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Adagio Teas’s Berry Creme Compote

Berry Creme Compote by Adagio Teas
Fruit Infusion / Flavoured
$8.00USD for 3oz

Adagio Teas has provided me with Berry Creme Compote for the purposes of writing an honest review.

First Impressions

Berry Creme Compote comes in a colourful sealed, resealable foiled pouch. I do love the style of the packaging because it’s just nice to have all the information handy and it just comes printed directly onto the packaging, which is nice. The aroma of this fruity tisane is so strong, and it reminds me of the aroma of a field berry jam – just so heavy on the fruity goodness that it makes me want to a nice iced cup of this stuff (and to be out on a patio somewhere with shades on).

Berry Creme Compote consists of: rose hips, hibiscus, apple pieces, blue cornflowers, natural creme flavour, blueberries, strawberries, raspberry leaves, natural strawberry flavour, natural blueberry flavour, raspberries, and natural blackberry flavour. And just look at how pretty it is, especially with the blue cornflower petals!

Preparation

Adagio Teas recommends steeping Berry Creme Compote with 100C (212F) water for 5 to 10 minutes. I opted to do a 7 minute steep, mostly because I walked away from it and went back to it eventually.

First Taste

Berry Creme Compote steeps to a beautiful dark pink colour that is undoubtedly due to the presence of hibiscus in the mix. The aroma is very much of berries – which is so delicious smelling. The flavour is berries, there’s a slight tartness that may be due to the hibiscus, or due to the raspberries, that gives a bit of a pucker to my mouth. There’s such a strong berry flavour to it, it’s so tasty! It reminds me a bit of a fruit juice or punch, there’s such a nice level of sweetness to it, that I would drink it plain.

A Second Cup?

I attempted to resteep Berry Creme Compote and surprise! I found that it did decently well for one resteep. The colour wasn’t nearly as dark as the initial steep, but it still had a good flavour to it. So definitely go for a resteep with this one.

My Overall Impression

I loved Adagio Teas’s Berry Creme Compote. I think this tisane has such great flavours – both for the nose and for the mouth. There’s a great blend of fruity ingredients that makes for such a tasty cup. I would recommend having it iced or cold steeped, and consider going half-and-half with some lemonade or a splash of lemonade – or perhaps even a lemon wedge on the size. It’d be quite tasty indeed! And I think that the berries would balance really well against the lemon.

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Adagio Teas’s Teaster Marshmallow

Teaster Marshmallow by Adagio Teas
Rooibos / Flavoured

Adagio Teas has provided me with Teaster Marshmallow for the purposes of writing an honest review.

First Impressions

Teaster Marshmallow is a fun blend from Adagio Teas – it comes in just the cutest Easter themed bag. Very cute, very happy, very much invoking feelings of spring. This is an rooibos blend that is available as a 3oz pouch for free currently from the Adagio Teas with purchases of $39 or more – if you are successful at their Easter egg hunt on their website (and like all good things, it’s available for a limited time only and this offer expires April 12th, 2020).

This rooibos blend is pretty adorable – the ingredients in this Easter treat are green rooibos, apple, sprinkles, natural flavour, marigold, and apricot. It smells like candy, and it has some pretty cute sprinkles (eggs, bunnies, and chick shapes). I can’t really smell the rooibos, which is basically a bonus for me since I’m not a big fan of rooibos.

Preparation

Adagio Teas recommends steeping Teaster Marshmallow in 212°F (100°C) water for 5 to 7 minutes. I opted to do an initial steep for 7 minutes.

First Taste

Teaster Marshmallow steeps to a cloudy orange colour with a slight oil slick across the top. The oil is from the sprinkles for sure. The aroma of Teaster Marshmallow is sweet, with a slight fruitiness. The texture of the tea has a full mouthfeel to it. I can taste the rooibos base, but it is offset by the apple and apricot fruit flavours. There’s a nice sweetness from the fruit and sprinkles, but not quite as sweet as I might enjoy.

A Second Cup?

