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Cold steeped.

This one smells and tastes like pineapple gummy bears to me. Which, in my somewhat limited experience, is not what dragonfruit tastes like. To be fair though, I found dragonfruit to have a somewhat subtle flavor, so maybe it’s a bit difficult to reproduce in tea.

So in short, this isn’t bad, but it tastes very artificial to me, just like pineapple gummy bears. And I think it could use a bit more tartness to add some dimension. There’s also a hint of bitterness that I’m not loving.

Flavors: Artificial, Bitter, Candy, Fruity, Herbaceous, Pineapple, Sweet, Thin, Tropical, Watery

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 23 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML
AJRimmer

Ha yes, every time I buy a dragonfruit and take my first bite, I’m like oh yeah, slightly sweet water.

Cameron B.

Ha ha, yeah I was a bit underwhelmed. XD

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75
drank Berry Blues by Adagio Teas
3986 tasting notes

Cold steeped.

I quite like this one! Strong blueberry flavor that’s somewhere between candy and jam, along with plenty of hibiscus tartness. The end of the sip actually tastes a bit like apricot jam to me for some reason? Not sure why that is, but I’m not complaining.

Not sure whether I’ll repurchase, as I’ve honestly been getting a bit sick of cold steeped fruity tea with all the sampling lately. But I would consider this one for next year.

Flavors: Apple, Apricot, Artificial, Blue Raspberry, Blueberry, Candy, Fruity, Hibiscus, Jam, Sweet, Tart

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 23 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML

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84

The flavors here were autumnal and not too strong. I taste mild spices with some fruitiness. With milk and sugar, this is a really pleasantly desserty tea. It’s a little toasty tasting – really just a delightful combination of everything. Definitely my favorite green tea I’ve tried from Adagio! I’d consider ordering it again.

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drank Peach Serenity by Adagio Teas
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Cold steeped.

I’m finding this one a bit bland. It has a pleasant enough peachy flavor to it, but tastes quite thin and watery prepared this way. Maybe it would be better steeped hot, or flash chilled. As-is, it’s not terrible, but mostly tastes like a bit of apple and a bit of peach mixed with a lot of water. I don’t really notice much chamomile or lemon verbena.

Flavors: Apple, Fruity, Peach, Sweet, Thin, Watery

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 23 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML

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Cold steeped!

This one is a bit odd to me. It’s almost like a mulled cider sort of flavor profile because of the cinnamon, but then it’s paired with tropical fruit? I wouldn’t call it distinctly passion fruit, but it does have a tropical slant to it. The cinnamon here is reminding me of potpourri, which, needless to say, isn’t the best association to have lol. Quite similar to Pomegranate Grove, with a different fruit.

It’s okay? I think this one might have been better hot, as I find this mulled spice sort of tisane a bit odd cold.

Flavors: Artificial, Candy, Cinnamon, Fruity, Hibiscus, Spices, Sweet, Tart, Tropical

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 23 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML

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75
drank Sour Apple by Adagio Teas
3986 tasting notes

Cold steeped.

This tastes pretty much as I would expect from the name – like a sour green apple candy. I’m thinking Sour Punch straws… Nice green apple flavor with a whole bunch of added tartness from the hibiscus.

I don’t think this is something I would want to drink often, but it was a fun one to try, and it definitely delivers on the name IMO.

Flavors: Apple, Artificial, Candy, Green Apple, Hibiscus, Sour, Tart

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 23 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML

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68
drank Kona Pineapple by Adagio Teas
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Cold steeped.

This is nice, but a bit weak. The pineapple flavor is nice, it reminds me of canned pineapple specifically. Mildly sweet with a touch of tartness as well, even though there’s no hibiscus here. I taste a touch of the lemongrass but not much else.

Pleasant tisane. Maybe the flavor would be stronger if I had steeped it hot and then chilled it. Not one I would reorder, but I did enjoy the pitcher and it was quite refreshing in this heat.

Flavors: Fruity, Lemongrass, Pineapple, Sweet, Tart

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 23 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML

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drank Mango Melange by Adagio Teas
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Cold steeped.

