Deliciously combines the luxurious flavor of fresh-dipped chocolate-covered strawberries with the taste of premium Ceylon black tea.
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Opening the bag, it smelled heavenly. A nice rich chocolately smell. The tea itself smells nice too. Didn't really taste anything until I added sugar. Next up is to try it with milk.
update: after thinking about it, the tea's a lot like love: sweet and bitter. Don't overbrew or else it tastes horrible.
Definitely one of the top 5 teas I've tried from Adagio! SO GOOD. It's got a deep, dark chocolate flavor, with a lighter, sweeter strawberry flavor in the background. Delicious with sweetener and a splash of milk! It's basically dessert :)
oh, valentines tea, how i love you! let me count the ways. you can mix this with a spicier tea to get like a nice spiced chocolate taste. and by itself, you don't even need sugar, it's just sweet. a
Opening the bag of this made my mouth absolutely water. The smell of dark chocolate hits your nose right away, and as a dark chocolate addict I could not have been more excited. Even after brewing it still smelled divine in the cup. Unfortunately the chocolate flavors definitely mellow once brewed, which was a teeny bit disappointing for me since. Still a very lovely tea. I found sugar brings out the flavors of this tea much more prominently, and that the strawberry flavors come through as more of an aftertaste. I don't really taste the rose petals, which may be a good thing because I have a hard time with rose flavored teas! I have found that it's really ridiculously easy to oversteep and it become really bitter and not that enjoyable if you do, so make sure to watch out for that!
This is kind of nice! I've been going through a serious chocolate tea phase, and I like the way the fruit balances the chocolate in this. But I do thing it could have more of the bitter cocoa flavor. I always like things flavored with cocoa nibs more than the chocolate chip taste.
Whoa...it really surprised me how accurate this tea's flavor is to a real chocolate covered strawberry!O.O I should have had this on Valentine's day!>:(
This sample was a very kind gift, but I really do not have a sweet tooth, and this tea is not delicious without sugar. It actually is strange even sweetened. I love strawberries, rose tea, and dark chocolate, but this just wasn't good.
this tea smells like heaven (strawberries and a lot of chocolate) both in the bag and steeped in a cup. tastes a little fainter, but still good.
I love this blend, I really do. Compared to 'Love Petals', this is just the right balance of chocolate and berry flavors.
This tea was really good. It has a nice chocolate smell and has a hint of strawberry.
tastes just like you'd expect valentines to taste, which is unfortunate. dont know what I was expecting!
I'm not personally a big fan of strawberries, but I absolutely /loved/ this tea. It tastes exactly like a chocolate-dipped strawberry, smells fantastic in the bag- really anyone who likes tea and wants something slightly strawberry like (but no over powering) with that smooth taste of chocolate- get this tea.
This dessert tea was ok wasn't bad wasn't good I definitely didn't like the aroma of the tea it tasted better than it smelled.
Good tea, but not the best. There was something about it that I just didn't like. Maybe the chocolate taste? Worth a shot though!
I'll be honest, this was ok but it wasn't great. I'm not a huge fan of chocolate teas. I think I might like it better with milk. Yeah. I'll just try it with milk.
This blend was sweet and playful with a bit of sensuality. The chocolate can be a bit overbearing at times so I would not recommend making it overly strong, but this is a wonderful tea.
The taste is strongest of chocolate, with hints of strawberry. It doesn't overpower the tea flavor, instead meshing really well.
There are a lot of different notes to this tea. I really picked up on the hints of chocolate and strawberry. It's a very rich and specific flavor so I've found it's good for now and then, when I'm looking to jazz up my morning routine or if I'm craving something sweet.
Was good. Not bitter. But, the rosebud and chocolate flavors are strong or maybe I'm just too familiar with them. I guess I thought it was a pretty mixture (would be a lovely gift in some homemade bags or glass jar), but the taste was boring.
Definitely not a tea I'd drink on a regular basis but a nice occasional dessert-like treat.
I did not care for this tea at all and was expecting so much more as I like Ceylon. I am thinking the darker the tea the less fruit I want in it..while the whites and greens taste better with fruity in it. I wish Adagio would make a Peppermint Patty tea..just what it is..chocolate and mint black tea. I have had this at tea shops. The strawberry was harsh in this and the chocolate did not fare well. I will go back to my real strawberries dipped in chocolate for the real taste.
I knew going into this tea that it was likely not to be my favourite, but I was feeling festive, as I ordered it a week or so prior to valentines day (and ended up getting it at the end of the holiday itself!).
This tea smells (dry) somewhere between very nice and overpowering/false. The strawberry scent helps pull the chocolate scent away from being too reminiscent of the 'hot chocolate' chapstick I remember from when I was a kid.
When steeped, the chocolate scent is dulled to an appropriate level, but it seemed to me that the strawberry scent had also departed with it.
I am not a huge fan of chocolate, and this tea is not an exception. Whereas I enjoyed the Tiger Eye tea and would suggest anyone to try it, this Valentines tea made me feel sick after drinking it, and this was not a novelty of the first cup.
