Adagio Teas supplies loose-leaf tea to both consumers and other businesses, including several clients making sparkling tea. Stepas Parulis, director of Adagio Teas’ United Kingdom operations, says the company has seen double-digit annual growth in the sparkling tea category over the past few years. “Sparkling tea has shifted from a niche curiosity to a real growth category over the past two-to-three years,” he says. “The format of the final beverage varies greatly, and reflects tea’s diversity in terms of its flavors and drinking occasions. Sometimes it’s a natural formulation that’s simply carbonated to showcase the taste of a specific tea, and act as a natural pick-me-up. Other times, the tea is used as a base to be layered upon with other flavors to create a more intricate brew. So a sparkling tea may replace a coffee in the morning, a soft drink at lunch, or a wine at dinner.”

Adagio Teas is a family-owned e-commerce retailer and wholesaler specializing in premium loose-leaf teas, teaware and imaginative blends. Founded in 1999 by Sofya “Sophie” Kreymerman and her sons, Michael and Ilya Cramer, the company operates from an 80,000-square-foot facility in East Rutherford. Known for its direct farm sourcing, quality and innovation, Adagio combines a passion for tradition with a drive to modernize how tea is brewed, shared and enjoyed. Offerings such as the ingenuiTEA gravity steeper, ready-to-brew iced tea pouches and personalized gifting options make the tea experience more accessible, customizable and fun. With a vibrant online community, flexible samplers, and a commitment to freshness, Adagio continues to push the boundaries of what today’s tea culture can be.

For the Tea Drinker Adagio’s Manly Series is a trio of teas made with cheeky names and flavors, including Sugar Daddy, Man Cave and Lounge Chair Lapsang. The trio is meant to make it easy to try energizing, smoky or cozy. Adagio Manly Series Umph Tea Set, $29, adagio.com

Adagio Teas, Lardera Coffee Roasters, and Selefina Spices have come together to present a curated 2026 Father’s Day Foodie Gift Guide featuring a wide range of tea, coffee, and spice gifts.

This series from World Tea News aims to shine light on the different roles and jobs in the tea industry. In each installment, we’ll take a deep dive into a different segment of the tea industry to learn more about the roles, responsibilities, and risks associated with the job. Miss an installment? Catch up here! For this installment, we reached out to Cynthia Fazekas, wholesale sales manager & tea specialist at Adagio Teas, which is an American specialty tea company that sells teas and tea accessories.

"Aiming for a traditional flavor profile, direct-trade tea retailer Adagio makes its English breakfast with Keemun tea from China’s Anhui province, favored for its balanced astringency and subtly smoky notes. The tea brews up strong without being overly bitter or tannic, making for an exceptionally smooth cup with just a splash of milk."

To create a flavourful matcha latte with balanced taste and texture at home, you'll want to avoid common matcha mistakes and choose the ideal plant-based milk. Food Republic spoke to Cynthia Fazekas, Master Blender and Principal Tea Taster at Adagio Teas, who said that soy milk is the perfect non-dairy milk for a matcha latte because it "offers a subtle nuttiness, froths nicely, and adds a little protein for a well-balanced latte."

"It's no secret that I'm kind of a fiend for tea. Between my daily chai tea lattes and overflowing collection of loose and bagged teas at home, it's safe to say I've tried my fair share of teas. But Adagio Teas' advent calendar introduced me to some new, unique tea blends that I can't get enough of. Each of the calendar's 24 doors reveals a different bag of loose tea in flavors such as Rooibos Nutcracker, Spiced Blood Orange, and Sweet Potato Pie. Every bag has an adorable winter-themed illustration on the front and information on the back about how long to steep, ingredients, and caffeine level. If you're like me and can't handle caffeine after 3 p.m., try Adagio Teas' decaf advent calendar."

"Chamomile: "Chamomile is loaded with flavonoids and offers gentle relief from stress, inflammation, tummy upsets, and so much more," says Cynthia Fazekas, tea master and master blender at Adagio Teas."

"There are hundreds of varieties of tea sold at Adagio Teas in Naperville, manager Laura Sabato said. The company buys them from farmers around the world."

"Steep yourself in fall flavors with this autumn leaves tea mug. Sure, you can use it for any hot drink (ahem, pumpkin spice lattes), but the Adagio double-wall porcelain mug comes with a tea-specific infuser you’ll wonder how you ever lived without. It’ll also keep hot drinks warmer for longer thanks to its clever porcelain lid."

"Whether you prefer fruity hot or iced tea, you'll be impressed by what Adagio has to offer, especially if you've been considering making the switch to loose-leaf varieties to achieve a higher quality cup of tea. Some of the loose-leaf fruity varieties, which are designed to be brewed in hot water, include peach, blueberry, and black cherry. The Black Cherry blend sounds particularly interesting with its mix of rose hips to add a bit of tanginess and blackberry to balance out the sweetness of the cherries. Adagio also offers an assortment of iced tea options, such as guava or mango, which include pouches of tea leaves that can be used to brew one quart of iced tea."

"After sipping hurried cup after hurried cup every day, tea and coffee lovers alike are often moving too fast to appreciate what they are drinking. But there are certain teas that slow us down and remind us that tea drinking is meant to be a rich experience. For that, look no further than Adagio Teas Yunnan Golden Curls."

"This sampler of teas, recommended by two experts, will allow the curious tea lover in your life to expand their horizons with a mix of citrusy, floral, and sweet varieties sourced from India and Sri Lanka. They’re all caffeinated, so best to give them to someone who doesn’t mind the buzz."

"The tea obsessives on our staff have sung the praises of family-owned Adagio Teas’s Silver Needle white tea. And this Advent calendar gives heavy tea drinkers and casual sippers alike a chance to try new holiday flavors, like pomegranate grove and candy cane. The calendar comes in loose-tea and tea-bag versions, and there are clear directions (with brew temp and time) right on the package, so you don’t ruin your cuppa."