No - this isn't some crazy alcoholic shot...it's a concoction called 5-Layer Tea. In late February, I went to Srimonal, a small town in Sylhet, Bangladesh that is known for their tea estates. Our guide dutifully took us to this place that is known for selling layered teas, Nilkantha Tea Cabin - it was one of the stops in our "tour".
The tea apparently takes a long time to prepare...we waited 20 minutes for our order...you can see that this place is fairly popular with the tourists. The tea comes out sitting in cups of hot water to keep it warm.
E - happy to see 5 distinct layers. We keep our expectations fairly low, hoping to be pleasantly surprised. =)
Here's what the breakdown tasted like - the first layer was like chai, with a slight cinnamon bit. The next layer was less spicy, more strongly tea flavored. The next flavor to hit my palate was a sweet ginger "tea" - they make it with grated ginger and sugar and hot water, I don't think that there are any tea leaves in that drink. The very bottom layer was just syrupy - but overall, I really enjoyed the drink. I guess the different drinks and different saturations of sugar helped to keep the layers separate. It was a fun touristy thing to do and everyone enjoyed the drink.
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