Everyone celebrates some kind of holiday around this time of the year, so I wish them a happy/merry holiday. It never really feels like the holidays in my house until we are sitting in the living room, drinking our respective hot beverages, and listening to the Chipmunks Christmas cassette. Despite the lifespan of technology in our house, a cassette player has still survived this long and still functions. Another technological miracle is that the tape still plays, after the countless time it has been played, rewound, moved in and out of the player, and survived more than a decade and a half. Most people now have problems keeping a CD or DVD for a few years.
On the topic of tea, Buckingham Palace Garden Party (Yes it's a mouthful to say) is a blend of black and green tea. As mentioned earlier, this requires the tea to be brewed at the lower temperature to avoid scorching the green tea. The tea turns out to be a nice dark orange colour once steeped. It tastes a lot like a standard orange pekoe tea, but is smoother because of the added green tea, as well as the bit of lavender that's in it. The tea also tastes heavier than a straight black tea, making it a good option for a breakfast tea.
Tomorrow I'll be trying the Christmas teas I recently acquired, so expect a post or two about them.
-Life's a flam
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