I just finished writing Year of the Dog ! It had a massive plot hole that I had to fix which turned out to be more work than I expected. Here’s a snippet: “Hey, Auntie Nell.” He wrapped his arms around her, bussing her on the cheek and breathing in pikake flowers and shortbread cookies. And suddenly he was nine years old again, and her solid presence had made his chaotic world stable once more. “What are you doing here?” He usually took her to dinner on Wednesday nights, but today was Tuesday. The edges of her smile faltered a little before brightening right back up again. “What, I can’t visit my nephew?” She angled around him to enter his home. “Is this your new house? Looks lovely.” Which was a blatant lie, because the fixer-upper was barely livable, much less acceptable to a neat-freak like his aunt. She also left four matching pink and purple floral suitcases on the stoop behind her. Only then did Ashwin notice the cab driver standing slightly to the side of the walkway. “Can ...
Today’s tea from my Tea Advent Calendar is Kentucky Bourbon. This looks fantastic, especially since I like whiskey.
The tea contains black tee, keemun concerto tea, rose hips, cocoa nibs, lapsang souchong tea, whiskey flavor, blue cornflowers, natural candy apple flavor, and natural vanilla flavor. It actually did have that smokey, woody whiskey smell when I opened the packet, but it also smelled sweet.
I steeped it for 3 minutes in 8 ounces of 212ºF hot water.
Unsweetened, I could really smell the whiskey scent but without the alcohol! But it didn’t taste like much beyond black tea with whiskey. So I added almond milk and sugar, and I could taste more of the spices. It reminded me faintly of mulled apple cider, but not as sweet or spicy, mixed with the warm black tea flavor, and with a shot of whiskey in it. It was a really nice cup of tea, although I felt like drinking it after lunch was a bit early in the day. :)
The tea contains black tee, keemun concerto tea, rose hips, cocoa nibs, lapsang souchong tea, whiskey flavor, blue cornflowers, natural candy apple flavor, and natural vanilla flavor. It actually did have that smokey, woody whiskey smell when I opened the packet, but it also smelled sweet.
I steeped it for 3 minutes in 8 ounces of 212ºF hot water.
Unsweetened, I could really smell the whiskey scent but without the alcohol! But it didn’t taste like much beyond black tea with whiskey. So I added almond milk and sugar, and I could taste more of the spices. It reminded me faintly of mulled apple cider, but not as sweet or spicy, mixed with the warm black tea flavor, and with a shot of whiskey in it. It was a really nice cup of tea, although I felt like drinking it after lunch was a bit early in the day. :)
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