August 7, 2020

When I’m happy and at peace with myself I drink ​​Chinese-style teas that are subtly complex annd elegant and which take time and effort ​and precision ​to make ​well. When I am unhappy I drink highly-aromatised blacks that ​can be made any old way without too much differential in the resulting brew, things that are heady and stimulating and give me a superficial kick but ultimately forgettable.

Objective correlative.

(And all day I’ve been drinking black, thick, restless brews, some cups even with sugar in. Something is rotten in the State of Denmark.)

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