Tea Pairing
![[Print This Post]](http://www.rantlust.com/wp-content/plugins/wp-print/images/print.gif "[Print This Post]")
I have never before drank tea that had been sitting around for 25-plus years. At least not knowingly. My first thought was that its aroma was similar to that of leather, but then I later refined my comparison to that of slightly damp shoe-leather. The tea in question? A 1977 Vintage Pu-erh. Though not my favorite tea, the novelty factor certainly made the experience worthwhile.
How did I get myself into such a pickle? Let me introduce to you my new favorite San Francisco hang-out, which I admittedly first heard about from Anup more than a year ago: The Samovar Tea Lounge. (Anup had the courage to go for the 1950 Vintage Pu-erh.)
(Read more…)
Comments(5)