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OK, so I was seriously excited about this tea. But I was also just a tad afraid of it. I mean, a Pan-Galactic Gargle Blaster is supposed to be like getting your brain smashed by a slice of lemon that’s been wrapped around a gold brick. I wasn’t too sure I was ready for all that excitement.
Somehow, I summoned the courage to try the tea and hoped that the brain smashing with a lemon wrapped brick wouldn’t be too jarring.
At first, the tea is mellow but after about three sips, the flavor starts to hit the palate like a lemon slice that’s been wrapped around a cinnamon stick and a chili pepper. It’s sweet and spicy and tangy and fruity. I’m less efficient at picking up the alcohol flavors and I blame that on the fact that I’m a tea-totaler.
The black tea comes through as a pleasant, rich tasting base. I like the low-and-slow burn that I get from the chili pepper and cinnamon. It’s spicy but not too spicy. It’s tart but not too much. It even has a little sweetness from the maraschino cherry.
Nice. A good tribute to one of my all-time favorite movies. No, I haven’t read the book yet.
All the versions of the Guide are pretty different, so it’s worth checking out most of them. My first experience was the BBC radio show, then the book, then the really terrible BBC mini series (?I think?) and then finally the newer movie.