March Sipdown Challenge Prompt – a good resteeper

I was awakened this morning by Sam the King of Dogs (and my heart) who needed to go out. It was warm and misting rain. I sat under the covered back porch in the rocker and the scent of petrichor was so powerful near Sam’s special designated dig spot that I knew this needed to be my tea with breakfast.

This is one of the many morning surprise teas post surgery from my daughter who lives with us!

Chocolate. Wow. WOW. This has a powerful chocolate aroma and it is from real cacao hulls, not some oily flavoring born in a laboratory. The chocolate and puerh aromas were pretty well tied in strength and if I had not read about the roasted chicory in this I think I would gave missed it. It makes for an inky dark cuppa.

This resteeps very well indeed. If you have been disappointed in the past by chocolate in tea that wasn’t rich or natural enough, this might heal your wound.

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Courtney 5 months ago

This story and tea sound so delightful. Wishing you well with your healing!

ashmanra 5 months ago

Thank you, Courtney!

TeaEarleGreyHot 5 months ago

Heh, the petrichor of rainfall. Now I need to find an occasion to use the term “geosmin” (without cooking-up any borscht!)

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Courtney 5 months ago

This story and tea sound so delightful. Wishing you well with your healing!

ashmanra 5 months ago

Thank you, Courtney!

TeaEarleGreyHot 5 months ago

Heh, the petrichor of rainfall. Now I need to find an occasion to use the term “geosmin” (without cooking-up any borscht!)

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I am a music teacher, tutor, and former homeschool mom (25 years!) who started drinking loose leaf tea about fifteen years ago! My daughters and I have tea every day, and we are frequently joined by my students or friends for “tea time.” Now my hubby joins us, too. His tastes have evolved from Tetley with milk and sugar to mostly unadorned greens and oolongs.

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