Out of all the different things I could drink today I found myself wanting this one, primarily for it’s beetroot like flavour. The last couple of days I’ve wanted nothing but vegetables and fruit to eat and while I don’t really like beetroot I can still appreciate some things about it. Perhaps I’m just mad for wanting to drink something that reminds me of another thing I dislike…Anyway I chose it and after this serving I have one more mugs worth left for another time. Probably in the near future I imagine to clear it out of my stash and replace it with something else.
Anyway yes, tea. This one was reminded also when I read notes from Scheherazade after recently trying it from the EU TTB. It is Pu Erh like in some ways but I like that about it. First of all I wasn’t sure what to make of it but now I’ve had this tea a fair few times I find it has grown on me. It offers that complexity of beetroot, earth, damp, musk and sweet but dry wood which is rather unique. I’ve come across aged tea before and I love to try things older than I am (perhaps because I think older tea must have more knowledge and insight) but I don’t remember tasting beetroot in a tea before. Well except one tea that actually contained beetroot…and I cannot remember where that was from now I think about it.
To match this unusual but delightful tea I have some pop punk on. Currently loving Vicious Love by New Found Glory. I had the fortune of seeing them when I was around 13/14 years old at a small local venue. Listening to them now gives me an awe of nostalgia…which may also be why I chose an aged tea. Plus it makes me feel young again and so I can jump up and down and dance whilst doing other things…for example when it came on tv earlier I was preparing some pesto using carrot tops. There I was jumping up and down whilst singing along and adding ingredients to the pesto. Plus fyi – Carrots make good fake microphones when you really need one.
