Argo Tea

I simply love this tea. I had no idea how much I enjoyed a good cuppa Earl Grey until I visited London this past May. I especially love the creme, or cream, whichever you prefer. My first was from Tea, there in London, but found the only thing positive about a layover in O’Hare was Argo Tea (gate G, I think). This is my second bag and I have a third of this little loose leaf treasure awaiting my use in the cupboard.

It’s strong and creamy and stands alone quite well, which is why I like it. The creamy sweetness makes it my choice over plain Earl Grey, which I will drink if I’m out and about and it’s the only tasty thing on the menu.

I meant to write this earlier this morning as I enjoyed the delight that is my first cuppa the day being this tea. However, I’m finished and have now already brushed my teeth so any more drinking will be tainted by Tom’s of Maine, and let’s face it, this tea deserves better.

UPDATE: I couldn’t stand it, the site says TERMINAL 3 MEZZANINE LEVEL, really, this is the only good thing about O’Hare in my opinion.

Really good!

This is perhaps the best chamomile I’ve ever enjoyed. The flavors are so smooth and calming. I don’t always sleep well and so enjoy a cup of this many evenings. Chamomile is not a choice beverage for me but I was trying it to help me relax at night and decided to try this blend from Argo and it is truly outstanding. I’m going to need to order some more after the new year. (I’ve put a moratorium on ordering tea until then, my family and friends think I’m out of control. They have no idea what out of control REALLY looks like and as you can see from my cupboard, it is not me.)

Second time trying this blend, and I’m afraid I’m not any more impressed with it than I was the first time. I don’t get much vanilla out of it… just kind of a creamy average black tea blend, really. The “cream” leaves a strange taste on the back of my tongue (not just in this blend—I’ve had that happen with others as well) and that’s kind of undesirable. Overall, not something I can recommend. I’ll probably make it through the package I bought but it’ll take me a while. So sad, I had much higher hopes for this.

Hmm, not sure how I feel about this one. I can’t help but be disappointed in it but it’s not awful. I’ll give it another try and mess with the brewing time (I was busy so I couldn’t pay close attention) and see how that goes. Pretty average at this point, though.

I’m not even really sure I dislike this, but I’ve reached my tolerance limit. This is getting swapped or gifted!

I didn’t oversteep this time (although it did tend toward the bitter side after a 5 min. brewing time), but I’m just not impressed with this tea. Not all that much to say about flavour… I’m not an expert in darjeeling teas, but this seems pretty average. I still don’t detect any muscatel note or anything else to distinguish this “champagne” blend from a regular darjeeling. Kind of mediocre, but I’ll probably finish what I’ve got of it (unless I get bored with it… we’ll see!).

Didn’t oversteep this time, but not terribly impressed. Hmmm.

Bought this in Chicago as well (when I travel, the only things I end up buying are cds, jewelry and tea)… it cost twice as much as the other blends I bought at Argo, and I like it much better than the black currant. I over-steeped it a bit so I’ll have to give it another try before I form a final opinion, but I am still enjoying it. I had no idea what muscatel is (wine?) but I don’t really taste it here. I expect this blend will only improve in future tastings.

Backlogging this from yesterday… Got this on a recent trip to Chicago and it was very inexpensive, but unfortunately that shows in the quality of the tea. The leaves are in small pieces and I wasn’t impressed with the taste of the blend. I might even like the Twinings bagged black currant better than Argo’s loose leaf. It’s not bad, just disappointing.

This was great!

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Tried it iced. The chunks of ginger were a little much for me, but pretty good overall!

Backlogging from the trip to Chicago

Made with black tea and soy.

Totally uninspiring. It was a boring black tea with an unimpressive soy milk. Probably won’t go there again.

This is going to knock me out; therefore, I love it. Also, it’s delicious. The sad thing, unfortunately, it requires a lot of blossoms to have each cup be flavorful as a stand alone. Perhaps more blending is in order.