art matters, and so does tea!

I am someone who enjoys a good cup of tea. being my father’s daughter, which I no doubt am, I’m a devout orange pekoe drinker. I can appreciate herbal teas and their subtle sophistication and freshness, and I wouldn’t dream of eating Chinese or Japanese food without green tea on the table, but good ol’ pekoe is my standby. and so you can imagine how excited I was (remember I get excited about food things easily and often) when Tetley introduced ‘Tetley Bold’ sometime last year. I bid farewell to steeping my tea for forty minutes under a crocheted mug-cozy or in a thermal cup. I also said tally-ho to using two teabags to get the right richness and intensity. Helllllllooooooo bold! I don’t know what they do, but they do it right. All the box says is that they take leaves harvested from high altitudes in Kenya and blend it with North Indian black tea. their website is kind of bollocks and doesn’t say more than that.

Alas, delicous, warm, potent tea fit for warming you up after the cold walk home from the bus depot, or super soothing you during a stressful week of midterms and essay due dates. I currently mix it with bed, the cats, a book on dada, and pony (also reading)… it’s pretty sweet.