Wednesday night is always "dart game" night for me. I am also getting addicted with dart now a days. I go to this interesting club every Wednesday night. Africa used to have many private air field once and this club was formed by some ex. private pilots in a more then 100 years old Portuguese style building. They were very bored and wanted to have a western style pub, where they can relax and get some energy for next flight. Now a days more expats., hunters, African explorers as well as private licensed pilots(now a days less pilots) get together drink tea, coffee, beer and play dirt. It is a wonderful gathering of people from different part of the world.
I met my new friend recently who works for a French company here. She and me are playing dart as a team for three weeks but didn't know that we both like tea. During dart break we eat grilled food and talk about many issues. I asked for a cup of tea after dinner to stimulate my mind a little more for the next dart round. Usually Five Roses black tea or fresh Roibos are served there which is not my favorite but still tea. While I was drinking tea, she asked me how do I drink this junk tea. She also tried to say- if I ever had good tea, I will never drink tea bags. I looked at her and offered- What about a cup of Keemun Hao Ya A. She thought I am joking and say- their is no ya, fia tea whatever I call it. I made a small tea chamber back of my 4WD SUV so if I ever need high grade loose tea, I can drink anytime. I also added an extra
110V outlet with converter which keeps my American version Zojirushi pot(110 V, here they use 220V) active. So whenever I am outside, I can brew my tea. The reason I don't bring my tea inside the club then people will finish all my loose tea. I don't mind to share but sharing with 50+ people who are not my friend, doesn't make sense-:) Then I brought 10g Keemun Hao Ya A and brewed two cups. I was surprised when she said- this is quiet chocolaty flavor, very sweet,malty, vanilla flavor. This tea will be good as Amaretto tea. I never heard of Amaretto tea before. I asked her if she can show me, how to make it.
She explain to me- Amaretto is almond flavor Italian liqueur can be also natural(28% alcohol). Arrow bar has some, they mix with Coffee. But when it blends with tea, the alcohol portion became 5-10%. Personally, I don't like to drink alcohol that much but in the club, I though I have a little choice. It clicked my mind why don't I start brining my black tea liquor and mix with some alcoholic drinks so I can avoid raw alcohol and can also have some tea. I brewed some more Keemun Hao Ya A and she brought some Amaretto almond liqueur. She took appromextly 6 oz Keemun, mix 2 oz Amaretto and add some cold crème on the top. Wow, what a wonderful beverage. I liked it very much. If some of you are interested, you can try. I think, I have learned to enjoy my tea in a new way. I am also thinking- their is no end to enjoy tea. Ripon Maputo, Mozambique