Mocha Nut Mate

Steep:
150°F
3 min
Metal Strainer

Tasting Notes:
Dry Leaf Smell: hazelnut, roasty
Liquor: translucent light brown
Steeped Tea Smell: not much of a smell
Flavor: roasted, hint hazelnut

Post-Steep Additives:
honey
hazelnut, roasty

coco notes if you hunt for them

Re-Steep:
tasted the same, flavors held well

Rating: 2/4 leaves

Leaf system:
1=Bleh! not again if it were free
2=Acceptable, if it were free or there were limited other tea options
3=I might purchase this tea from time to time, or select it while out
4=A staple in our cupboard from now on, I will purchase and keep purchasing

YouTube
opening the calendar – https://youtu.be/l1srIvJAdt4
first steep – https://youtu.be/sgIakfhpUiM

TikTok
opening the calendar – https://www.tiktok.com/circuitswan/video/7151541617885744427 first steep - https://www.tiktok.com/circuitswan/video/7151542588942716203

Twitter – https://twitter.com/CircuitSwan/status/1578609665705119744

Blog Post – https://amazonv.blogspot.com/2022/10/adagio-teas-loose-leaf-herbal-tea-mocha.html

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Disclaimer:
All my reviews are as unbiased as possible, whether I buy or receive free product. I accept no other compensation other than free product.

Reminded me of another tea I think it reminded me of Jumpy Monkey. It had a really nice roasted and nutty taste. If I ever order from Adagio I’d probably add some of this to my cart. I was able to get two good steeps out of the sample packet of this tea I had.

This mate is pretty good! Out of all of the mate I’ve tried this is my favorite. There is a bit of smokiness that you can taste while drinking it, and it’s really smooth. I can also taste hints of chocolate. Overall I like it, but I probably wouldn’t drink it everyday.

I have been nervous to try this. Mocha. That involves coffee, doesn’t it? Eeep, I don’t like coffee. In fact, I hate it. (This is only my opinion, I think nothing less of anyone who does happen to like coffee, its just not for me).
So I’ve been worried that this tea will taste like coffee, so I’ve been putting off trying it.
There is something ever so faintly coffee-ish, but mostly I taste hazelnut. That’s alright, but I’m not overwhelmed by it.
So, no need to fear this blend, but its not quite the blend for me. Enough for one more cup, though, so maybe the next cup will have a different opinion.

Another sample from the faboo mtchyg!

I had a parade lined up for this tea. There were twirlers, fire-breathers, unicyclists, mimes, a marching band, and floats that looked like dinosaurs. (I love dinosaurs.)

The tea has all the things I like: mate, chocolate, nuts.

Alas, I had to send everybody home. The mimes are flying back to Paris as I type.

This is a really good tea. I’ll enjoy the sample I have.

But it’s not a great tea. It’s a bit flat and one-note.

It’s an orchestra with only bassoons. And I just can’t take that down the streets.

Here’s Hoping Traveling Tea Box
Really nice & rich mocha and hazelnut flavours. The mate isn’t too forward either. A nice sip. Beautiful aroma as well! I enjoyed this cup. Thank you!

I liked this tea a lot, but it doesn’t seem to hold up well to more than one or two steeps. It grows increasingly bitter and the other flavors seem to disappear.

I’m finally getting around to trying this, I’ve had it for maybe about a month now. The dry tisane itself smells delicious – very nutty and chocolately. I ended up steeping mine for about 3 min at 160 F. The resulting liquor is a light golden brown. You can definitely smell and taste the nuttiness but I feel like the chocolate flavor is lacking. Perhaps I need to steep it a little longer since Adagio suggests 3-5 min. Regardless, this tea is pretty yummy and smooth. Not bitter at all. This is the first mate I’ve ever tried. I also like how there is no oily film in this tisane as there are with some others that include chocolate pieces.

Oh, this is good. I bought it on a whim while I was on an Adagio tea-buying spree. I usually don’t like chocolate teas, but the notes on here convinced me it might be a good idea. You all were not wrong!

I thought I was accidentally over-steeping because I started talking to someone and not paying attention to my tea, but nope. Right on time. It’s nice and toasty and the chocolate/hazelnut taste is definitely there, but not too fakey-fakey tasting like some chocolate teas I’ve had.

I am trying this for the first time, it’s a result of a giveaway from Ubacat.

I’ve had a few flavored mates in the past. The best ones so far seem to come from Fusion Teas and I’ve been wanting to place an order with them for a while…. but can’t seem to justify it at the moment.

The package says to steep this at 150 F for 3-5 minutes. I decided to live dangerously so mine is more about 170 F for 5 minutes. The tea is very dark and reminds me of coffee in that it’s also fairly bitter. I am getting a bit of mocha. It reminds me of a chocolate covered espresso bean.. However, I couldn’t really drink this without adding soymilk and coconut sugar. then again, I don’t drink coffee black either. It’s nice to have a few mate blends around just to really have that energy boost. But I am coveting the Fusion teas blends once again… sigh

This is ok and I will finish off the pouch but I don’t need to buy any… I will revise the rating if a shorter steeping time makes it more enjoyable.