I just found this online...I adore rum. If it wasn't alcoholic, I would drink it morning, noon and night. Has anyone purchased this before? I ask because I live in Australia and shipping will be expensive so I don't want to regret this purchase; particuarly because I simply love rum and tea so much, I don't want this to be a let down.
So, has anyone (particuarly rum drinkers) tried this hopefuly delicious tea?
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Re: Adagio's "Rum Tea"?
I doubt if it has alcohol in it, rum essence is my guess. Even if it has alcohol in it, it is likely trace amount til it reaches your mouth.evilive wrote:I just found this online...I adore rum. If it wasn't alcoholic, I would drink it morning, noon and night.
Ironically though, many extracts used in flavoring tea use an alcohol base/carrier...but again, it is minuscule amounts in a serving. But I think most tea flavorings are essences which are oil based I think.
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I got my order in today and just finished my first cup of rum tea. The aroma of the dry leaves does not exactly smell like rum to me...more along the lines of an alcoholic vanilla drink. I brewed up one cup (1 tsp. tea) with boiling water and let it steep for 5 minutes like Adagio recommends. The taste is definitely "alcoholic" and is very well made. Still, rum (at least the types I used to drink- dark) is not exactly what I think of. I like it quite a bit, but if you are a real rum connoisseur, I think you may be somewhat disappointed in the flavor.
Think along the lines of Captain Morgan rum turned into hot tea.
Hope this helps.
EW
I got my order in today and just finished my first cup of rum tea. The aroma of the dry leaves does not exactly smell like rum to me...more along the lines of an alcoholic vanilla drink. I brewed up one cup (1 tsp. tea) with boiling water and let it steep for 5 minutes like Adagio recommends. The taste is definitely "alcoholic" and is very well made. Still, rum (at least the types I used to drink- dark) is not exactly what I think of. I like it quite a bit, but if you are a real rum connoisseur, I think you may be somewhat disappointed in the flavor.
Think along the lines of Captain Morgan rum turned into hot tea.
Hope this helps.
EW
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Thanks for that, will have to check some outomegapd wrote:evilive,
I got my order in today and just finished my first cup of rum tea. The aroma of the dry leaves does not exactly smell like rum to me...more along the lines of an alcoholic vanilla drink. I brewed up one cup (1 tsp. tea) with boiling water and let it steep for 5 minutes like Adagio recommends. The taste is definitely "alcoholic" and is very well made. Still, rum (at least the types I used to drink- dark) is not exactly what I think of. I like it quite a bit, but if you are a real rum connoisseur, I think you may be somewhat disappointed in the flavor.
Think along the lines of Captain Morgan rum turned into hot tea.
Hope this helps.
EW
And yes Chip, I was talkign about real rum
There is a tea company called island rose tea from the bahamas that has a very tasty vanilla rum tea. It has more of a rum taste and a small hint of vanilla. It's very good, but it only comes in bags, not loose, if that is an issue with you.
http://www.island-rose.com/
http://www.island-rose.com/
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