Black China tea with scents of chocolate and spices
Saturday afternoon, time to fool around. A cup of chocolate scented tea with a piece of Godiva chocolate makes it almost perfection.
The tea does not have strong chocolate aroma, it is very much hidden. A more pronounced is the spice of cinnamon and clove. For some reason, it always connect me to the mysterious imagination of Russian winter.
This is the middle of night. Actually early morning 4am. I am baking for Galette des rois. There was the wonderful baking aroma from kitchen warming up a winter night.
A cup of tea will add the wonder of the cozy night despite the chill outside. Home, baking aroma and tea fragrance. That is home!
I opt for some light tea, real tea, not tisane. There comes the very refined jasmine tea. 茉莉香片。
Here is an intense flavor combination of blackcurrants, bilberries, elderberries, passion fruit, orange peels, papaya and raisins. Rich and delicious hot or iced.
Though light amber in color, Osmanthus wulong tea is strong in strength. Bitter, pure, clear, no artificial sweetness. True fragrance of pure tea. A very pale hint of osmanthus flower flows the sweetness of autumn harvest when pouring in the boiling water.