Tea & Absinthe's Elixir of Wisdom (Ravenclaw)

 The Elixir of Wisdom (Ravenclaw) from Tea & Absinthe is a black Ceylon tea with mallow petals, jasmine petals, lychee pieces.  It doesn't have a particularly strong aroma or flavor apart from the tea.  The jasmine presents itself as a slight aftertaste.  For me, that's all to the good because I don't like a heavy hand with jasmine.  If there's lychee in here, I don't taste it at all or get any sweetness out of it.  Overall, the tea is pleasant but unremarkable.  A solid B tea.

I've finished the sample that was sent to me and, while it was a nice enough morning drink on the first cool day of September, I'm unlikely to order it again.

Guest Review: The Making of a Minty Franken-Tea

Today's guest review is from my friend Lilie:

I like iced teas when it's warm out, and I love a good minty iced tea. In the summer that cool flavor really helps. A few years back I discovered Inko's Hint-O-Mint unsweetened, which hit that perfect spot. White tea, with just a cool hint of mint. I could chug that forever when it's hot out. 

The shelves at my local grocery have been bare of this summer treat this year (*pout pout*). I was getting pretty desperate. And desperate people often do weird things to tea.

Couple of weeks ago I stumbled across Yogi Peppermint tea. Yogi? Well - turns out the company does 'medicinal' teas - no-caffeine herbal stuff. Tasted warm, it does soothe the tummy. But I knew it was NOT going to hit that iced-tea spot I was looking for. 

So what to do? My tea-shelf had the answer. A canister of The Republic of Tea plain Green Tea. Not white tea, a little stronger, but it would do. Cackling. I set the kettle to boil and put 8 of the peppermint bags in a jug with 6 of the green tea bags. Boiled water and 10 minutes later I strained out the soggy bags and put the concoction in the fridge to cool. 

And it worked! Franken-tea works! Just enough of the mint, just enough of the cool, and a minor hint of tea-tang underneath. Hubby thought it was a touch too tea-bitter for him, but I said just put a drop or two of honey in and you'd have what you want. Turns out, I was right. Nyah! 

So, I have my minty iced tea. Until Inko's gets its act together, muhahaha!