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Wed, 08 Dec 2004
the long dark tea time of my office
Something I forgot to blog about when it happened, but I will now: I discovered that Harney and Sons teas can be purchased from their website. This is awesome. As soon as I discovered it, I picked up a tins of Lapsang Souchong, Gunpowder Green, Yin Hao Jasmine, and Chamomile Herbal. (Yes, that's right, fully half of my purchase was herbal, i.e., uncaffeinated, tea!). This tea is so fucking good you'll crap your pants. They say that Lapsang is an acquired taste, but I acquired it pretty fast, myself. It's a very smoky black tea, and it's become my staple tea. The Gunpowder is just a good green tea that's maybe a little bolder than most other greens; being a green, however, it just doesn't have the black's kick, so I generally only drink it when I'm not in the mood for the Lapsang. The Yin Hao, if you'll recall from Dana's collection, is ridiculously armatic. It's the best jasmine I've run across, though Harney seems to know this too—it's reflected in the price. The chamomile is literally fresh chamomile blossoms, complete with lots and lots of pollen; as such, I'm actually allergic to it up until it's brewed. This kind of sucks, since it's incredible-smelling, but once I get some water on it I have no problems drinking it. It does an excellent job of calming me down after a long work day of tanking on Diet Dr. Pepper, coffee, and the caffeinated variants in my collection. I hear Harney's Earl Grey is fantastic; once I get some, I'll let y'all know. I'm also half-seriously debating some of their Top Ti Quan Yin, though it's fucking pricey. [ permalink | 0 comments (add one you lazy bastard!) ] writebacks (add one you lazy bastard!)post a comment: |
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