249 Tasting Notes

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drank Pink Flamingo by DAVIDsTEA
249 tasting notes

This tastes like hot grapefruit juice to me. It’s not a very complex taste, although the eucalyptus adds a faint menthol edge. It’s a very odd taste overall, yet I rather like it. It’s comforting when I have an allergy-related sore throat.

Flavors: Eucalyptus, Grapefruit

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 7 min, 30 sec 4 tsp 20 OZ / 591 ML

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Hmmm. I would be tempted to think I had a different tea than everyone else, except mine was purchased from Joy’s and the tin was labeled. Mine was rather weak and somewhat medicinal tasting. Sometimes cherry in tea can taste like that to me, so maybe that’s really what I was tasting. (Which is odd, as I love cherry flavor in everything else in the world.) It was drinkable, but it’s just fine if I never taste this one again.

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 5 min, 0 sec 3 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML

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drank Rocket Fuel by Adagio Teas
249 tasting notes

I’ll split the difference on this – my daughter loved it and I thought it was blah. She got a blueberry muffin flavor from it, whereas to me, it just tasted like vaguely fruity boiled water.

Flavors: Blueberry

Preparation
Boiling 8 min or more

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drank Monster Brew by Adagio Teas
249 tasting notes

Meh. It was fine, I can see how it would appeal to kids. I agree with the reviewer who said the flavors are kind of muddled and remind you of a fruit punch. It was OK, but nothing special.

Flavors: Chocolate, Fruit Punch

Preparation
Boiling 8 min or more

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drank Tea Rex by Adagio Teas
249 tasting notes

Like drinking a lighter version of a chocolate covered cherry! A little sugar improves the flavor on this one. I like the cherry taste, but I could see how it might taste artificial to people. Nothing elegant and refined here, but yummy.

Flavors: Cherry, Chocolate

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 8 min or more

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drank Pina Colada by DAVIDsTEA
249 tasting notes

It is as it says – lots of coconut, lots of pineapple. It tasted like the froth on a pina colada, not like the drink itself. (Probably no one will understand that but me, but whatever!) It was very sweet, too. I had it hot and it was rather unappetizing that way. Cold might be better, but I don’t want to invest in more just to see. The coconut was very overwhelming, too.

Flavors: Coconut, Coconut, Pineapple, Pineapple

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 6 min, 0 sec 3 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML

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I didn’t get much spice or hotness from this at all! It had a rather muddied flavor, a bit bitter and a tiny bit of chai spice. There was a tiny tingle but I probably wouldn’t have even noticed it had I not been expecting it.It was drinkable but I had no desire at all to ever have it again. I was pretty disappointed after all the great reviews!

Flavors: Bitter, Pepper, Spices

Preparation
Boiling 8 min or more 3 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML

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I really like this. It is definitely a nice low-calorie stand-in for hot chocolate. :) To me, it has more of a milk chocolate taste than dark chocolate, and the almond sweetens or mellows it somehow. There’s not a strong tea flavor, which I am OK with because the other flavors are strong, but be warned about that if you “need” to taste tea. I bet it would be good with a little milk, too.

Flavors: Almond, Chocolate, Milk

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 6 min, 0 sec 2 tsp 12 OZ / 354 ML

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drank Masala Chai by Adagio Teas
249 tasting notes

I enjoyed this one. It somehow tastes a little bit watery to me – I used plenty of the tea, I’m thinking maybe I’d like it with some additional black tea thrown in. I appreciate that nothing in here tastes artificial – I’ve had a bad history of finding chais that seem to have red hot candies as half the content. I liked it fine, it was just somehow…lacking something. Maybe I would like it better as a chai latte or something? Nice balance of the spices, though.

Flavors: Cardamon, Cinnamon, Clove

Preparation
Boiling 8 min or more 4 tsp 18 OZ / 532 ML

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75
drank Golden Apricot by Joy's Teaspoon
249 tasting notes

I’m so confused, I’m 99% certain I saw this listed as recently as yesterday, but now I can’t find it!

Anyway, this has a heavenly apricot fragrance. The tea is a solid strong black that’s a bit more earthy than bitter. I’d like a little more fruitiness to the flavor, but it’s definitely there. And did I mention the fragrance is heavenly?

Flavors: Apricot, Peat

Preparation
205 °F / 96 °C 3 min, 30 sec 3 tsp 18 OZ / 532 ML

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Wife, mom of 2 crazy young kids (and 3 cats, if they count). Used to be a professional tree hugger, now I stay at home hobbit-like and teach the kids to love the trees. Also hobbit-like, I love reading, tea, second breakfasts, cooking and food in general, and gardens. (I can’t really say I love gardening since where I live, it’s too dratted hot for too much of the year to actually do it.) I am always on the search for a good flavored decaf black tea. Suggestions are more than welcome!

I tend to like my teas strong, so I use more than most people when I brew. Don’t be put off a tea because I say I used 4 tsp to brew 12 oz or something – that’s just me.

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