Adagio

Adagio – Dragonwell

Name of Tea: Dragonwell
Company: Adagio
Type: Green, loose
Cost: $19.00 for 4oz
Tea Notes:

Appearance of the dry leaves are flat and thin.  They are a muted sage green with some darker jade green colors but none of them are bold in the depth of color.
I prepared this using 1 teaspoon of leaves in water that was 180F.  Steep [...]

Adagio, Green Tea, Tea Review

Adagio – Yunnan Gold

Name: Yunnan Gold
Company: Adagio
Type: Black
Cost: $14 for 3oz

As I continue to explore the world of tea I am trying to really step out of my comfort zone and try teas I previously would have ignored.  I was always under the assumption that black teas were not for me due to their strong and robust flavors.  [...]

Adagio, Black Tea, Tea Review

Adagio Gyokuro

Name: Gyokuro
Company: Adagio
Type: Green, loose
Cost: $39 for 5oz
This tea fascinates me.  Gyokuro is in many people’s opinion the finest Japanese green tea.  It also seems to be the costliest.  What makes this type of tea so unique is it is grown underneath the shade instead of in the sun. The name translates into ‘jade dew’ [...]

Adagio, Green Tea, Tea Review

Adagio Honeybush Apricot

Name: Honeybush Apricot
Company: Adagio
Type: Honeybush, loose
Cost: $6 for 4oz
I had been wanting to try this for quite a while and finally got my hands on a sample.  And I was not disappointed.  I am always on the lookout for teas to drink in the evenings when I don’t want to have caffeine and I have [...]

Adagio, Honeybush, Tea Review

Adagio Strawberry

Name: Strawberry
Company: Adagio
Type: Black, loose
Cost: $6 for 4oz
What a lovely Friday morning!  It is just gorgeous outside and soon I shall venture out to enjoy the day!  But first, I bring you Adagio’s Strawberry black tea.  A fellow tea drinker sent me a sample of this and I am oh-so-glad she did.  I love strawberries!  [...]

Adagio, Black Tea, Tea Review

Adagio Berry Blast

Name: Berry Blast
Company: Adagio
Type: Herbal, loose
Cost: $7 for 4oz
I have a soft spot for herbal tisanes.  I really do.  Berry Blast from Adagio is an incredibly yummy tisane.  Filled with lots of different types of berries, it has a sweet yet tart taste with a hint of spice.  I made a huge pot of this [...]

Adagio, Herbal/Tisanes, Tea Review

Adagio Guanabana

Name: Guanabana
Company: Adagio Tea
Type: Flavored Black, loose leaf
Cost: $6 for 4oz tin
I started off this morning running around frantically (as always) because I had to be at work earlier than normal to prepare for a big breakfast.  I was in charge of muffins and no, I did not make them myself.
Picking out a tea this [...]

Adagio, Black Tea, Tea Review