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Originally Posted by RoboBlaster
Russian teas are often a blend of strong black teas, such as assam, and I think they use a black tea called lapsang souchong, which is a chinese tea that is smoked over pine needles. Also, they use a very fancy brewing apparatus called a samovar, which might lend to strength, I'm not sure. Anyway, Russian tea is all in the blend.
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I've never found that a samovar makes it stronger.... although one of the nice things about a samovar is that it keeps it hot without making it bitter. Sort of like a percolator, I guess. I wish I could afford a samovar, given my penchant for Russian tea, but I can't, so I must stick with my teapot.