This tastes remarkably similar to their Wild Strawberry. In fact, it doesn’t really taste like mango at all. More generically fruity and tart, with a bit of that strawberry Jell-O thing going on. There is a hint of something slightly perfumey or chemical? Especially at the very end of the sip.

Not great, but drinkable. Certainly not mango.

Flavors: Artificial, Chemical, Fruity, Hibiscus, Perfume, Red Fruits, Strawberry, Tart

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 23 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML

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62

I don’t really know how I feel about this one. It’s earthy and tart from the hibiscus and super herby too. Idk, for “wine” teas I prefer Merlot Dommaine Chantel by The English tea store. It actually tastes like wine cold brewed.

Gonna sip this down probably

Flavors: Bitter, Earth, Herbaceous, Hibiscus, Leather, Medicinal, Musk, Tart

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82
drank Chamomile by Adagio Teas
4170 tasting notes

From Meowster! Thanks so much! If I were in the market for stocking up on chamomile, I actually wouldn’t mind stocking up on this one. The flavor is really good. It’s very representative and just shouts CHAMOMILE from the rooftops. There are full tiny chamomile blooms, but also some of the tiny pieces of it that like to make a mess of infusers. If only there weren’t those tiny pieces, but possibly that is contributing to this super chamomile flavor anyway.

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drank Pomegranate Grove by Adagio Teas
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Cold steeped.

This is weirdly named. To me, “Pomegranate Grove” just implies a pomegranate fruit tisane, so I expected it to be similar to their other similar blends, like the cherry and strawberry versions.

Nope, this is more of a mulled cider type of flavor. It’s quite spice-forward, on the cinnamon in particular. The ingredients claim there is only pomegranate flavoring and not spice, but I can’t imagine getting this strong of a cinnamon candy flavor with just a bit of ground cinnamon.

Anyway, the whole thing tastes quite artificial to me, it reminds me of potpourri without the strong floral presence. It’s that sort of “essential oil” cinnamon taste, and then a vague cherry/red fruits flavor and plenty of hibiscus tartness. To be fair though, I can imagine this might be better hot.

Flavors: Artificial, Candy, Cherry, Cinnamon, Clove, Fruity, Medicinal, Red Fruits, Spices, Syrupy, Tart

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 23 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML
thereadersteacup

I got the same notes but I rather like the mulled cider-ness

Cameron B.

I think it was just a bit odd as a cold tea for me. I would probably like it better hot.

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80
drank Summer Night by Adagio Teas
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I actually quite like this one. Cold brewed again, the whole sample packet in my 1L Takeya pitcher.

It’s quite light in flavor, which makes sense since there’s no hibiscus here. It’s a smooth and sweet combination of orange, cream, and a touch of spearmint. The apple base does give a touch of tartness. It reminds me of a tea I tried from DT (North Star or something?) that was a similar flavor profile but was way too sweet from the sugar crystals they included. I find I actually quite like that sort of creamsicle vibe paired with a bit of mint.

I used my whole sample for this pitcher, but I would think this would be nice hot as well. I might consider reordering some to try that way…

Flavors: Apple, Citrus, Creamy, Mint, Orange, Orange Zest, Smooth, Spearmint, Sweet, Tart, Vanilla

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 23 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML

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drank White Pear by Adagio Teas
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Man oh man its been warm and muggy for the last few days. Because of this, I wanted something light and I wanted to try this so it seemed good timing.

Ever read the description of a tea while you are sipping on it and want to yell “no it doesn’t!”?

What I get is kind of floral or perfumy. Actually perfume is the better word for it as its like a floral perfume and not floral in of itself, if that makes any sense. It has an almost chemically kind of flavor.

If the name and description didn’t mention pear, I likely would have not been able to guess. if I just breath in the scent for a while I can kind of convince myself there might be just the faintest hint of pear, but mostly its just perfume.

I didn’t have high hopes here, mostly just curious. I ended up dumping it and switching to their White Grapefruit, which I know I like.

