Reserve Tea - The Root Heard It Wrong

At the bottom of the teapot, something heavier waits. Everything else in this blend is light—leaf, stalk, bud—rising towards the surface, but one piece has gone the other way. It sits low, cut like kindling, slow to give itself up, and the only thing in the cup that never saw the sun. The first sip is cool, bright, soft, and then, late and lasting, a sweetness that stays behind. There is a root at the bottom, and a name that has been wrong for seven hundred years, left unchanged because it works. What else do we keep because it fits, even if it isn’t true? Today's cup was a Reserve tea, Happy Melon. We produced this one exclusively for our client and for subscribers of our Tea Ritual Box. If you'd like access to the reserve teas, visit https://www.impalaandpeacock.com.au/pages/subscribe --- A tea and a musing every weekday morning. Before It Begins is made by Impala & Peacock Artisan Teas, blended by hand in Melbourne. To join our tea ritual - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠click here.⁠⁠⁠ --- Next Month's Tea Ritual Starts The First Monday Of The Next Month.