A soft drizzle has been falling all morning…the horse, goats, chickens, cats (even the neighbors cats and the local ferals) have been tended to….now it’s my turn. The grey misty rain requires a familiar tea this morning, like the favorite sweatshirt I have on. Butiki has been sold out of this tea for quite some time, but it was one of my initial “frenzy” teas….you know…where you taste a tea, fall in lust with it and immediately buy a boatload of it because you’re afraid it will be unavailable when you run out of it. Usually that’s not how it goes, because you find something super similar or a bit better……USUALLY. This tea, like crimson horizon, has been irreplaceable for me. I don’t think I’ve met a more round mouthfeel, perfect balance of astringency and strength and malty/grainy baked bread goodness. I never got the banana or grapefruit note from this tea as mentioned in the description, but no matter. It doesn’t need it. This insanely delicious CTC needs only a 1 minutes steep for something close to perfection on a gorgeous dreary day when what is in your cup is the only sunshine you’ll get……or need. Luckily, I have a boatload of it.
Flavors: Bread, Chocolate, Grain, Malt
