sweet ‘tater. The autumnal flavor bursts out of the Ceylon richness, so you end up with a mug full of exactly what the tea promises in its description. Haul this one out along with the extra blankets and thick, woolly sweaters when the leaves start to fall. That way, you’ll have it in time for Thanksgiving and keep it around until March, to get a dose of warm harvest-y/holiday cheer from the beginning of winter to the very end.

Like the rest of Adagio’s Ceylons, comes with a huge caffeine kick comparable to coffee.

More reviews can be found on the Snooty Tea Blog at snooteablog.com.

This was a tough one. I wanted to like it. My whole family is southern, so I eat sweet potatoes (and grits and greens) like the rest of the country eats white bread. But I just didn’t care for it. It smells great, but the taste is off. Through the course of the cup, I would dislike it, take a sip, decide maybe I liked it, take a sip, decide I was wrong…repeat. It needs something, not sure what. Also, is this the only item on earth made with artificial sweet potato flavor?

When I saw the name, I figured I had to try this one. It certainly didn’t disappoint! The flavor is a very light accent on the taste of the tea, but it’s overall a rather good taste, if not ideal for all times of day. I shared sips with two friends, neither of whom could guess the tea’s accent, but both of whom quite enjoyed it.

I tend to go with the other comments about this tea. It’s good tea, but it doesn’t taste anything like sweet potato pie, or even sweet potato for that matter to me. It’s perfectly drinkable as a nice black tea, but it tastes just like that – plain. I drink my tea black with only a few rare exceptions, and that was how I brewed this tea. Taste/sweet potato flavor may improve with milk/sugar. I’ll give it another try prepared a different way and see if the sweet potato flavor comes out stronger.

A good tea, if you’re wanting a nice black to have anytime. Morning or evening tea.