almond
by adagio teas
(26 reviews)
The tangy, bright and perfectly balanced flavors of Ceylon black tea are a great canvas for many flavor expressions. The very best Ceylons blend easily with flavors giving them excellent depth and complexity. Take our Almond Black, for example. Touch of raw Almond aroma, plush mouthfeel reminiscent of creamy marzipan, with nutty sweetness upfront and a balanced, clean astringency. Steep at 212°F for 3 minutes
Recent reviews
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Irishman McWhirter
What a delightful brunch tea that is semi creamy, marzipan toasty nutty flavors. This special almond tea is great with other flavored tea and honey and sometimes with cream. (depends on what mood I'm in.)
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Julie W
Lovely earthy nutty aroma and taste. Great hot or cold-brewed. I like to blend this one with other teas, especially chai, cinnamon or chocolate flavor base teas to add another layer of depth. Yum!
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Joseph No
I brewed it according to the instructions the first time and didn't get a lot of flavor. However cold brewing made it a lot stronger although I still can't tell if i'm tasting almond or something else.
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Rose B
This is a super strong almond flavor and it's also sweet, pretty much exactly what you're looking for in a tea if you're an almond lover!
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Lauren S.
It's really finicky to steep. I wouldn't do any more than 2-3 minutes or it gets way too bitter to drink. My least favorite of the nutty teas.
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Mina Morrow
Tastes and smells like marzipan. Just be careful not to oversteep it, or else it gets really bitter, really quickly.
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Caroline Nitirahardjo
Happily surprised! I got a sample of this and wasn't sure how I'd feel but the almond flavour is present without being overbearing. I'd love to try mixing it with a berry or chocolate tea
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shesallthat
I love almond and was expecting more than I got from this tea. It just had a weird after taste. This is a no.
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Cameron Kilchrist
Tasted more bitter than astringent and the almond flavor only really came in toward the tail end of the sip. It was really one of the most astringent teas I've ever had.
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Kimberly Hnatko
Very mild almond flavor - I think it's actually more in the smell than the taste. It's sweet, which was a nice surprise and it's a really nice black tea. My husband, the marzipan lover, really enjoyed it.
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Rebekah Strickland
Strong almond aroma and flavor. Adding a bit of milk and sugar made this perfect. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed it.
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Sleepy Greyhound
The Ceylon tea base is just too bitter for me. Brewed at 212 for 4 minutes. Very astringent also. The almond flavor is very subtle.
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Rachel Emmel
The taste of this tea was a tad too 'artificial' for me. I couldn't taste much when it was hot, just a subtle aftertaste, but as it cooled the almond flavor did get stronger, but the aftertaste got worse.
I made sure to steep it at 190F for just 2.5min to cut back on the chance of astringency, and while it was still a tad astringent, I don't think that is the root cause for the off flavor.
The 2nd step was better for me because the flavoring was weaker. I can see how this would work in some blends as an accent flavor, but I don't think it does well on it's own.
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Shannon Webb
July 2023 Update: I received Almond in my CommuniTEA box instead of the Almond Oolong that was listed. I tried it anyway forgetting that I've already had it. This time I used white sugar instead of rock sugar. I still stand by what I originally said. However, I put a dash of milk in after taking a couple of sips. That makes it far more pleasant and tolerable to sip.
Brewed 3 min @ 212F with rock sugar added.
*Disclaimer: This came in my CommuniTEA box. I don't mind almond milk, but I usually can't stand anything else almond. That said, I tried to give this tea a fair shot instead of skipping it.*
The smell of the dry leaf is almost artificial to me. The brew itself smells akin to something like a light English breakfast.
I added a teaspoon of rock sugar to this like I usually do with my tea. I thought it would be enough until I took a sip and realized just how correct everyone was about the bitterness. I immediately placed a second teaspoon of rock sugar in my cup with the hope that would help. The bitterness is still there but the extra sweetness helped somewhat. To me, this tea just tastes like black tea with some weird after taste.
I honestly was anticipating for a "bite into the dessert only to discover disgusting marzipan" moment. Instead, it was just "meh". It isn't the worse thing I've ever tasted. I think if someone bought this tea expecting a nice, hefty almond taste, they might be disappointed.
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Red Wolfe
Bitter on its own, but with an addition of some honey, the taste of almond cake shined through. Still a pretty good cup of tea though.
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Dorothy Summey
Good, nutty flavor when added some rock sugar to this cup. I think I will add some orange peel to my next cup to change up the flavor. Tastes like a marzipan.
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Rebecca Haley
I just couldn’t find the almond in this one. Mixed with other teas was ok, but not one I’ll repurchase.
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Joy Gowan
I love almonds and amaretto and thought I would like this sample, but actually didn’t care for it. Others have so I may need to blend it with something else.
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Brannon Hall
I'm not a huge fan of this one, and I love almond. It seems like it gets bitter really quickly, and there isn't much almond flavor to it. I still have some, so I may experiment with the steep time to see if that helps.
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Ashley Lam
I like to add it to other teas. Too strong of a flavor for me to do it on its own.