2943 Tasting Notes
This happens every year.
I don’t live in a part of the world where it gets cold early. And what I would describe as cold would cause others to laugh. It’s a mild type of autumn.
So I spend the first month of fall trying to force cold weather with my mind and my tea selections.
Its never worked, but maybe this year? And hey, if not, this lovely autumnal cup will be my friend.
I am someone who is an armature theatrical, so please forgive my drama when I say “Whyyyy is it only Tuesday?”
I think it’s going to be one of those weeks wherein things do not go right, and my baseline will be overwhelm.
So! Nice tea to ease me into the day.
I really do like this. It’s an unusual fruitness to it (the quince?), but so interesting that I always go back in for another sip!
Quince has been sneaking into several recent reviews, and since I’m clueless, I consulted gardensillustrated.com: The taste of quince is citrusy, but gentler and without the sharpness of a lime or lemon, so it can be a brightener of other flavours – the fruity component in a tagine, the lemony note in an apple pie – or can stand alone, baked mellow and pink (as the yellow flesh turns on slow cooking) with the spices of the season.
I am in the mood for a delightful and fruity tea, and this very neatly fits the bill. Yum!
Its fruity without being too sweet, but each sip creates an interest that sends me back for more.
I shall have to get some more of this.
It has been an odd and stressful week, and I am sure that there will be a great deal of stress today.
Well, nothing for it on such a day but to prepare with the balanced perfection of the Queen.
May she reign forever.
Its going to be that sort of day- I’m up early to take a friend to the airport, and then into work, wherein something annoying has come up.
Sigh.
Sometimes you need a bold and firm tea to take you through, but today I will take this fruity delight to be a ray of sunshine in my morning cup.
Oh thank goodness, it’s cooling down. Mind you, that means that it’s only in the upper 90’s, not in the 100’s, but I will take it!
I do not look forward to my power bill this month.
I put in a big H&S order recently, and have refreshed my supply of this, which I always feel is especially nice in the late summer.
Ok, this time for real- I am going to get the hang of iced tea. It’s going to be 108 today, with tomorrow being around the same. I’ve done some trial brewing, but this is the summer where I really learn how this iced tea thing is done.
Whew. I do not like summer!
I agree, summer is the worst. :P
I’d love to swap living situations with one of you because I love summer haha!
Bring on the fall bebe! XD
And I complain here when temperatures hit 30°C for second week in summer. Yesterday I felt sleepy in the office. I checked the thermometer — 30.5°C ouside, inside 29°C. No surprise.
We had a heat index of 46.1C one day this week! It was absolutely disgusting.
That’s 115F, so you don’t have to convert!
So the only thing I can be said to really like that has come out of the pandemic is that there are a lot more classes offered virtually. I’ve been happily taking classes online for a few years now, delighted to be getting a lecture from someone far away and getting to indulge my passions for all sorts of subjects.
Yesterday I was in an all day long virtual lecture about Art Nouveau (offered through the Smithsonian), which was wonderful. And I got to be in the comfort of my own home, sipping tea and knitting while I got to look at gorgeous architecture, art, and jewelry.
So, as someone who loves themes and harmony, I decided that I would pick a tea that reminded me of the Art Nouveau movement.
Enter Eros, a delicate cloud of flavor. Ooooh, but this is nice. It lets me float off into happiness, and did indeed pair very well with my class.
Yum!
