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Valentines Review

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Have you been looking for true love in a teacup? Then you're sure to fall 'head over heels' for our Valentine's tea. It deliciously combines the luxurious flavor of fresh-dipped chocolate-covered strawberries with the taste of premium Ceylon black tea. Don't wait until February to treat yourself to this romantic tea, give it a try today.
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Scent:
This tea smells a lot more chocolate-y. I feel as if the chocolate component outweighs the strawberry a lot more. Even though it feels strange to smell this kind of scent from a tea, it's really refreshing. This has to be a pivotal tea for any couple to have on Valentines day. Essentially, the smell of this tea is like Nesquik powder dumped on some poor strawberries.

Even if you won't drink this tea Valentines day, I'm sure that on any festive day, you can pop this tea out and people, who are unfamiliar with tea, will probably mistake this tea scent for hot chocolate. Trust me on that one.

Taste:
The taste is surprising. I was expecting a more upfront chocolate flavor, but it's a lot more subtle than expected. This is as expected of some teas because you might expect things from the smell, but the taste will be something the complete opposite. For example, that bottled medicine can smell like candy, but it'll taste terrible when you drink it.

I say that tea has more ceylon in it. Keep in mind that this is not a herbal tea. This is a small blend of ceylon and strawberries with cocoa beans (I think). The obvious ceylon will hit your tastebuds upfront. I get the taste and the tangi-ness of the strawberry component more around the mid palette from this tea. At the end, this feeling that I get has to be from the chocolate.

I think I can describe this as you chewing strawberries, then drinking ceylon black with the strawberries still in your mouth, afterwards eating dark chocolate once you're done.

Overall:
I think that this tea overall, is not too bad. It's something completely different. I'd say, if you're not a big fan of drinking black tea, I'd stay away from this tea… but if it's on Valentines day, it wouldn't be too bad if you put some sugar in this tea. Besides, Valentines day is full of sugar and sweets.

However, to any serious black tea drinker who likes their tea without any added sweetener in it, I probably wouldn't recommend this tea. After reviewing the Keemun Rhapsody, I can say that I like the Keemun better if you're looking for more chocolate flavor. I also think that Keemun goes down much more smoothly, for me that is.

If you're ordering from the Adagio flavored tea section, expect all their flavored teas there to be mixed with Ceylon black. So the flavored tea section title is a bit misleading. It should be renamed flavored black tea. If you're leaning more towards the strawberry side of this tea and want more, I'd definitely buy Wild Strawberry, which is a decaf herbal tea without any black tea at all.

Rating:
3.4 out of 5

Divine Delectable by Moujan Z. Review

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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