Christmas Morning

It’s called Christmas Morning, but it happens to be a nice afternoon tea, too.

(See previous tasting notes)

Still wonderful. This tea has replaced my morning coffee. Never in a million years did I expect to give up coffee, but I wake up wanting this tea more than a cup of joe. And now I am going to enjoy one last cup before my work day gets too hectic.

My morning pot of tea. The first cup I added milk and sugar. I enjoyed it, but some of the flavor was masked by the sweetness. The following cups I only added milk, and each cup was lovely. I think this is the first pot of tea I have drunk by myself. It is a very good basic black tea. I’m sure once my family figures that out I will not have the pot to myself for long.

A nice soothing, flavorful cuppa (with tupelo honey) to go my plain bagel and light cream cheese. Just the thing to ground me after reading all the storm coverage frim dc and nyc this am.

Tuesday is the new Monday.

I’m drinking Christmas Morning on Christmas morning! Hooray. The perfect thing to start the day, along with a blueberry scone, before driving to spend the holiday with my family. Merry Christmas to all! Peace on earth, and in our hearts.

This is the last of my pyramid teabags before I switch back to the cheaper, more readily available stash teabags that I used when I first fell in love with this tea.

slightly bitter, will steep for less time next time. Looking forward to finishing my bags and trying the full leaf sachets. May order the real deal this fall (drinking last year’s batch now – less than ideal)

tastes a bit flat today. Maybe it was the stale water. Or the fact that the teabags are getting old. Or maybe I’m finally learning that this tea is not the be all and end all. I’ll wait and try another before lowering my rating.

added raw sugar and vitamin D milk. easy rainy monday morning cuppa tea :-)

got a sudden urge for this after reading about PG tips vs. Builders tea. This is just my fave black tea blend (I didn’t drink much black tea until recently). I just love how the hint of floral sweetness blends with the brisk maltiness into a more complex blend than I expected from these teabags. If I could handle the caffeine I’d probably drink this every morning.

still felt like a zombie at 9am, hoping this will help wake me up…

Still loving it – I swear this blend has made me appreciate black tea again. The malty assam is most prominent on the first sips. As it cools down, the floral notes of the jasmine are more noticeable, but not overpowering. This is perfect with 2 lumps of sugar and a splash of milk. Caffeine isn’t too intense, which is nice b/c I get headaches/jitters with most other blacks.