Drank this yesterday after coming home from a tea tattoo(!!!)… I thought for a long time I was going to ink California sagebrush, and then a couple months ago I suddenly realized why I hadn’t quite settled into pulling the trigger. Because it was supposed to be tea. Duh.
Leaves and liquor smell of a Three Musketeers bar: sweet milk (not dark) chocolate and marshmallowy nougat. Wowza.
I admittedly came to this tea looking for deep cocoa and malt notes layered with vanilla, and that’s just not quite what this little one is. I initially brewed western with a resteep, then went directly for a heavy-handed gong fu session, thinking maybe I underleafed my western brew. But no — the base is just fairly light. There was also a persistent acidic/sour note that I had a hard time reconciling with the rest of the profile..
I am finding that very rich blacks work nicely in my morning routine, but this isn’t quite that… and that’s okay. It was more balanced with food; a garlicky Impossible burger broke up my session, and the steep following that was more rounded, with the sour note tempered. Might try this iced, too.
Flavors: Marshmallow, Milk Chocolate, Sour, Vanilla
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I planted a California sagebrush in the front yard, right into some really shitty soil the city put in place after digging deep for sewer main replacement. The plant had a few years’ brush with death but has come back with delicate vigor this year. It thrives! And now I shall smile and think of you when I run my hand along the fluffy and fragrant new fronds forking from that wooden stem. A tattoo will make you think — My, what tea has brought to our lives!
Gaw, I bet that has been thrilling to watch it finally latch on and come to life. I love those plants so much — what a treat to have put one in your own yard. <3
I have a rosemary in the front yard that I had to plant right over an old root — it teetered for a year before it decided to stay with us. Watching it turn the corner… yesssssss.
I planted a California sagebrush in the front yard, right into some really shitty soil the city put in place after digging deep for sewer main replacement. The plant had a few years’ brush with death but has come back with delicate vigor this year. It thrives! And now I shall smile and think of you when I run my hand along the fluffy and fragrant new fronds forking from that wooden stem. A tattoo will make you think — My, what tea has brought to our lives!
Gaw, I bet that has been thrilling to watch it finally latch on and come to life. I love those plants so much — what a treat to have put one in your own yard. <3
I have a rosemary in the front yard that I had to plant right over an old root — it teetered for a year before it decided to stay with us. Watching it turn the corner… yesssssss.