Rhymes with Orange is one of my specialty Adagio blends. I set out to make a fruity but not too sweet decaf tea for icing in the summer. I didn't quite get around to tasting it in the summer, but such is life.
I accomplished what I was looking for -- it's fruity and flavorable, and can be brewed strong enough to ice without becoming bitter. It's not an overly sweet orange. But it is also not a tepid limp orange (Lipton "Gentle Orange" I'm looking at you) and it avoids being too tart or sharp. It reminds me a lot of the orange/tangerine sauces I get with Chinese food. It seems to be a fairly popular blend, so I guess other people like fruit that is not overly sweet or tart.
This tea is also a wonderful base for experimentation. I think this would blend nicely with some alcohols, and also with non-alcoholic ciders. I may experiment with adding mulling spices. I'm defintely going to try blending this tea with one of my chocolate teas and see if it produces a good result.
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