Tea

• Hojicha

3 minutes at 180°

This tea was a great surprise. I never expected a tea that looks like this to taste so good. I had envisioned a much earthier green tea. Instead, I was greeted with a hearty mesquite flavor. Man… this is good. I’m going to have to get a larger container of this of. My sample tin won’t last long.

Hojicha

Tea

• Citron Green

3 minutes at 180°

Wow, this is sweet for a green tea. This green tea has a naturally sweet flavor. When combined with a light citrus flavor, you end up with an incredible green tea with a hint of lemon flavor. I usually prefer my green teas hot, but this is one of the few that I actually like cold too.

Citron Green

Tea

• Green Pekoe Blues

3 minutes at 180°

Green Pekoe Blues is a great earthy green tea. It has a medium body and mild smell. The flavor isn’t extremely strong, but isnt mild either. Personally I only like this type of tea hot, but if you like a very natural, sugar free tea, this may be the tea for you.

Green Pekoe Blues

I just received some free green tea sample teas and an ingenuiTEA. I must say, this just may be the best deal in tea. Adagio is currently running a promotion where you can get some free tea for linking to them. The higher your Google PR is, the better the reward is. If you run a website with a good PR, give Adagio a link and experience some new tea.

For more details on adagio’s link rewards program, click here. For details on the adagio starter set you could possibly receive, click here.

The reward I received was a green tea starter set. This came with 4 types of green tea including citron green, genmai cha, green pekoe & hojicha. It also came with an ingenuiTEA. The ingenuiTEA might possibly be the most ingenious way to steep tea ever created. If you try it once, you’ll never brew tea the same way again.

Teas

• Li Zi Nutcracker
• Jasmine

3 minutes at 180°

This mix makes a fantastic glass of jasmine flavored green tea. Start with the mild nutty taste of Li Zi Nutcracker green tea, and mix in an equal amount of Jasmine 5. You end up with a green tea that is very light in color and full of flavor. If your new to green teas or like sweet tea, this is a good mix for you. These teas are naturally sweet, and each has it’s own unique flavor that is pleasant to the palette.

Try 10 cups of Li Zi Nutcracker for $3.

Try 10 cups of Jasmine 5 for $3.

Teas

• Lung Chin Green - Dragonwell
• Spearmint
• Mango Melange

3 minutes at 180°

Boy, this was a nice cup of tea to wake up with. It has very little caffeine, but has a fantastic flavor. It’s a little minty and a little sweet. Dragonwell adds a nice balance to the mint and mango.

If your looking for something different in the morning, give this a try. You may be pleasantly surprised.

Lung Chin Green - Dragonwell

Home Grown Spearmint

Mango Melange

Teas

• 3tsp Pina Colada
• 1tsp Wild Strawberry

7 minutes at 212°

In search of that perfect after-beer tea; I decided to go with a 100% herbal, fruit drink. After seeing that I only had a little bit of Pina Colada left, I decided to make a pitcher. Making some hot tea for now and some iced tea for later.

As a hot tea, the smell of coconuts and pineapple really comes through. The taste is a bit tart, but complimented with the subtle taste of strawberry and coconut. I wouldn’t put this on amongst my favorite teas, but it does seem to do pretty well after a few beers.

As Iced Tea, this is quite refreshing. More of the Pina Colada flavor comes through, acented by the mild taste of strawberry.

Wild Strawberry

Adagio Teas recently started a monthly competition where you can request a free sample of tea, then submit a recipe that uses this tea. The competition is held at TeaChef.com. This month was Jasmine. Hense all the recipes with jasmine tea this month.

If you like this site, please cast a vote for me. The recipe I submitted this moth was the Jasmine Spice Cake with a Jasmine Glaze.

While you are there, take a look around. You’ll find lots of other tea recipes and some of the best tea around.

Thanks, Mr Tea

Ingredients

• 4 tsp Jasmine Tea
• 1tsp Butter
• 1/2 cup of Rice
• 1 1/3 cups Water

Prep Time: 3 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes

This is short and sweet. Simply substitute the water used in making rice, with a nice tea. Jasmine is an ideal candidate for this. It adds a pleasant smell to your rice, and the taste is subtle. Your guest will know that there is something different yet familiar about it. It’s great touch without much effort.

So here is how you do it. First, make some strong Jasmine Tea. I used 4tsp in 1 1/3 cups of water. Let the tea cool. Then mix the rice, butter and jasmine tea in a sauce pan. Stir and heat until the water boils. Then lower the heat and simmer the rice until all the tea is absorbed. Fluff with a fork.

Teas

• Chocolate
• Peppermint

5 minutes at 212°

With that minty smell that will clear your nostrils, a glass of chocolate pepperminttea is sure to please. Mixed at an 1 to ratio, this tea is very minty. For more of the chocolate flavor, use twice as much chocolate tea.

After leaving some of this tea in the refrigerator for a week. I’ve found that this makes an extremely pleasant iced tea. If you make it, make extra. Chill it, and try it later.

Optional:

1. Make it creamy. Add a splash of milk or creme for more of a hot chocolate taste.
2. Use to replace the water in a powdered hot coco mix.

Try Chocolate - $2

Try Peppermint - $1