pepper | Best thing ever! For me, anyhow, at this moment.

I have my own tea! See, there's a tea shop in Covent Garden where you can mix your own tea blend, from a range of ingredients (I think I've mentioned this before, actually). I went there this evening with A, and made myself a blend, for which I'll have to come up with a name, but it's kind of a variation of Earl Grey. It is two parts Keemun (China black) tea, one part Ceylon, with a sprinkle of jasmine flowers, mallow blossom, and sunflower petals, a few drops of lemon oil, and a couple of sprays of bergamot oil. And it's REALLY NICE! It's not too floral (that may sound like a lot of ingredients, but I was quite sparing with them, and didn't go mad and put bits of apple and other whatnots in - which I had the option to do), and it brews to a lovely warm reddish-brown shade, just like my new icon, and I think it's better without milk, with all that citrus flavour, and yay!

*does tea dance*

I might make it for presents for people. And maybe do a green tea version. Or a Rooibos caffiene-free version. Now if I can just think of a nice name for it... something classy, not wacky... Damn Twinings for already having taken the name Lady Grey, that would've been perfect.

Best thing ever! For me, anyhow, at this moment.

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