September Sipdown Challenge Prompt – a tea Kermit would drink
This year we have the tenth anniversary of the “Kermit drinking tea – but that’s none of my business” meme. Videos are on youtube if you haven’ seen the ads it came from!
I put a lot of thought into fulfilling this prompt. Would Kermit drink green tea, being green himself and hailing from a swamp? (Or was that just his character in The Muppet Movie. Not sure where Kermit was actually raised.)
I had Miss Piggy and Animal’s teas picked right away, but it took weeks of thought and a discussion with daughter to talk through Kermit. Granted she listened more than gave input, but she didn’t deny my reasoning. She may have been too stunned by the topic of conversation.
In the ad, he is drinking Lipton but I don’t believe for a minute that is his usual cuppa. We all have to make a living and he was promoting his new movie.
So what does he drink? He is a down-to-earth frog, very accessible, and truly a classy guy. He is a Renaissance frog, very creative but also practical, and loves his artsy over-the-top friends without losing touch with the common folk. He is compassionate. I mean, come on, did you see him in Muppet Christmas Carol? You can’t fake that.
So I decided Kermit deserves more than one tea for his different moods, and I think he would buy fair trade and “tea for a cause” when possible. Thus my choice of Lost Malawi from Rare Tea Co.
It says 185F. Check. Steep for one to two minutes. Uh oh, I forgot to set a timer because I was chatting with my daughter. Drat! It went over but I don’t know how much. Second steep was timed at two minutes and combined with first steep.
Absolutely delicious. Malty, hearty, lots of bass notes, no bitterness, no astringency. They say it gets rich and chocolatey with the addition of milk and maybe someday I will try it that way but I love it like this – no additions. I love that I can have two steeps ready in less than the time to make one. And I am nearly out!
I was going to put it on my Christmas list, but in spite of all my cupboard buying freezes – I might have to re-order sooner than that. We will see.
I’m sure Kermit would approve of the amount of thought that went into this!