A pretty-in-pink tea mug with an infuser basket that's great!

I was recently offered the opportunity to review some products for Adagio Teas, so I truly felt like the proverbial kid in the candy shop as I made my selections. One thing I had wanted to try but absolutely did not technically need was this: their Pink Porcelain Cup and Infuser. Clearly I am not hurting for teawares, but when I'd visited the Adagio website, I couldn't help wondering whether this infuser basket would work or not, as I've had plenty of unfortunate experience purchasing tea mugs with infusers that weren't very good at keeping tea particles out of my tea. For that reason, I was a little skeptical.

But since I got to order this one for free, I figured I had nothing to lose. When my package arrived, it dawned on me for the first time that the lid really would help keep the tea hot while it steeped, and I was surprised by a) how very sturdy the stainless steel basket was and b) how fine the holes of the infuser basket were. I was suddenly quite hopeful!

And reader, I am happy to report that the the infuser basket in this mug does a terrific job of straining off the tea leaves. You will note that the lid also serves as a coaster, so maybe I can stop staining the berry bowls I usually let fill in for coasters as I steep my tea. And I don't want to tell you what fun new tea I was drinking just yet (I ordered some for a giveaway next week, so stay tuned!), but I will say that even the smallest particles of tea were strained off. I was impressed, and I'm thankful to Adagio for letting me try a reasonably priced infuser mug that actually works. You can check it out here in pink and here in other colors as well!