Sunday, November 12, 2006

Best Ti Kuan Yin - Rishi

I have been making comparison pots of Ti Kuan Yin from Adagio and Rishi. Rishi clearly wins, although Adagio is a delicious tea.

They are both coppery/iron-y in flavor with floral (orchid, mostly) notes.

Rishi has a richer color. I prepare it following their instructions (190º for 4 minutes) and increase steeping time by 30 seconds for each subsequent infusion.

Adagio instructs brewing at 212º for 5 minutes. I have brewed it that way, and the Rishi way. I prefer the Rishi preparation.

My reorder will be Rishi.

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