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May Sipdown Prompt – a tea with good memories attached

I have lots of good memories with the Queen. I drank the Queen with my friend Sandy back when my tea obsession was just beginning. It was one of the first teas I shared with my then-coffee-drinking friend, Melissa, who quickly converted to tea and is as obsessed as I am now. I felt sustained by the Queen throughout radiation for breast cancer fourteen years ago. I drank the Queen at the gym, walking on the track during a period of depression with One Republic’s Good Life playing through my ear buds and felt stronger. And I have had countless cups of it on countless mornings and afternoons throughout the past fifteen or so years.

Sandy nailed the elusive part of the flavor that I loved – a little bit smoky, not like a lapsang, but with that touch of smoke that feels like it is keeping you on your feet. I have always been partial to teas from China and this one is a blend of three.

I love black tea with ice cream, and the last few times we have had ice cream in the evening I have been brave (or foolish) and made a small cup of tea to go with mine, regardless of whether it was decaf. I just chose what I was in the mood for, and I was in the mood for this one. Perfection.

Long live the Queen!