Unlike the sleek, lounge-like Tavalon in NYC, Tealuxe in Harvard Square resembles nothing so much as a Diagon Alley magic shop, with mysterious potions locked away in tall cabinets behind the counter. I’ll have to go back and try the Golden Monkey blend. It all sounds like opium to me.

Picked from plants dating back to the eighteenth century, this superb Keemun has a full, well-rounded body with a velvety character. [Link]