Tea tasting: Adagio's Ceylon Sonata

"Ceylon" tea refers to tea that is grown in the mountains of Sri Lanka.  Adagio's Ceylon Sonata is a simple, basic medium-bodied black tea.  Nothing too fancy or complicated. Ceylons are supposed to have inherent citrus notes, but haven't noticed any.   I made a mistake with the proportions with the last batch I made and brewed it far too strong, which may have killed off any delicacy of flavor.  However, even brewed to "take the paint off your car" levels, it didn't have the intense bitterness of a lesser quality black.  

This is a fine "utility tea" for the necessary morning caffeine, or a good starter tea for weaning someone off of Lipton or Tetley.  It handles sweeteners and icing well.  And milk, I suppose, if that's your thing.