Fortnum & Mason Advent Day 14
Edit to add: Sipdown! Dec 28, 2024
Ten days until Christmas Eve? Wow!
I offered to make two teas this morning because Ashman doesn’t really like bergamot in general so I thought this would be a no go for him. He said he would drink it, and not only did he drink it, but he liked it well enough for us to have it again at lunch. The Fortnum advent includes 25 grams of tea per days so there is plenty to play with, experiment with, or just plain drink lots of pots of it.
The black Chinese tea used as the base makes this tea. I prefer Earls that way instead of on Ceylon. The bergamot is certainly there but at a pretty perfect level for me. I must say Fortnum does bergamot right, because I have enjoyed their Smoky Earl Grey, Victoria Grey, and Countess Gray as well. And it is great for making two steeps and combining them.
It flies, indeed!