Tea tasting: Adagio Black Teas

I ordered some Adagio samples again: This time I bought some very basic black teas as a change of pace from the more exotic blends.

The Irish Breakfast was everything I could want out of an Irish Breakfast tea.  It was strong, black, hardy, basic and an excellent caffeine delivery system.   It was still the tea equivalent of a punch in the face after two brewings.

The Assam Melody had more subtlety without losing its essential tea-ness.   A good Assam is still my favorite way to start the morning.  Adagio bills this as a "friendly" Assam for people still new to drinking good tea with layered flavors.  I tend to think of all Assams that way -- they are the tea for people who like black tea for its own sake -- and the Assam Melody did not disappoint.