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Robin Hood from Custom-Adagio Teas

i read somewhere on steepster within the last 24 hrs that someone figured out that steeping adagio teas at a lower heat for 2 min got the best results. i looked real hard for the post but can’t find it now.
anyways, that is what i did. and it did definitely bring this tea more to life!
the lower heat gives it more room to breathe really. not so smothering.
sometimes you just need to charm the flavors out from hiding.
though Robin would probably just use his smile.

the oriental is mild. i guess it’s assam forward?
’builder’s tea’ is accurate!
hello handsome.

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Michelle
Michelle 2013-01-23 11:24:12 -0500

That’s definitely my Adagio standard – blacks at 180 for 2 min. Anything more brings out an ugly bitterness.

Starfevre
Starfevre 2013-01-23 11:41:44 -0500

interesting! I’ll have to try this!

TastyBrew
TastyBrew 2013-03-25 11:40:20 -0400

Hmm.. I’ve been avoiding my adagio teas for ages. I might have to go experiment with this. Thanks!

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