The Loose Leaf

Not as bad as I thought before but still not my fave. I was looking for something chamomile paired with something else to help me wind down two nights ago and this was on hand. Not my cuppa tea but not awful, I guess.

I was REALLY afraid of this tea when I was reading the description but once I tasted it it was extremely mellow and soothing…VERY different from what I thought it was going to be like. A good surprise. Altho it’s not overly flavorful – it’s quite pleasant and not medicine-tasting…

Me & Chamomile…we don’t always see eye to eye…actually, it’s rare that we do, see eye to eye, that is…

This tea smells like ‘used’ catnip. Blah!!!

It has a little lemony taste to it somehow which is the only reason I will finish this cup. I don’t hate it but it’s certainly not for me. It’s mellow and pleasant for those who like chamomile and/or lavender…but I think me and this tea will part ways…sorry.

Taken without milk or sugar.
I’ve never had lavender tea before so the first sip was kinda shocking but when you get used to the tang of the lavender it’s not so bad. For this tea the chamomile exists as a toasty base flavor for the lavender to shine off of. The chamomile is there but it’s the chair your dinner guest is sitting on. Not a second dinner guest.
And lavender in tea just reminds me of the color purple. Not the movie… but the actual color. There is some kind of spicy alertness to the herb which feels like red. But the after taste is soothing and floral which feels like blue… Then again one of my favorite flowers are blue bells so I maybe partial on that blue description but I’m sure you see where I’m going with this…

Eh… it’s an interesting flavor.