Out of the mid-wood’s twilight, Into the meadow’s dawn
Ivory limbed and brown-eyed, flashes my Faun!
He skips through the copses singing, and his shadow dances along.
And I know not which I should follow, Shadow or song!
Words of Oscar Wilde, from a poem called ‘In the forest’. Most certainly written after the mythical faun and also most certainly not about the faun, but what it represents – the dilemma of desire. Wherever the fawn goes, it’s shadow and song go and Wilde doesn’t know which one to chase. Notice that, instead of mentioning the fawn, it’s the shadow and song he wishes to follow. We don’t chase objects; we chase what it means to us.
Ever wonder what it really is that you chase in a cup of tea? Which notes you choose to follow? Like – the fawn, it’s shadow and its song are all in your cup and now you must choose, but not hastily.
The Darjeeling Autumn Piquant is your opportunity. With a frolicking and definitely peppery introduction, like the fawn, the piquant has both its shadow and song. The peppery, engagingly provocative Piquant disappears, right after the first sips, leaving only its shadow, following a sweet- sweet song. Does the peppery note indeed disappear leaving only its shadow, or we just choose to follow its shadow with its warm, sweet taste, is a decision you’ll have make for yourself.
The dry leaves will instantly remind you of Apricots (with no hint of Pepper whatsoever!!) and that carries into the cinnamon sweetness of the brewed tea. No words would suffice for the perfect silver tipped, mildly oxidized leaves, so we’ll just save us the effort. Take a whiff before you brew this tea and prepare for a surprise while you brew! We kid you not, the first few sips are clearly peppery, then it just disappears. Where the peppery first few sips come from, or why it disappears into sweetness, we do not know.
You’re welcome to this mystery, this Piquant!
Brewing Instructions: 2.5 Gms with 180 ml water at 85 Degrees Celsius for 3- 3:30 mins.
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