I had this whole plan today. I was going to get out my big fancy rosewood tea tray and do a comparison tasting of three yellow teas, which is a style of tea I’ve never tried before. I even had the teaware picked out.
And then I woke up with a migraine.
So no fancy tea tastings for me today. BUT. All is not lost. I am making it up to myself by enjoying the last of this wonderful blend (yes, sadly, this is a sipdown). I even added one of my fancy Kusmi matryoshka sugars. The flavor of this blend has admittedly faded with age so I’m glad to be finishing it off while it’s still tasty. At this point, the most prominent flavor is maple syrup. There’s a hint of almond under there and the waffle is just gone. Especially with the sugar amplifying the maple flavor, I can’t taste the base tea at all except in the slightly dry mouthfeel after the sip. I am quite all right with that at the moment though.
EDIT: I was reading through the tasting notes on this tea and realized that the last note I wrote for it was also when a migraine put a crimp in my plans and I was using Butiki for consolation. There may be a pattern here, folks. :-)
Aww I hope you are feeling better.
I am, thanks! Sleep, meds, caffeine, and time did the trick.