#marisol gutierrez

[teacabinet]

The Subject: Heeeere's Conny!

The Components: White Monkey, Gunpowder, and Spearmint

TLDR:  (2.5 rounded up)

Clever Creator: Marisol G.

The long and hot of it: Just starting to boil for 5 minutes

How do you take it? One pack of sugar (I'd recommend less though)

Reusability: N/A

I want this too! Through Adagio, but out of stock as of writing this review

Comments: This one rather reminded me of a tea I've reviewed already, Vanilla Orchid, in that it's a very subtle, earthy taste, but this one has an addition of mint rather than vanilla. Even better, unlike the last of the AoT teas I reviewed from this set, the taste was mellow but present, rather than just simply lacking in taste. Overall it's not bad and I'd recommend it to those who prefer earthier teas, but it's not a favorite for me.

A little bit more on the mint: I've mentioned before that while I love peppermint tea, I'm not as bit of a fan of spearmint. I find the taste to be sharper and less pleasant than it's cousin. However, the spearmint used in this blend was just the perfect amount, and the white monkey and gunpowder combination was enough to help balance the sharpness out so you're left with just the flavor but  not the bite.

Unfortunately I went a little overboard with additions. I knew I was going to need some sugar in it, but I definately didn't need the whole packet and after doing so I rather prefered it plain over how it tasted afterwards. I'd definately recomend drinking this straight or add in sugar slowly to get the right amount (or try honey...I have a feeling it would taste lovely with honey but I didn't have any on hand).

Speaking of honey, I think my favorite thing about this tea is the color. Just look at it up in the picture! Such a pretty golden color.

[teacabinet]

The Subject: Jeezum Christa Take the Wheel 

The Components: Lemon grass x2, citrus mate, lemon balm and lemon verbena

TLDR: 

Clever Creator: Marisol G. via Adagio

The long and hot of it: Just short of boiling for about 15 min

How do you take it? One sugar packet

Reusability: Not tested, but I don't see it working terribly well

I want this too! Through Adagio: $10 for 3oz, $19 for 5oz, $20 minimum for promo kit

Comments: I'm starting to question if lemon tea is right for me. I mean I love lemon flavored stuff so I pretty much assumed that if I was going to like a fruity flavored tea, lemon was going to be pretty high up there. 

But so far all the predominately lemon tea blends I've tried so far haven't gotten much more than a "meh" reaction out of me, including this super lemony tea.

I used more tea leaves than usual, but I might not have hit the right steeping temperature (I went in thinking "white" rather than "herbal" tea and I've noticed the later can take more heat) as the tea seemed rather bland.

Because it was so weak I left the tea filter in, which is not my normal way of doing things at work because I'd prefer to avoid the tea getting overly bitter. Now surprisingly enough, when I took a sip of it a good 4 hours later, I was surprised to find out that the taste had gotten MUCH stronger and I drank the remainder much faster even though it was cold by this point. The taste is pretty much pure lemon, and reminded me of a less sour lemonade.

Interesting spin on the character too. It's the most mellow out of Marisol's Attack on Titan teas that I've tried so far, which makes sense as Christa is by far the less insane out of the group.

The improved taste was almost enough to bump up my score a point, but in the end I just couldn't overlook the fact I'd have to steep the tea for ages to get it to a point I like (assuming I can't figure out the temperature conundrum). It's not a horrible tea, just not really to my liking, and I'd recommend it to anyone who prefers weaker teas, or is a serial tea forgetter since that's the sort of steeping time I needed this time around.

[stegolibrium]

LOOK WHAT CAME IN THE MAIL TODAAAAAAAAAAY!!!!!! :D :D :D

I AM SO EXCITED TO HAVE THESE LIKE YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW.  EVEN THOUGH IT'S OVER 90 DEGREES OUT I AM GOING TO DRINK THE CRAP OUT OF EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM.

THESE TEAS WERE MADE BY MARISOL GUTIERREZ VIA ADAGIO TEAS AND THEY SMELL DELICIOUS SO GO BUY THEM. >:U