Lake & Oak Tea Co.

Totally not the customer for this tea, which based on the packaging I gather is primarily meant to help jump start labor for expecting mothers. Lots of raspberry leaf in the blend. But raspberry leaf is also great for period cramps, so I figured I’d give it a go anyway. It’s very blah. Not unpleasant, but herbaceous and flat/dull tasting. I guess that might be intentional because if you’re heavily preggo you maybe want to still with something relatively neutral tasting instead of taking a bit swing with a more polarizing flavour!? But for my purposes I think I’m going to stick with some of the more palatable blends in my stash.

Update: I blended Oat milk with a creamy (kids version) pea milk and steeped it for 5 mins in water and then 10 mins in the milk mixture. I must say I am enjoying it much more than I did before!

On the island of Kauai, in the town of Kilauea, there is a shop called Kauai Juice Co. They are well known for their kombucha, and I attest to the fact that it is delicious. But they also have other companies that they host, like this one. I had not heard of Lake&Oak before so I decided to give them a try. The aroma of the dry mix is nice and toasty with hints of cola and sugar cane.
1st Steep: 5 Minutes. Straight up. 2 Mins to cool down. Think I used about 1/2 tsp and while the flavor has a bit of nie zest and spice to it I also find it… somewhat boring. Needs more punch and flavor. Adding more next time and trying with coconut milk.