Although I didn't particularly enjoy this tea, I loved the festive, holiday-driven spirit behind it, and it helped spice up an otherwise dull holiday. If you do happen to enjoy chocolate, definitely give this a try, and perhaps you will have better luck with it than I. I will attempt to find a ratio of tea-to-water than perhaps provides a lesser degree of the flavour.
This is a great tea creamy and smooth! One that will be a long time fave!
this holiday season i got some tea for kathie and i hope it was good the end
This was a great blend of all sorts of great flavors.
I just could not get myself to taste this tea. Once I smelled it I gave it to a co-worker who found it to be a very good tea. The smell of chocolate just overpowered my senses, and made impossible for me to taste. Just not for me.
Not enough strawberry and too much of the chocolate...The tea was OK but had a strong almost alcohol undertone like you would find in a natural flavoring you would add for baking...
It reminds me a bit of the rose and the candy apple mixed, in both the best and not-so-best ways. I think this one could go astringent FAST, but it's improved a little by milk.
Pretty good, although I don't prefer sweet teas so it's not really my thing.
Just as described, this is really a 'dessert tea'. Fairly rich by itself and quite decadent with the addition of cream and sugar. I did find the balance to be a bit off. The rose flavor is also stronger than I expected. Personally I enjoy it more by mixing 2/3 Valentine's to 1/3 hazelnut.
A tea that somewhat matches up to its strong delicious smell, especially when iced. I didn't particularly enjoy it hot myself, but my girlfriend liked it with a little bit of sugar and cream. However, we both love it as a lightly sweetened iced tea. I plan to add this to my tea regimen.
It smells as good as it tastes! It's pretty sweet though, but amazing with milk.
It smells absolutely wonderful. The taste is milder than the smell , but I think it's better that way. It's a very smooth cup, I added sugar to mine, which made the sweetness of the strawberry really stand out.
Pleasantly surprised. I didn't have high expectations for this tea, but really does taste like chocolate and strawberries, and not fake flavors.
Honestly, how well does Valentines tea fit into the holiday...on a cold February day in Chicago? It's a mixture of chocolate and strawberry and black tea. Truly a heavenly combination. I don't add flavoring or milk. It's perfect just the way it brews. A new favorite of mine.
I love this blend. Chocolate notes and a subtle sweetness from the strawberries makes it a perfect treat without all the calories! The strawberries make it just sweet enough for me that I don't add any additional sweetener, but I don't usually sweeten my hot teas too much. I shared this with a friend yesterday and she loved it too! So I picked up another bag for her today :)
This is quite yummy. I can taste the strawberry and chocolate flavors but they do not overtake the ceylon, which is nice. The rose petals are subtle and make a nice addition.
Nice. I like the subtle chocolate and strawberry taste. It wasn't overwhelming. Nice smell too.
Neither my boyfriend or I are too interesting in sweet desserts so I ordered this tea for an after-dinner drink on Valentines Day. It was delicious and an absolutely perfect way to end our evening.
Black tea, chocolate, strawberry, and a hint of rose petal make this a really nice blend. Even without sweetener, it tastes like chocolate covered strawberries.
Truely tastes like your drinking a candy heart box of chocolates. Im not normally a floral tea person, but the rose and strawberry are perfect balance with the chocolate.
Its a perfect dessert tea. I added a little sugar and a splash of milk and it tastes just like a chocolate covered strawberry
Not something I would like every day, but it definitely suits my idea of a valentine. Like chocolate-covered cherries - rich and dark, and also goes well with chocolate!
Not really my cup of tea, but my boyfriend loved it so much that he bought three more pounds of it while it was on sale. His favorite Adagio tea. I can't detect the rose and the strawberry is subtle, but the chocolate really stands out.
My first thought when I tasted this tea was that it tastes just like chocolate covered strawberries. Delicious tea with a perfect name.
Got it on sale, figured couldn't hurt to give it a try. It's a good tea, not one I'd buy again, probably, the rose petals aren't my cup of tea (no pun intended haha). The smell in the bag is different. Sort of a coffee-chocolate scent, dark and sort of earthy. The taste is mostly chocolate, I didn't really get a hint of the strawberries, but I'll try a couple different time ranges for brewing and change this if I find a sweet spot for it (another no pun intended :) ) This time I just followed the directions on the bag. And speaking of the bag, it's FULL!
Smells delicious! The taste is a little weaker than the smell which I find to be a good thing since I don't necessarily want to drink chocolate covered strawberries. That being said, this is a pretty good tea.
smells delicious straight out of the bag, and tastes fantastic. really glad i got it on sale so i can enjoy it a bit more often than my various samples.
Really one of the most pleasant chocolate teas I've had! Really lovely!
Gave this as a sample to a friend. She said it smelled like valentines day in the bag...like chocolate roses and a little bit sweet. pretty much what you think a valentines tea would smell like. she said she likes it a lot!