3 Tasting Notes
Are the visions of gyrating California Raisins and the nose of dried grapes influenced by the purple wrapper? Possibly. But once rinsed it won’t matter because the memories of grandpa’s cheap cigars and grandma’s cheaper black tea will take over. And this ain’t entirely a bad thing! The tea for the children is the tea for the future, no?
Don’t rush. There is a pleasure in enjoying the bowl of dry fruits these leaves emit before steeping. Embrace this. Natural perfumes are born after the rinse, inviting you to sit closer to the lady. There must be something going on there in Laos. Medium mouth, an astringent bouquet. Hide away some for the Spring mornings to come.
A dark and heavy mouthful that keeps the gongfu going and going and going. Bready, sweet dough. A molasses ale that bakes well in the oven. The longer those later steeps go might just be what the innards need.
