Geek Steep S3E16 – Downton Abbey
This is the tea I drank while watching the episodes we’d selected. I knew pretty much immediately when we put this fandom in our season three outline that whatever tea I chose would be consumed out of a fine china teacup – and I held true to that.
As for the tea, I wanted something that had a strong “British High Tea” kind of vibe to it and this mash up of Earl Grey and Darjeeling was so strongly on the nose that I couldn’t dare pick something else. As someone with an almost embarrassingly large teaware collection, I know intellectually that very rarely is it the teaware itself that makes a tea good; it’s all just an accessory to a moment. But even still, there’s just something about drinking a good cup of Earl Grey from an antique teacup that just feels more correct. The bergamot is more aromatic and perfumed, and the black tea is more brisk and full-bodied. Plus, adding in handful of blackberries so perfectly ripe that they practically melt in your mouth certainly doesn’t hurt either.
Tea Photo: https://www.instagram.com/p/CwawdKqu5gJ/
Song Pairing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COxBC7WkuIc