I decided to order a very small handful of teas from a wee shop a somewhat short drive from us. The woman that runs the tea shop was lovely and let me know these teas were just blended yesterday.
This tea is nice. I was hoping for it to be a little more maple-forward, but the black base isn’t astringent at all. There’s a subtle maple at the end of the sip that lingers. The tea also has a subtle scent of buttery maple.
How special to have such a shop so close by! And hand-blended yesterday?? Swoon.
I am pretending I am not envious.
Being so near a tea shop might be dangerous! :)