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"The journey of a thousand cups begins with a single sip." I've show my love for tea many times here on the blog. One of my favorite times was when I wrote about creating the perfect British cup. Since then I've tried many teas and have grown my collection and love for the drink. So when The Art of Tea reached out to me to try their tea I was so ready!

Plus I was sick.

A TEA-riffic Day Off With Adagio Teas!

A part of being a BIG part of being an Anglophile is worrying about what tea you will drink each day! I have a HUGE tea collection and even carry an emergency stash in my purse. I've totally busted that out at restaurants before. Who wants to pay $3 for a cup of tea? Weird probably, economic defo!

I was lucky enough to be sent a $40 gift card to Adagio Teas and I was SOOOO excited to use it. I've always loved that they have fandom teas! Mixing all my loves into one perfect thing! My good friend and co party host of SherlockeDCC, Cara McGee, makes all these lovely fandom teas and those were the ones I just HAD to buy! Doctor Who tea?! Yes please!

I had EIGHT new teas to try and they were all loose leaf. This was a struggle for this impatient American. Waiting for my water to boil, scooping out each tea {I only have ONE small lil strainer} and letting it brew, waiting for it to cool. I tried to make it an experience, but basically I just wanted to drink my tea! My favorite part out of all of this was smelling each tea! It was interesting how the smell made me make a immediate decision on wether I thought I would like the tea or not.

Based on the character art, the smell and the look of each tea, in my head I thought I knew what I would like. That wasn't always the case. I was happily surprised by which were my favorites and NO it wasn't 10! :) Here are my thoughts!

11th Doctor

Smell - Subtle coconut which reminds me of something to sip on the beach!

Taste - Black Tea. Which is my favorite kind!

Amy Pond

Smell - Christmas-y.

Taste - Orange-y. And the tea itself was too gorgeous not to share a photo of!

9th Doctor - FAVORITE!

Smell - Breakfast! 

Taste - Like drinking breakfast! LOVE IT!

John Watson

Smell - Cinnamon.

Taste - Sweet tea with a bitter after note. {Least favorite}

10th Doctor - 3rd favorite

Smell - Chocolate-y.

Taste - The one I thought would be my 1st favorite was not, but still up there! I love the hint of chocolate!

River Song

Smell - Medicine-y with a hint of fruit.

Taste - The medicine-y note was there, but with a bit of sweet fruit. Again another one that I had to share a picture of since the tea itself is gorgeous!

Rory Williams Pond

Smell - Sweet black tea. 

Taste - Dark black tea.

Are You Trying To Deduce Me?  - 2nd favorite

Smell - Fruit Loops.

Taste - It’s like drinking Fruit Loops milk and tea. {Surprisingly good combo!}

A BIG thank you to Adagio Teas for sending me the gift card! I now have even more tea over flowing out of my kitchen cabinet. Always a good thing! Who wants to come over for a tea party?! I've had SOME practice now and one of my favorite posts I've written is An American Anglophile Tries To Brew A Proper Cuppa! 

Share your favorite tea with me in the comments below! Have you tried any of the fandom teas?