Republic of Tea is having a Cyber Monday deal - buy over $30 of tea and get a free tin of British Breakfast black tea.
I highly recommend their Comfort and Joy tea as a good holiday black, or their Downtown Abbey Christmas tea.
Monday, November 30, 2015
Saturday, November 28, 2015
Tea tasting: David's Tea's Spiced Apple
After checking and double-checking the ingredients list to be sure that "spiced" didn't mean it was going to kill me (capsaicin is of the Devil), I bought a sample package of David's Tea's Spiced Apple tisane. I'm glad that I did. It's really quite good and definitely several steps above the Celestial Seasonings version of spiced apple.
As a "spiced" tea should be, it's made spicy with cloves and cardamom. The tisane also contains apple pieces (duh), figs, star anise, chircory, and black pepper(?!). Apparently one can't have a David's Tea tisane without at least one ingredient that makes you go WTF?? The apple, fig and star anise pieces are large, making it nearly impossible to brew this tea in a small tea ball. Fortunately I have a few large brewing baskets that allowed to me fit the ingredients.
The aroma is amazing -- a heady fall day full of apples and chai. The flavor has a tartness to it, like a Granny Smith apple. It's not an apple pie tea. It's an apple cider tea. If that makes any sense.
Combining the hot tea half and half with hot apple cider was an amazing success. The tartness of the tea blends the sweetness of the cider quite nicely. It adds all of the spicy qualities of mulling the cider without the hard work.
As a "spiced" tea should be, it's made spicy with cloves and cardamom. The tisane also contains apple pieces (duh), figs, star anise, chircory, and black pepper(?!). Apparently one can't have a David's Tea tisane without at least one ingredient that makes you go WTF?? The apple, fig and star anise pieces are large, making it nearly impossible to brew this tea in a small tea ball. Fortunately I have a few large brewing baskets that allowed to me fit the ingredients.
The aroma is amazing -- a heady fall day full of apples and chai. The flavor has a tartness to it, like a Granny Smith apple. It's not an apple pie tea. It's an apple cider tea. If that makes any sense.
Combining the hot tea half and half with hot apple cider was an amazing success. The tartness of the tea blends the sweetness of the cider quite nicely. It adds all of the spicy qualities of mulling the cider without the hard work.
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Tea Tasting: Mighty Leaf's Chamomile Citrus Herbal Tea
This has been a weekend of teas that are gentle to my stomach. I realized that I haven't reviewed Mighty Leaf's Chamomile Citrus tea, even though it is one of my dependable soothers. So here we go.
This tisane is made from rosehips, orange peels, chamomile flowers, lemon grass, lemon myrtle, nana mint, hibiscus flowers and natural citrus flowers. I hadn't realized there was hibiscus in this tea until I read the ingredients -- there's none of the usual tart tang I associate with hibiscus.
I love this tea. The aroma is lemony and very slightly grassy. It's comfortable and soothing like chamomile should be, yet the citrus elements prevent the flavor from becoming bland and insipid. The citrus becomes stronger the longer it is brewed. I like a good 5-8 minute brew time for this tea. It's a good late-night palate cleanser, and excellent with a dash of honey.
This tisane is made from rosehips, orange peels, chamomile flowers, lemon grass, lemon myrtle, nana mint, hibiscus flowers and natural citrus flowers. I hadn't realized there was hibiscus in this tea until I read the ingredients -- there's none of the usual tart tang I associate with hibiscus.
I love this tea. The aroma is lemony and very slightly grassy. It's comfortable and soothing like chamomile should be, yet the citrus elements prevent the flavor from becoming bland and insipid. The citrus becomes stronger the longer it is brewed. I like a good 5-8 minute brew time for this tea. It's a good late-night palate cleanser, and excellent with a dash of honey.
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Tea Tasting: Tea Forté's Moroccan Mint Green Tea
I'm quite fond of the flavor balances achieved by nearly all Tea Forté teas, and their Moroccan Mint Green is no exception. The green tea here is a gunpowder green, with a smoky tone rather than a grassy one. It pairs well with a subtle and subdued mint flavor. It's more refreshing than soothing, but it's a good drink nonetheless.
I'm not sure what makes this tea "Moroccan," though.
If you want a really minty mint tea, this one is not for you. For that sort of tea, I would recommend Twinings Pure Peppermint, my go-to tea for settling upset stomachs.
I'm not sure what makes this tea "Moroccan," though.
If you want a really minty mint tea, this one is not for you. For that sort of tea, I would recommend Twinings Pure Peppermint, my go-to tea for settling upset stomachs.
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