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White Peony Review
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This is another white tea from the folks from Adagio.com. This is my third white tea from my white tea sampler kit. It is currently the 3rd highest rated white tea on Adagio.com and it has a user review average of 4.4.
Scent:
This tea's scent is very subtle. I think it's a lot more subtle than the snowbud white tea. I could only get a very small hint of that white peony aroma going on. It's nice, gentle, and not too upfront.
Flavor:
I expected the flavor to match the scent of this tea. Boy, was I wrong. This is the second time I've tried this tea and I remember how much I loved it on my first try. This has a lot more flavor than the snowbud. I managed to get a hint of sweetness from this tea that I hardly felt in the snowbud.
There's just something about this tea that pulls me in a lot more than the previous white teas I reviewed When you take a good sip, you notice that there is a decent amount of flavor there, but it's not too overwhelming (bitter or tart) or too withdrawn from your tastebuds. This white tea has the right amount for me to keep me interested towards the point of loving it.
Overall:
This tea would be a great afternoon or evening tea. It's really soothing and relaxing. It impresses me with what it has. It doesn't try too hard nor does it lack any confidence. This tea is true to itself and is a seriously good white tea for anyone to try. It's a cheaper alternative to the silver needle, which is the tea I'm going to review next.
Although I wished that the scent was a bit stronger, it's a white tea afterall, what do you expect?
Score:
4.5 out of 5
You can buy White Peony tea from here:
http://www.adagio.com/white/white_peony.html
Coming Soon
Hello ya'll. This will be just a little update coming from me about tea reviews and most likely tea accessory reviews coming soon. I'm really thinking about making video reviews because Adagio.com recently started to have their own tea guy (I think he said he was from Revision3) review teas on Adagio TeaV. I thought he did an okay job. It's still a relatively new podcast by Adagio and I'd like to see improvements on the long run.
So anyways, I got a bunch of teas coming in either on Tuesday or Wednesday. However, I'm going to return to reviewing teas when I get my Adagio Utilitea Kettle because I want to get the absolute perfect temperature for my teas to enhance my tasting experience (I'm so excited, haha). But before that happens, I'll review the Adagio Personalitea teapot that I had for close to three weeks and these tea infusers or "tea bags" to put in your loose teas.
So here's what I'll review in the future:
Paper Filters (Teaware)
PersonaliTEA (Teaware)
White Peony (White)
Silver Needle (White)
Masala Chai (Flavor)
White Peach (White)
Apricot Green (Green)
Peppermint (Herbal)
Bearonica's Berry Zinger (Blend)
Look forward to that, haha. I'm definitely going to be making a huge set of purchases from each tea type until I find what I really like. However, there will always be new blends to try out, so I might just be spending my lifetime on Adagio teas, haha. The Birthday Tea sounds amazing.
White Cucumber Review
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This is a white tea from the folks at Adagio.com. The user average score for this one is 3.7. I have no idea if there's caffeine in this tea.
2.5 out of 5
My Opinion: This tea is a mixed bag for me (Haha, I had to include the word tea and bag in the same sentence). I got this tea from a white tea sampler set to get a better understanding of the taste of white tea. Since it received the lowest score from Adagio.com, I decided to review this one first before working my way up. I'm hearing that Silver Needle is incredible, so I can't wait to try it (Hopefully when I get my tea kettle in the mail!).
Onto the cucumber tea itself. At the moment you pop open the lid of the sampler tin, you will notice the strong scent of cucumbers. The scent of this tea is exactly like that of a cucumber, 100%. I give the scent of this tea props during and after brewing because it seriously feels like I'm standing in a hot spring chopping up fresh cucumbers. Maybe in a spa as well with cucumbers over my eyes, who knows.
The tea's color is a yellowish color with a greenish hue to it. I guess that is the signature look of most white teas (I also tried the Snowbud white tea today).
As for the taste… I hear that white teas have a really subtle taste to them. Well, not with this tea because it's full on, coming right at you, cucumber flavor. If you have cucumber tea, I would dare you to try it sweetened. But, if you're someone who enjoys the flavor of cucumbers, you will love this tea.
Honestly, there's nothing too special about this tea. I only like it because it feels like a liquid condensed version of a cucumber. The taste is true to its name, but cucumbers aren't my thing.
You can buy the White Cucumber tea from here:
http://www.adagio.com/white/white_cucumber.html?nav=reviews&SID=335a21399f9cf9f2a5e31acd15a858b5
Divine Delectable by Moujan Z. Review
Image from Adagio.com
My Adagio.com Review:
"The fruit flavor will vary depending on how many bits of fruit are in your steeper, but the black tea component will always be somewhat stronger in your brew. There's some tanginess, but it's not too much, which is really good. Overall, I really enjoy this tea, especially in the morning."
This is a tea blend from Adagio.com. The user average score for this one is 4.5. There is caffeine in this tea. This is a blend of black tea, blood orange, raspberries, and strawberries.
4 out of 5
My Opinion: I first bought this tea two weeks ago, not knowing that I'd be getting myself more and more involved in the tea world. When I first popped open the plastic covering on the 10 oz. tin case, I was greeted by a fragrance of black tea with a subtle helping of fruit. Compare it with the Fruit Medley and this will lose in potency, but I like this tea blend better because it's not too overpowering.
I must admit that the black tea flavor is really strong in this one, but there's something about the subtlety of fruit flavors that really intrigues me. Back in the day, I was so used to drinking Lipton black tea. I didn't know what to expect in loose black tea with fruits blended in. Boy, I was in for a surprise.
If you're used to drinking black tea like me, you should definitely try this tea. The addition of it being a blend with fruits should be more of a reason to purchase it. If you want to taste the fruits, you really have to feel your way through by your tastebuds to figure it out.
It's like a good reading session. The action and drama is so strong in one specific chapter, but you will appreciate the subtle messages that are being conveyed through metaphor in the chapters surrounding it. Thus enhancing your immersion into the story.
You can buy Moujan Z.'s Divine Delectable from here:
http://www.adagio.com/popsiren/blend.html?blend=1983&SID=8a2441176a2321beb52ac03eb397f485
