Deathless Black Tea Blend - Collaboration w/ Catherynne M. Valente

You will always fall in love, and it will always be like having your throat cut, just that fast.

Tea Notes: Smoke / Earthy / Caraway

Caffeinated Tea Blend

Inspired by the harsh landscape of this beautiful retelling, the companion tea blend of Catherynne M. Valente's Deathless is made with an earthy black tea base sweetened with beet that also turns the hue of the brewed blend to a bloody red. Lapsang souchong echoes the war torn landscape of the story and creeping darkness amidst the pages while caraway offers us something of the tastes of Russian black bread and the citrus offers a nod to Russian tea blends. Enjoy alone or sweetened with sugar or honey.

Want to learn more about Deathless by Catherynne M. Valente and get a copy of your own book to sip with your tea? Visit her website or read below:

A glorious retelling of the Russian folktale Marya Morevna and Koschei the Deathless from Catherynne M. Valente, set in a mysterious version of St. Petersburg during the first half of the 20th century

Koschei the Deathless is to Russian folklore what devils or wicked witches are to European culture: a menacing, evil figure; the villain of countless stories which have been passed on through story and text for generations. But Koschei has never before been seen through the eyes of Catherynne Valente, whose modernized and transformed take on the legend brings the action to modern times, spanning many of the great developments of Russian history in the twentieth century.

Deathless, however, is no dry, historical tome: it lights up like fire as the young Marya Morevna transforms from a clever child of the revolution, to Koschei's beautiful bride, to his eventual undoing. Along the way there are Stalinist house elves, magical quests, secrecy and bureaucracy, and games of lust and power. All told, Deathless is a collision of magical history and actual history, of revolution and mythology, of love and death, which will bring Russian myth back to life in a stunning new incarnation.

The flavors and scent will change as the tea steeps, so be sure to take some time while your brew infuses to experience the journey.

Ingredients:

Black tea, beet root, lapsang souchong, caraway seed, orange peel, lemon peel.

The tea bag contains around 1.85 ounces of loose leaf tea, the jar contains slightly over 4 ounces of loose leaf tea.

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