It is 79 degrees out there with 93% humidity. Normally, not a day for brewing hot tea (for me). But thanks to the modern miracle of air conditioning, I brewed tea today. First I brewed a pot of the Ginger Peach from the brand spanking new tea shop down the road from me. Blech. Bitter. Very bitter. But I’m not going to write a tea note for that yet. I let it brew about 90 seconds longer than the package indicated. Sometimes that’s all it takes to ruin might otherwise be a good tea. I’ll try that one again at a later date. Meanwhile, to get rid of that bitter taste, I went with a tea I knew was hard to wreck.
I love Golden Monkey teas. This one is so smooth, so rich. It is almost sweet without any additives. Really, you can’t go wrong with a straight black like this one. Just a delight to drink.
