This poor tea – it’s been offered to guests on numerous occasions, and swapped, and I have snuck an un-Steepstered cup on occasion. There’s not that much left now, and this is only the second tasting note for it.
The shame.
I’m so on the fence about Palais des Thés. I know they’re not even comparably as high quality as Mariage Frères. MF have such excellent base teas, and such exuberantly debauched flavour profiles that it’s not even a fair comparison.
But when I just want a simple, comforting cup, I admit I go with PdT more often. Because MF’s teas are demanding – all head games, smoke and mirrors. PdT’s teas, on the other hand, are simple, accessible, predictable.
And I just turned into Gone Girl’s Nick Dunne, didn’t I?
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That book was so messed up, eh?
Aww, poor tea…don,t worry, I had it once as a sample and I’m pretty sure I gave it some love, lol.
Funny, I was just discussing Gone Girl yesterday with a friend. Haven’t read it yet but I hear the calling, it’s screaming at me “read me, read me”. Did you like it?
You should definitely read Gone Girl, The Expats and The Silent Wife and make a book circle out of it.
The Expats is very well-written, GG has less polished language and less elegance of plot – but is far more commercial and action-oriented plot/language wise. (And is hence the bigger commercial success.)
Crassly, The Silent Wife mostly coattailed off Gone Girl’s momentum (sadly, considering how long it took her to finish it) and, even more crassly, books by a recently-dead author always gain some extra momentum.
Thanks for the suggestions Anna, will keep in mind :-)
For me, the real strength of GG was the characterization. Both in the fact that the two main characters were horrible people, but that they stay horrible while changing in compelling and believable ways. /So/ glad I didn’t read it until after I got married.
That book was so messed up, eh?
Aww, poor tea…don,t worry, I had it once as a sample and I’m pretty sure I gave it some love, lol.
Funny, I was just discussing Gone Girl yesterday with a friend. Haven’t read it yet but I hear the calling, it’s screaming at me “read me, read me”. Did you like it?
You should definitely read Gone Girl, The Expats and The Silent Wife and make a book circle out of it.
The Expats is very well-written, GG has less polished language and less elegance of plot – but is far more commercial and action-oriented plot/language wise. (And is hence the bigger commercial success.)
Crassly, The Silent Wife mostly coattailed off Gone Girl’s momentum (sadly, considering how long it took her to finish it) and, even more crassly, books by a recently-dead author always gain some extra momentum.
Thanks for the suggestions Anna, will keep in mind :-)
For me, the real strength of GG was the characterization. Both in the fact that the two main characters were horrible people, but that they stay horrible while changing in compelling and believable ways. /So/ glad I didn’t read it until after I got married.