Had a bag today with breakfast at the Cracker Barrel.
Just in case you were wondering, guys, there are not a lot of breakfast restaurant options between Columbus, Georgia and Atlanta, Georgia. Like, Cracker Barrel or nothing, pretty much. And then when you get there, your options are Twinings English Breakfast, Darjeeling, or green tea. Being breakfast and all, this seemed like the obvious choice.
And it really wasn’t that bad. Considering the server just kind of gave me a small pot of hot water (16 oz. max) and left me alone, I just kept topping up my mug and left the bag in, adding a packet of sugar for each 8 oz. It never got astringent, had the bright citrus like notes of a ceylon, and generally didn’t make too much of itself.
I can see why it’s a good restaurant tea (it wasn’t fussy at all) and I for sure would order it again if I was going to be in a breakfast place somewhere.
I’m not going to lie, though – I was excited to get home and have some real, time-intensive tea to drink. I imagine I’ll be drinking some Japanese teas tonight while I (finally!) finish reading Shōgun. Yay for weekends!
Haven’t read Shogun for years…I associate it with a wonderful road trip memory back when I was in high school. Came home with it finished and with a red derby hat I deeply miss.