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drank Dewy Cherry by Adagio Teas
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I didn’t expect to like this, and I was right LOL.

Tastes like a generic cherry lollipop mixed with Tums and bit of hibiscus. There’s a chalkiness that tastes almost floral to me, and it’s reminding me of baby powder.

Nope, not for me! XP

Flavors: Artificial, Candy, Chalk, Cherry, Floral, Hibiscus, Medicinal, Perfume, Rose, Tart

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 23 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML
Lupiressmoon

Sounds like one of the worst things ever from that description

Cameron B.

I guess I’m in the minority because the rating is actually pretty good! XD

Skysamurai

People pop tums like they’re candy so I’m not surprised. But man… generic lolipop is even worse XD

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drank Berry Blast by Adagio Teas
3986 tasting notes

Another cold brew.

If I’m honest, I expected to like this one more. The beginning of the sip is fine, all mixed fresh berries and hibiscus. But something a bit herbaceous comes out midway through and it’s throwing me for a loop. I was guessing maybe raspberry or blackberry leaf, but there isn’t any in the ingredients list. Maybe it’s from the “forest berries flavor”…?

Either way, it makes it taste a bit medicinal to me, and I’m not a fan. :(

Flavors: Berries, Blackberry, Blueberry, Fruity, Herbaceous, Hibiscus, Medicinal, Menthol, Raspberry, Tart

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 23 g 1000 OZ / 29573 ML

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65
drank Blood Orange by Adagio Teas
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So I went rogue and ordered a sample of basically every fruit tisane that Adagio makes (along with a couple of white teas), so that I could try all of them cold brewed and see if there are any I love. So far I’ve just tried some of their iced tea pouches, and there were a couple that were tasty enough, so I thought I’d give some of the loose leaf varieties a try.

This is just okay. It’s the sort of tart orange flavor that makes me think of Vitamin C chewables, or Emergen-C drink power. I do like the hibiscus with it, though overall it obviously becomes very sour. I could see adding a touch of sweetener to this one to balance the flavors a bit.

Not a keeper for me, but I won’t mind sipping through one pitcher of it.

Flavors: Artificial, Citrus, Hibiscus, Medicinal, Orange, Sour, Tart

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 23 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML
AJRimmer

I did that back probably five years ago and ended up deciding that while I love their green rooibos blends cold, I don’t need to order any of their fruit teas personally :P

Cameron B.

I seem to only like cold brewed tea if it has hibiscus in it… :P

AJRimmer

Interesting! I don’t really cold brew except for resteeps. I just make a lot of hot teas at once and refrigerate them for later. Probably not the most efficient method :P

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50
drank Maple Creme Oolong by Adagio Teas
1146 tasting notes

Drinking this while I write up a few tasting notes. When I opened up the pouch, the scent of fall just wafted up: apples, cinnamon, and maple all in happy harmony. Yes, it’s a hot summer day right now, but still this seemed appealing somehow. It’s one of the few Adagio teas I’ve really been wanting to try. Disappointingly, the flavor balance feels quite off. The maple is here and pleasant enough, and there’s a nice apple note. Not sure about any creaminess, which is definitely a miss when it’s in the name of the blend. But the real problem is that the cinnamon is too strong, to the point of being biting. And I LOVE cinnamon – I use an appalling amount of it on yogurt, ice cream, etc. But in a blend like this, the cinnamon should really be a supporting player rather than the prima donna. This is still drinkable, but primarily because I like cinnamon so much; I think someone else might find it difficult. I had such high hopes for this blend – an oolong in my flavor profile sweet spot – but it just didn’t deliver.

Flavors: Apple, Cinnamon, Maple

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Another one from Adagio that was really disappointing.

All I could taste was a pile of chamomile and a bit of lychee flavoring. Definitely no mango to speak of. I was surprised to not really taste lemongrass either, given it’s the first ingredient. Mostly just chamomile with some butterfly pea flower mustiness and a touch of lychee.

Nope, nope, nope!

