::TEA SING::

Tonight, I had what was arguably the best cup of tea I've ever had. The tea itself (honey lemon ginseng green tea) was nothing particularly spectacular; the method of sweetener delivery, however, was particularly spectacular.

First, I added honey to the tea by squeezing it from the bottle. (Some of it dripped onto the lip of the mug, and I marveled at how quickly the viscous fluid became runny.) I stirred it, and frustrated with how non-sweet the tea still was, I debated adding more honey. At that moment, though, I lifted the cup to my lips and took a sip, and my mouth was flooded with sweetness -- I had sipped from the edge of the mug where I'd dripped the honey.

Thus inspired, I coated a fingertip with honey and lined the rim of the mug with its amber stickiness. My next sips pleased me to no end.

It was as though the tea had only become real when it passed over the mug's lip and between mine.