The Whistling Kettle in Troy

So fun! Great spot for moms.

We stopped through on our way to Vermont for a cup of tea and were delighted to see such a fantastic selection! We bought a couple cups of tea and a couple bags of loose leaf. I wish we could have stayed to have a snack or enjoy some tea. The atmosphere was bright and refreshing.

First of all, go to The Whistling Kettle. Although I'm withholding the fifth star for the time being, it's not because things aren't top notch there. To the contrary, every aspect of my visit was outstanding. So, whether five stars or four, I say go now, go frequently, and go excitedly. It's a gem.Second of all (is that even a thing?), were it not for a nearly-idiosyncratic rating adjustment I use, TWK would have received from me a well-earned five stars. (The adjustment provides a defensibly objective assessment of the parts of any venture that would be unacceptably subjective without it.) Perhaps even more distressing to a careful reader would be a growing realization that the adjustment would have resulted in a 5-star rating is my experience had been not quite as good as it was. (This result is rare; the adjustment tends to be neutral or to raise a rating.)Anyway, the gist of my (almost inexcusably long) introduction is that I lowered my rating because they did a really great job. Allow me to elucidate. (That definitely should NOT be a thing, even though it kinda is. Why in the hell did I select such a stilted construction? Never mind: back to TWK.)The tea selection is fairly broad and seems well curated. (Although I'm no tea specialist, I have a keener interest in, and wider experience with, tea than the average American.) I ordered an individual pot of Golden Monkey. It was so generously sized that the multiple cups it held saw me not on...