Flavors: Chamomile, Floral, Hay, Herbaceous, Lychee, Musty, Pollen

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 20 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML

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This just wasn’t very good. Mostly it just tasted like cheap, grassy green tea without much else going on. Definitely no guava to speak of, perhaps a hint of a creamy note.

Meh!

Flavors: Astringent, Dry Grass, Hay

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 20 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML
Lupiressmoon

This is pretty much my rating average with Adagio teas I’ve sampled other than a select few

Cameron B.

I’m not an Adagio fan either, but I was tempted by their iced tea pouches. :P

Lupiressmoon

Yeah I did their Advent calendar last year and it didn’t help

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80
drank Watermelon Cooler by Adagio Teas
3986 tasting notes

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Belated July sipdown. For cold brew, I count it as a sipdown when I dump the tea into the pitcher and put it in the fridge to steep, but obviously the actual drinking doesn’t happen until the next day or so. Anyway, I’m counting this for July.

Quite enjoyed this one from Adagio. I also tried it with adding in some of the Twinings Watermelon & Mint cold brew sachets, but I found the mint sort of overpowered and ruined it for me. This is a bit light, but so refreshing, and has a nice combination of sweet watermelon candy and more tart apple flavors. The hibiscus is a good amount as well, not so much that it tastes like hibiscus, but enough to add some dimension.

Anyway, I ordered a bunch of other fruit tea samples from Adagio to try cold brewed, so we’ll see which ones I end up ordering after that. At the moment, this one and Wild Strawberry are my top contenders.

Flavors: Apple, Candy, Cucumber, Fruity, Sweet, Tart, Watermelon

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 20 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML
ashmanra

I do the same – once the pitcher is made I count the sipdown no matter how long it takes us to drink that pitcher.

Cameron B.

I feel like otherwise I would forget about it! XP

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drank Watermelon Cooler by Adagio Teas
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Another cold brew, using two pouches for my 1L pitcher.

This is a nice enough watermelon tisane, it’s fairly light but has a nice watermelon candy sort of flavor, with a bit of tartness adding dimension. I would say the watermelon itself is partway between candy and fresh watermelon.

My only complaint would be that it could be just a bit stronger IMO, and this is with me already using double the recommended amount. But it still makes a nice, light refresher for the summertime.

Flavors: Apple, Candy, Herbaceous, Sweet, Tart, Watermelon

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 20 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML

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This was a free sample with my Adagio order, I used two bags for my 1L pitcher.

It’s fine, but quite generic in flavor. Vaguely berry-ish with some hibiscus tartness and an odd musty aftertaste from the butterfly pea flower. Apparently it’s supposed to be papaya and blackberry, I definitely don’t get any papaya or tropical fruit vibes in general. As for blackberry, it doesn’t taste specifically like it but I could see the intention.

Worth noting that my brew is much redder than the photo, more of a magenta than purple.

Flavors: Berry, Fruity, Hibiscus, Musty, Red Fruits, Tart

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 20 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML

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drank Peach Bellini by Adagio Teas
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This one was too mild for me, I ended up adding two sachets of the Twinings Mango & Passionfruit cold brew tisane to every pitcher to add some additional flavoring.

It definitely helped, adding some juicy passion fruit notes to the subtle peach and apple. Plus it also helps me sip down the other tea, which is not particularly good on its own either.

Anyway, definitely won’t reorder this one. I do have a sample of their Peach Serenity on the way, so we’ll see if that one’s anyway better.

Flavors: Apple, Peach, Sweet, Watery

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 20 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML

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drank Peach Bellini by Adagio Teas
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Cold brewed, using two sachets for my 1L pitcher.

This is quite bland, even though I used twice as many sachets as recommended. It tastes like sweetened, mildly peach and apple flavored water. Which I guess is sort of what cold brewed tea is, lmao. But this is definitely too mild for me.

I might try brewing it hot and then chilling it next time?

Flavors: Acidic, Apple, Peach, Sweet, Thin, Watery

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 20 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML
gmathis

I made a joke about a fridge brew being weak and my son called it “very ambitious water.”

AJRimmer

Gmathis, I love this.

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