Faulkner's Favor Tea

A deep, complex infusion—dark, earthy, and tangled like the roots of an old family tree. This is a tea of slow, meandering stories, of heavy heat hanging in the air, of ghosts that linger in memory and history alike.

Ingredients:

• Lapsang Souchong – Smoky and brooding, like the weight of old secrets.
• Hawthorn Berries – Bitter-sweet and lingering, like love and regret intertwined.
• Sarsaparilla – A deep, rooty undertone—dark and full of shadowed nostalgia.
• Rosehips – Tart and bittersweet, the taste of loss and longing.
• Black Peppercorns – A slow-burning bite, creeping through the layers of story.

Brew Upon Your Favor

1. Heat water to 205°F (96°C) – hot enough to draw out the depth without rushing the process.
2. Steep for 5–7 minutes, letting the smoke, spice, and earthiness weave together.
3. Strain and sip—unsweetened, unless you want to soften the bite of time.
4. Optional: Drink on a humid afternoon, the air thick with stories waiting to be told.

Tasty Notes:

First Sip: A bold, smoky entrance—Lapsang Souchong curling like Spanish moss.
Mid-Palate: Hawthorn and rosehips bring a deep, old-world complexity, tart and heavy with memory.
Finish: Sarsaparilla’s earthy warmth and black pepper’s slow burn linger, like voices echoing from the past.

Best Sipped With:

• Sitting on a porch, watching the world move slow as molasses.
• Reading As I Lay Dying, feeling the weight of its strange, winding path.
• Thinking about the past, knowing it never really leaves.

A tea for the haunted, the brooding, and those who understand that the South is more than just a place—it’s a story that never ends.