Adagio's website describes its Casablanca Twist (https://www.adagio.com/green/casablanca_twist.html) thusly: "An interesting twist on classic Moroccan Mint tea, which traditionally combines Gunpowder green tea from China with fresh mint. We kept the latter, and replaced the smoky notes of Gunpowder with the muscatel highlights of a Darjeeling from India. The result is very a refreshing cup, with bold, cool minty notes, smooth and relaxing texture and flavor. Very intriguing cup."
The website description is spot on. The mingling of the mint with the Darjeeling is an excellent pairing, producing a refreshing taste that goes down easily. There's the vagueness hint of natural sweetness underlying the taste of the mint and the Darjeeling.
Adding honey doesn't do much for the flavor. Too much honey overwhelms the clean, bright tones of the mint. The flavor doesn't seem strong enough to be good over ice; and given the current weather in these parts I'm not likely to try it iced any time soon.
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