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August Sipdown Prompt – a calming tea

A gift from Superanna after her recent trip to Marseilles

One would expect a chamomile for this prompt, wouldn’t one? And of all things, what was I thinking drinking caffeine so close to bedtime? I was thinking that I doubt anything will keep me up tonight and maybe a small cup won’t bother me and I really, really have wanted to try this ever since I read about it. I hadn’t tried it yet because Ashman is home drinking tea with me and he doesn’t like florals other than jasmine usually, so I make tea that he will enjoy, too.

So…was it calming? You’re dang skippy, it was. As soon as I opened the pouch and smelled that familiar violet scent I was enamored. I made one cup of tea and poured it in my Lady Carlyle tea cup (gmathis: cue Hyacinth Bucket) and took it to the carport rockers to sit and watch a rain storm.

The base is STRONG. AS I rocked and sniffed the tea in my cup, I was not struck by the smell of violets so much as by the aroma of good, hefty black tea. This puppy could take milk and sugar if you want, for sure.

The aftertaste lingers and is pretty much indistinguishable from the aftertaste of violet candies. This is only my second violet tea, the first one being a Bird and Blend one that Martin sent me. This is my sign that I need to always have a violet tea on shelf.

I am tea-satisfied and ready to go to bed, quite peaceful in spite of the caffeine.