Reserve Tea - What Stayed When the Petals Fell
The tea opens green-gold and clouded, with every leaf and stalk sinking to the bottom—except for the small, violet-grey grains that float, turning slowly on the surface. They are the only colour in the cup that isn’t green or brown, and the only thing that came from near a flower. The scent is layered: mint first, lemon underneath, and then something softer, faintly sweet, waiting behind the others. The floral note lingers at the roof of the mouth, more felt than tasted. Those floating grains are not petals, but the calyx—the sleeve that once held the flower. In lavender, the scent is kept…
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