Posts Tagged ‘Fear’
September 30th, 2010 | 
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Category: Black
Tea Company: Drink The Leaf (website)
Ingredients: Black tea, safflower petals, natural flavorings
Vendor Suggested Preparation: 1 tsp per 6oz water/210 degF/3~4 min
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Dry leaf appearance: black wiry leaves with bright orange and goldenrod shavings mixed throughout
Step one: open the bag
Step two: breathe deeply
Step three: put 1 tsp of dry leaf per 6 ounces of hot water, wait 3-4 minutes
Step four: pour the dark amber brew into your favorite teacup, take that first sip….
WOW. CITRUSY. CLEAN. BLACK TEA. GOOD.
Folks, what we have here is a home run from Sri Lanka! This tea is smooth with very little astringency. It has citrus notes that are perfectly balanced in the black tea base. I fear I do not have enough of this tea in my cupboard.
You can purchase the Blood Orange Black directly from the Drink The Leaf website.
Posted in Black tea, Drink The Leaf, Flavoured Tea | 
Tags: Astringency, Black tea, Citrus Notes, Cupboard, drink the leaf, Fear, Good Folks, Hot Water, Leaf Appearance, Leaves, Natural Flavorings, Petals, Preparation 1, Shavings, Sip, Smooth, Sri Lanka, Tea Company, Tea Leaf, tea review, Tsp, Wow | 
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Category: Herbal
Tea Company: Sanctuary T (website)
Ingredients: Honeybush, chocolate bits, rose petals
Vendor Suggested Preparation: Steep for 5-6 min
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As my husband handed me the box from Mike, I could smell this tea! And I have to admit my comment was “something really smells in there!” The fear in the back of my mind was Rooibos. Had I requested another Rooibos? The fear was subsided when I opened the box to reveal this silver tin of Honeybush tea. I have only had honeybush tea once before and on that particular occasion the honeybush strongly resembled a woody rooibos.
Honeybush is a mild, caffeine free herbal tea. I was hopeful that I would like this tea. As I put my teaspoon into the tea leaves, I noticed something…what is that? Chocolate? Yes, tiny chocolate pieces of goodness throughout this blend. Since I could not locate any brewing directions I just went with standard recommendations 4-5 minutes steep time with 1.5 tsp per cup.
Chocolate. Did I mention the chocolate??? This is very good chocolate tea! Smooth and rich. One cup will do ya kind of tea. And the best part is that it is caffeine free, so this may well become my nighttime tea. Halleluiah. It is really hard to find a good nighttime tea. I would never have pegged a honeybush to fill that need in my tea cupboard, but this jewel of a tea did just that for me. Go ahead and pick up a tin of this tea, it just may be your tea too!
You can purchase the Chocolate Honeybush directly from the Sanctuary T website.
Posted in Herbal tea, Sanctuary T |
Tags: Back Of My Mind, Chocolate Bits, chocolate honeybush tea, Chocolate Pieces, Chocolate Rose, chocolate tea, Cupboard, Fear, Goodness, Herbal tea, honeybush tea, Jewel Tea, rooibos, Rose Petals, Sanctuary, sanctuary T, Smooth, Tea Company, Tea Leaves, tea review, Teaspoon, Tin, Tsp, Woody |
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