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Double-wall Infuser from Adagio Teas

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Adagio Loose Leaf Infuser Mug

Adagio Loose Leaf Infuser Mug

I can’t get over the cuteness of this double-walled loose leaf infuser from Adagio, not to mention how convenient and well-made it is.

Adagio Loose Leaf Infuser Mug

Adagio Loose Leaf Infuser Mug

First off, yes, its dishwasher-safe, and also microwave-safe as long as you remove the strainer basket from inside. However, I’ve hand-washed it each time I’ve used it just because I’m paranoid.

Adagio Loose Leaf Infuser Mug

Loose Tea Infuser Mug

Secondly, the basket is hugeee. You can’t tell from this angle, but it holds so much tea! That’s one of the main problems I’ve had with other infuser mugs and tumblers that I’ve used.

Also, look at that lid. It’s a snug fit and covers everything except the tiny lid handle, leaving no room for bugs to get in if you’re sitting outside to peacefully drink your warm, relaxing tea (as one does).

Adagio Loose Leaf Infuser Mug

Colorful Adagio Infuser Mug

And lastly, the cuteness. I’m so down with it. Look at these cute faces.

Adagio Loose Leaf Infuser Mug

Adorable Art Work!

I have only good things to say about this infuser mug and nothing bad to say.

Adagio Loose Leaf Infuser Mug

This Adorable Mug Would Make a Great Gift!

It doesn’t even get too hot to hold, just warm enough to keep your hands toasty. Love, love, love the whole deal – thank you, Adagio! Take a closer look at this wonderful infuser mug: double-walled loose leaf infuser!

Adagio Loose Leaf Infuser Mug

Adagio Infuser Mug for Loose Leaf Tea

Bella Luna Blue from Adagio

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Some things happen once in a Blue Moon.

Sorry, I had to. 🙂

Bella Luna Blue, meet the reader. Reader, meet Bella.

I wish you could smell this tea! This is where scratch and sniff technology would really come in handy for smart phones and computers. (And then there are times that I’m really, really glad it doesn’t exist.)

This is the Bella Luna Blue tea from Adagio Teas and it smells like a slice of blueberry heaven, which I’m sure is a real section of the actual Heaven. Catch me there in 6 or 7 decades. This loose leaf tea is ONLY available for purchase on an actual blue moon and the next one is August 22nd (thank you so much Adagio for my bag – I’m so glad I didn’t have to wait!). This limited edition tea brews blue, but turns purple when you add lemon juice, and it’s pretty freaking cool to watch. In the picture below, I’m sure you’ll be able to tell which one I added lemon juice to.

Blue is my favorite color so I like mine better without the lemon juice, but the purple is still beautiful (and tart and lemony for those of you into that). The flavors are just as good as the smell, with a delicious combination of blueberries, lemongrass, and Butterfly Pea Flower.

Make sure to make yourself a note, or set a reminder, for August 22nd, so you can grab a bag of this tea and taste (and smell!) this yumminess for yourself. 🙂

Unmatched Love for Matcha Love

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Benjamin Franklin once said that the only certain things in life were death and taxes. I think if he were around today he’d have to add “oh, and at some point today Emily will drink matcha”. When I say I’m obsessed…it’s a big deal. Especially because of my semi-addiction to iced matcha lattes. Put some matcha powder in a shaker and add some form of milk and ice and I’ll forget my own name. BUT, we have a problem, Houston, when the venti iced matcha latte from Starbucks (the only place in my area that makes them and the only size that even comes close to satisfying me) runs over $5. So my daily fix costs me around $35 a week, which *gulp* runs around $140 a month.

Yeah, I can’t be doing that.

Enter the wonderful product above. Each packet can be mixed with milk and thrown over ice and voila, homemade iced matcha latte. Here’s the fun part (what am I saying, it’s green tea, it’s ALL the fun part): I can get a can of 15 packets from Meijer for usually around $10. Thus (do people still say thus? I’m bringing it back.), for the cost of 2 Starbucks lattes, I can make 15 at home.

Now sometimes I’m away from the house all day and need my fix to go. Or sometimes I want to browse Target while getting my fix. And I don’t mind making an exception every now and then. But discovering this delicious and cost-efficient product will *literally* save me hundreds of dollars this year.

And that’s pretty darn precious.

Sleepytime Peach from Celestial Seasonings

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Funny story (or not?): as a baby I was allergic to peach fuzz and couldn’t have anything peach. Eventually I outgrew the allergy (obvs) and now I love any and all peach- flavored things (ice cream, candy, drinks, etc.).

This tea is my current favorite herbal tea – I go pretty hard with matcha and caffeinated tea all day (the thug life chose me), so I try to go herbal before bedtime to wind down a little. This herbal tea has all the good stuff: lemongrass, spearmint, chamomile, rosebuds, plus some blackberry leaves and orange blossoms just to show off.

I’ve never had a bad fruit-flavored herbal tea from Celestial Seasonings, and the streak lives on. I don’t wanna say this tea is just peachy….but yeah, I kind of do.

Adagio Teas: Fandom Signature Blends

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Adagio has done it again, people. They’ve kind of broken the mold here, because their new fandom collection of teas is unlike anything else I’ve seen in the tea world before.

The Adagio Teas: Fandom Signature Blends is incredibly cool and creative. It features unique tea blends created by superfans based on different themes from TV, movies, anime, video games, etc. You’re sure to find one of your favorite nerdy topics here – Star Wars, Star Trek, Suicide Squad, Sherlock, and lots more. I tried four different samples, and not a single one disappointed me.

This Harry Potter fanatic just HAD to try a HP-themed tea, and it was every bit as delicious as I had hoped. The BeerButter Tea blend from Robert Pirlot was fantastic and probably had the best aroma of the four teas I tried. It’s a black tea with natural caramel flavor, natural creme flavor, and natural vanilla flavor. The caramel and vanilla flavors were very strong and it came together for one of the best black loose leaf teas I’ve ever had. A percentage of purchases of this tea also goes to charity, so it’s a win for everyone.

Due to my husband’s Delorean obsession, I had to get this one to try with him. This Delorean Tea blend from Mike Violette is highly flavorful; check out all of the delicious ingredients: black tea, green tea, cocoa nibs, natural chocolate mint flavor, natural creme flavor, orange peels, blue cornflowers, peppermint leaves, natural vanilla flavor, natural bergamot flavor. It blended to form a delicious tea that was accented with candy canes (yum?).

The Marty Tea was the other tea I tried from a Back to the Future collection (also from Mike Violette). (I couldn’t resist that adorable packaging.) This is a high-caffeine black tea with orange, vanilla, and creme flavors. It’s almost like a hot caffeinated cremesicle in tea-form, and I wasn’t complaining. The tea is accented with sprinkles, which was downright adorable.

I ordered this tea because my husband is a huge fan of the video game Bioshock, plus I’m a big fan of creepy things, and nothing is much spookier than a Little Sister (just look at her!). The Little Sister Tea from Tara K is a decaf Earl Grey, but it also has strawberry, orange, raspberry, and vanilla flavors. The loose leaf tea is accented with sprinkles and rose petals, and it all comes together to make a fantastic-smelling strong tea. I loved it.

I have nothing but wonderful things to say about each of the Fandom Teas I tried or about the collection as a whole. I can’t wait to try another round of fan teas from Adagio!