I ordered full size bags of a couple of the Nightmare Before Christmas fandom blends, and decided to pick up samples of a couple of random fall-inspired blends while I was at it. This one is a mix of gingerbread, cranberry, and almond.
Unfortunately, I guess because of the added cinnamon chips, it mostly ends up tasting like cinnamon. It actually kind of reminds me of some kind of spiced scented candle, it has an odd potpourri quality to it. I don’t notice the almond at all, and there’s only a whisper of cranberry in the finish. Nothing about it even says gingerbread to me, just cinnamon. It’s also a little bitter even though I only steeped it for 2.5 minutes.
Definitely a fail ha ha, but at least the tin is pretty!
Flavors: Astringent, Bitter, Brisk, Cinnamon, Cranberry, Perfume
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I find it so curious the number of poor reviews on Adagio Teas here on a website owned by Adagio Teas :,D
I am generally not a fan, but there are some exceptions! And it wasn’t originally owned by Adagio, a lot of us have been around a long time.
I would hope that the site doesn’t become an echo chamber for insincere positive reviews. I have praised and criticised Adagio, but not more than I’ve done for other vendors, and I would hope that my criticisms afford each vendor an honest opportunity for improvement. Only recently have I even begun buying and drinking Adagio, and partly because I became aware that they have been running this site, which I do appreciate! I’m relatively new here, only 4-5 yrs now, and would like it to continue. My sincerity should be clear, as I now drive over an hour each way just to shop in their wonderful Naperville store. If we arrive to a point where anything less than utter praise is viewed as failure or condemnation (like the auto salesmen keep suggesting), then I’ll be going elsewhere.
I find it so curious the number of poor reviews on Adagio Teas here on a website owned by Adagio Teas :,D
I am generally not a fan, but there are some exceptions! And it wasn’t originally owned by Adagio, a lot of us have been around a long time.
I would hope that the site doesn’t become an echo chamber for insincere positive reviews. I have praised and criticised Adagio, but not more than I’ve done for other vendors, and I would hope that my criticisms afford each vendor an honest opportunity for improvement. Only recently have I even begun buying and drinking Adagio, and partly because I became aware that they have been running this site, which I do appreciate! I’m relatively new here, only 4-5 yrs now, and would like it to continue. My sincerity should be clear, as I now drive over an hour each way just to shop in their wonderful Naperville store. If we arrive to a point where anything less than utter praise is viewed as failure or condemnation (like the auto salesmen keep suggesting), then I’ll be going elsewhere.