A Cold, West Coast Night

Winter has definitely settled over my garden Lilac Hill so it is a good time to stay inside and enjoy a very special tea. The tea I am having is Milk Oolong. Oolong teas are not as well known as mainstream teas, this tea has a creamy milk taste and aroma. Oolongs are grown mainly in Taiwan and…

Happy New Year! 2024!

The tea I have chosen to welcome in 2024 is Lapsang Souchong a tea worthy of worthy of celebrating! Lapsang Souchong is a black, full bodied tea with the taste and aroma of pine needles. The tea brews very dark and the steeped leaves are small, the word souchong means small leaf varietal. The taste is strong, medicinal…