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The whole ‘short steep’ idea has never really grown on me – whenever try it, tea tends to taste like tea-flavored-water. This time, I decided to try steeping in 30 second increments; re-steeping if I get the mostly-water flavor (this is pretty easy to do with my Breville).

Though 30 seconds turned out as expected (i.e. water + unidentifiable tea), I’m getting a much more complicated flavor profile at one minute than I’ve ever gotten with this tea. I’m finally tasting the spiciness in the background and the roasted favors up front. My normal 3 minute steeping time may strengthen the dominate flavors, but it also dulls the subtle ones.