I've seen/heard about Adagio Teas' fandom blends for years, but never got around to trying them until lately. Boy, was I missing out!
Adagio's fandom blends are tea blends inspired by or based on pop culture (TV shows, movies, books, video games, etc.) created by fans. And, if you can believe it, there are more than 70,000 blends available on Adagio's site. Thanks to my new friend Chris, I was recently able to sample a few blends inspired by Sherlock and Harry Potter. They were delish, so I decided to buy some for myself.
Per usual, I might have gone a little bit overboard in ordering, but you never know what you're going to like until you try it, right? I was also drawn in by the fact that many of the blends are by Cara McGee, and feature her art. Tea + nerdy fandoms + great art = irresistible.
Sherlock Sampler
Mycroft | black, rooibos vanilla chai and cream teas with cinnamon bark, ginger root, cloves, orange peels, cardamom, natural chocolate flavor, dark chocolate chips and cocoa nibs
Sherlock | lapsang souchong, assam melody and oriental spice teas with orange peels, cinnamon bark, ginger root, cloves, cardamom
Lestrade | gunpowder, pu erh dante and hazelnut teas
Mrs. Hudson | assam melody and almond teas
Molly Hooper | chamomile, dewy cherry and snowbud teas with rose hips, hibiscus flowers, apple pieces and dried cherries
Watson | assam melody, irish breakfast, cinnamon, earl grey green and ceylon sonata teas, with orange peels and blue cornflowers
Doctor Who Sampler + TARDIS blend
10 | chocolate and irish breakfast teas with chocolate chips and marigold flowers
9 | gunpowder, chestnut and irish breakfast teas with aniseed and cinnamon
11 | assam melody, vanilla and coconut teas, with dried coconut
Rory
River Song | earl grey moonlight, coconut and rooibos lemon cloud teas with orange peels, blue cornflowers, lemon grass, marigold flowers and dried coconut
Amy Pond | orange, cranberry and rooibos vanilla chai teas with cinnamon bark, ginger root, orange peels, cloves, cardamom and raspberry leaves
TARDIS | earl grey bravo, blackberry and vanilla teas with orange peels and blue cornflowers
Avengers ("Hero Recovery") Sampler
Double Agent | lapsang souchong, assam melody and currant teas with raspberry leaves
Stars & Stripes | spiced apple chai, almond and assam melody teas with cinnamon bark, ginger root, cardamom, cloves, orange peels and apple pieces
Sharp Shooter | thai chai, assam melody and gunpowder teas with ginger root, cinnamon bark, dried coconut, lemon grass and cardamom
Mean & Green | earl grey green, green pekoe and chamomile teas with orange peels and blue cornflowers
Exiled | toasted mate, ceylon sonata and black teas with apple pieces, marigold flowers and apricots
Playboy | lapsang souchong, ginger and tiger eye teas with ginger root and cocoa nibs
Loki ("Adopted") blend
Adopted | Gunpowder, spearmint, rooibos and jasmine teas
Guardians of the Galaxy blends
Tree | green chai, hojicha and kukicha teas with raspberry leaves and lemon verbena
What's a Raccoon? | mambo, hazelnut and lapsang souchong teas with apricot and red peppercorn
Pelvic Sorcery | almond, cream and tiger eye teas with chocolate chips, cinnamon and sprinkles
Vengeance | lapsang souchong, gingerbread and candy apple teas with aniseed, ginger and cocoa nibs
Surrounded by Idiots | spiced green, thai chai and vanilla green teas with red peppercorn and cocoa nibs
I haven't tried them all yet, but the ones I have tried have been, for the most part, very tasty!
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