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drank Blood Orange by Adagio Teas
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So I went rogue and ordered a sample of basically every fruit tisane that Adagio makes (along with a couple of white teas), so that I could try all of them cold brewed and see if there are any I love. So far I’ve just tried some of their iced tea pouches, and there were a couple that were tasty enough, so I thought I’d give some of the loose leaf varieties a try.

This is just okay. It’s the sort of tart orange flavor that makes me think of Vitamin C chewables, or Emergen-C drink power. I do like the hibiscus with it, though overall it obviously becomes very sour. I could see adding a touch of sweetener to this one to balance the flavors a bit.

Not a keeper for me, but I won’t mind sipping through one pitcher of it.

Flavors: Artificial, Citrus, Hibiscus, Medicinal, Orange, Sour, Tart

Preparation
Iced 8 min or more 23 g 34 OZ / 1000 ML
AJRimmer

I did that back probably five years ago and ended up deciding that while I love their green rooibos blends cold, I don’t need to order any of their fruit teas personally :P

Cameron B.

I seem to only like cold brewed tea if it has hibiscus in it… :P

AJRimmer

Interesting! I don’t really cold brew except for resteeps. I just make a lot of hot teas at once and refrigerate them for later. Probably not the most efficient method :P

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AJRimmer

I did that back probably five years ago and ended up deciding that while I love their green rooibos blends cold, I don’t need to order any of their fruit teas personally :P

Cameron B.

I seem to only like cold brewed tea if it has hibiscus in it… :P

AJRimmer

Interesting! I don’t really cold brew except for resteeps. I just make a lot of hot teas at once and refrigerate them for later. Probably not the most efficient method :P

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Hi, I’m Cameron!

I’m a 30-something software engineer currently living in Austin, Texas with my husband and our two pugs, Gobo and Ume. I tend to cycle between my different hobbies, and they include piano, knitting, video games, board games, miniature painting, planners, bento, KBeauty, and – of course – TEA! But really, what I’m best at is “collecting” hobby-related things… ;)

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