I’m happy because I received my latest order of tea from Adagio this afternoon! I always feel so excited when there’s new tea to try.

Today I received samples of:
Black Dragon Pearls – pearls of tea: sweet and smooth with a touch of earthiness
Oolong Jasmine #5 – tea infused with jasmine flowers
Oolong #8 – oriental beauty tea from Taiwan
Ti Kuan Yin Oolong – tea from the Fujian province of China
Wuyi Ensemble Oolong – smoky tea from coastal China

plus a full size of Darjeeling #22 (which they have renamed “Summer Darjeeling”), which I have been enjoying immensely since my sample size arrived a few weeks ago.

photo by David George

So far my favorite teas are:
Irish Breakfast
Candy Apple
Yunnan Jig
Vanilla Oolong
Darjeeling #22
Lemon Soleil

I also enjoy:
Candy Cane (mixed half-half with vanilla tea)
Chocolate Chip (mixed half-half with vanilla tea)
Cream (mixed half-half with vanilla tea)
Oriental Spice

I LOVED the Rooibos Jasmine, but haven’t had it in a while. I had a horrible cup of Cocomint Rooibos and it was so disgusting it put me off Rooibos tea altogether. I can’t bring myself to brew a cup of the Jasmine, even though I loved it so much. I know that sounds weird, but I still can’t get the Cocomint taste out of my mouth. Blech!