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Matters of Taste: Steep Leaf Lounge makes tea drinking a communal and cultural experience

Baby, it’s cold outside! To counter the chill, there is nothing like wrapping your fingers around a warm cup of tea, an earthy richness rising and prepping your senses for that first sip.

The complexities of tea are boundless. The leaves, the liquor, the aroma and the flavor create an experience that can range from bright to floral to malty to vegetal. Fragrance, or the nose, introduces the tea. Its taste lends astringency, and body offers weight and substance in the mouth. Is the tea lively and refreshing like orange pekoe; flowery or malty sweet like Assam; reminiscent of grapes like Darjeeling; or grassy green? It may be round, lush, full or clean, and signature attributes will correspond strongly with its origin, whether country or type. These impressions remain on the tongue, providing a lasting finish.





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