How does one find the perfect mix of a good tea, affordable for daily cuppa or two, and the perfect mix of the combination of addons to go with. Hot water is a great place to start, but there's no body, not enough 'background' flavor to complement the herbal sweet nodes of the tea. Hot water and tea, with no addons feels like a tonic. Fantastic if the goal is to heal oneself, not necessarily so if it's to enjoy a rainy winter afternoon cozy inside one's living room.
One of the better teas, for me at least, has been spiced chai mix that Trader joe's sells. It's comforting, unoffensive, and well...tea. One cannot ask for more. For the longest time, the base that went with it has been plain hot water, because you can't go wrong with simplicity. Eventually though, it felt deficient, lacking a certain pizzazz. Eventually, after coming from Virginia earlier this year I considered trying it with oatmilk because PN drink all their teas with it.
And who woulda thunk, it's the perfect mix. The oatmilk adds thick, slightly sweet, body, comforting, not terribly forward in its own smells or scents. A perfect base for the tea. It's been fantastic. Couple of spoonfuls of the milk, and the tea, and one cannot ask for a better combo for when the mood is not the best, or when one's looking for comfort.
Something I've learned is the milk straight out from the fridge lowers the temperature significantly, so in the future I'll be microwaving the milk before adding it to the tea. And see where that gets me.
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