I attempted to resteep Teaster Marshmallow, but found that the flavour did not taste quite as good as the initial steep (I definitely could taste more rooibos in the second steep…).

My Overall Impression

I thought that Adagio Teas’s Teaster Marshmallow was just okay. I think it’s definitely a fun treat for Adagio Teas customers to offer a tea as the prize for a virtual Easter Egg hunt – great for both tea loving parents and kiddos alike. It has the added bonus of having the most adorable spring sprinkles as well as being caffeine-free and kid-friendly in that regard. For me, personally, I’m not a fan of rooibos on the best of days, so it’s not really a blend for me – but I think a lot of people will enjoy the whimsy of this Easter-themed blend and it’d be a fun game to play with your kids at home during their home school ‘recess’ to get a little treat for the family.

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Adagio Teas’s Brigadoon Breakfast

Brigadoon Breakfast by Adagio Teas
Black Tea & White Tea / Flavoured
$15.00USD for 4oz

Adagio Teas has provided me with Brigadoon Breakfast for the purposes of writing an honest review.

First Impressions

Brigadoon Breakfast from Adagio Teas is a tea that is sold once every 4 years – only on February 29th. I’m grateful to Adagio Teas for offering me the opportunity to try out their tea ahead of time so I was able to try and write a review ahead of the 29th. So Brigadoon Breakfast comes in a beautiful metal tin. I love the concept of a limited edition tea, but it’s mostly time limited since it’s only sold on one day out out of four years.

The tin itself is beautiful, the tea is loose inside. If you do get this, be sure to check out the artwork and the story of Brigadoon is printed on the inside of the lid as well. The tea has a lovely aroma – I mostly smell the black the tea base and hints of floral notes and toasted notes. Adagio describes the ingredient choices as being both for the blend flavours itself and also so that the colours mimick of the Scottish flag. Brigadoon Breakfast consists of: Assam Melody (black tea from Meleng Tea Estate in Assam, India), Keemun Concerto (Chinese black tea from Anhui Province), silver needle, and blue cornflowers.

Preparation

Adagio Teas recommends steeping Brigadoon Breakfast in 100°C/212°F water for 3 to 5 minutes. I opted to do my initial steep of Brigadoon Breakfast for 4 minutes.

First Taste

Brigadoon Breakfast steeps to a beautiful golden orange colour. There’s a very pleasant malty flavour in the steeped tea, just a hint of floral notes from the cornflower petals. I found there’s a mild astringency in this black tea blend, which lends itself to a bit of a mouth pucker effect. Brigadoon Breakfast has a mild sweetness, but it’s not over the top. I find it to be a nice cup of tea, very much a breakfast tea without being familiar to other breakfast blends that I’ve tried (think English or Irish).

Brigadoon Breakfast is definitely a tea that I can see being doctored up in the morning though. Add a bit of sweetener or evaporated milk (or cream, if that’s your thing). It would also be refreshing iced with a slice of a lemon floating on top, mostly because I think the slight astringency would play off the sour notes of lemon quite well.

A Second Cup?

I resteeped Brigadoon Breakfast twice, adding an additional 30 seconds for each subsequent steep. I found that the flavour remained fairly close to the initial steep, it was just a little bit weaker compared to the initial steep – as one might expect. I would recommend doing at least one resteep of the leaves, and then go for a second if you’re feeling a bit keen.

My Overall Impression

I loved Adagio Teas’s Brigadoon Breakfast. I love the special packaging for the limited edition tea, I love the concept and the exclusiveness of the blend of Brigadoon Breakfast being available only on February 29th. The black tea blend itself is pleasant – it has a great flavour with a twist on the idea of a breakfast tea blend, which I do appreciate. The addition of the silver needle really lends itself well to having a bit of a fresh, floral flavour profile that mixes with the malty black tea base. Lastly, I have to give Adagio Teas some props for not charging an arm and a leg for their Leap Day tea because Brigadoon Breakfast is set at an affordable price for most tea lovers.

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