Remember Your Floaties

A Literature Inspired Pu-erh Tea Blend

This chocolate Pu-erh black tea blend is inspired by the movie “IT” released in 1990 and Stephen King’s modern masterpiece of the same name, published in 1986 making it is 22nd book.

They float,' it growled, 'they float, Georgie, and when you’re down here with me, you’ll float, too.’ -Stephen King, It

Pu-erh tea, pronounced “poo-air, can be found in the Yunnan Province of China. Pu-erh teas are aged and naturally fermented, sometimes for 50 years or more and stored in compressed bricks or tea cakes. However, lucky for us, Pu-erh tea is also available in a loose leaf. Every 8 ounce cup of Pu-erh tea contains about 70 milligrams of caffeine. Pu-erh tea not only increases energy with all of this caffeine, but it also helps produce lovastatin (used to treat high cholesterol), delivers increased levels of oxygen, and provides high levels of antioxidants and vitamin C due to its fermentation.

I am a huge Stephen King fan, reading everything he writes, and you will need the extra energy from this tea because this novel is huge. I have to admit though, clowns can be very scary, and the malevolent entity that King created which takes the form of a clown, gave me nightmares for days. When I saw it on the big screen, Pennywise completely creeped me out and I never looked at Ronald McDonald the same, ever again.
The fact that this was inspired by a fairy tale, ‘The Three Billy Goats Gruff’ doesn’t really make it any better. It has been said that King was under the influence of mind altering chemicals when he wrote ‘IT’, which really explains a lot.

This blend starts with a dark and robust Pu-erh, then adds a bit of chocolate and strawberry. It’s like a valentine gone wrong, but oh so good especially with the creamy marshmallows and hint of hazelnut. We added some red balloon sprinkles because they’re fun and to remind you not to forget your floaties out there!