Can’t find this with a search or on the Shang Tea website at the moment, so I’ll just make a note here that the Shang Holiday Red Tea Nicole sent a while back is excellent. After more than a week of slugging down whatever, as long as it was icy, the morning was cool enough to enjoy a slow and decent cuppa.
About four minutes yielded a dry and cocoa-y flavor that just made me go ah-h-h-h-h-h-h.
Somebody asked me once when I became a tea junkie; I think it dates back to college when I needed caffeine for a 7 a.m. class but chose not to do coffee. My favorite teapot is a medium-sized Brown Betty given to me by my Mema; the painted flowers are chipping off, but the size and feel is perfect. I rejoice when I get a morning to brew a pot of loose tea starting with a kettle; not a bag and a hot pot.
Southwest Missouri
