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My body needs to adjust to tea caffeination, which works more slowly and steadily than coffee’s one-two punch to the bloodstream.
I’ll probably end up drinking another cup of this or two today, just to make the headache and irritability go away.
This is still one of my favorite-ever EG variations. So berrylicious and smooth! Yum.

Yummmmmm!
Roasty, slightly bitter (but in a pleasant way), caffeine free, nutritious! It also apparently supports digestive health.
Going to start drinking this instead of decaf coffee during the midmornings.

Sipdown!
Drinking this mostly because I wanted a hot mug to hold onto. It’s very cold out today.
I won’t repurchase this.

One of the best and most comforting teas out there.
Bready mouthfeel, hardy base that can withstand workplace inattentiveness without becoming vegetal and bitter tasting. Got two cups out of this sachet.
Much- needed today, as the polar vortex business continues. Luckily, I am further away from the places that are seeing negative 28 degree F temps, but it is still dangerously cold where I am as well.
To all my friends in the North American midwest today— I am sending you all kinds of warm thoughts and happy vibes. Stay safe and indoors!

Decided to wean myself off of coffee and revert back to my physically healthier, undergrad tea-drinking self.
It’s time.
I’ve been a full-time working adult for 5 years now, completed my Master’s online, and therefore no longer need the high-test coffee caffeine crutch to get me going. And, honestly, I need to lose some of the weight I’ve put on from sitting instead of walking everywhere, like I did in college.
Green tea is the key. Green tea is the key.
This one tastes a lot better than it smells. The dry sachets and the liquor smell strongly of lemongrass, which I personally find cloying. However, the sip is actually a surprisingly light, buttery green tea with a delicate blueberry flavor, which is enhanced and counterbalanced by the lemongrass.
Ah Harney & Sons… <3 <3 <3

This… is a cheap tea. I got what I paid for.
Tastes like hot watery cough medicine with a faint, fake guava aftertaste.
Also somehow has 5 calories per teabag? O______O
Yuck.
I was hoping for a summer flavor to break up the winter tedium, but this ain’t it.
Might take this home and try cold-steeping it to make it tolerable.

Sipdown!
Perfect wintertime tea. I love the tangy cranberry with the slightly sour hibby. Suits my current mood perfectly.
Is anyone else not really feeling the holidays this year? I haven’t even put my Christmas tree up and to be totally honest, I probably won’t bother at this point at all. Last-minute gift purchasing and general fatigue (both physical and mental) abound.

This one is all right. It scratches the pumpkin spice itch, but isn’t anything I would drink year round.
Notes: Chai spices, astringent, savory
Appearance: Dark brown liquor, smells strongly of cinnamon
Characteristics: Bracing, energizing, caffeinated
Miscellaneous: Available at Walmart, which is convenient. It’s also extremely affordable at around $2.50- $3.00 USD a box.

Ooooo, I do so love this blend.
Notes: Warm mulling spices, sweet vanilla, woodsy rooibos, just a hint of savory pumpkin mouthfeel.
Appearance: Lovely reddish liquor and a soothing potpourri perfume.
Characteristics: Uplifting to the spirits, which is good, because it’s getting to be that time of year that good ol’ S.A.D. starts rearing its ugly head.
Miscellaneous: Available at Target, which is very convenient.

I found these sachets last night and it made me so happy! I missed this blend so much when Teavana closed. Sachets aren’t as good as the loose leaf version; this version has a fake-y scent to it. It’s still good though. I get notes of mango, pineapple, candy, hibiscus, and orange.

Glad to see that Starbucks hasn’t completely pulled the plug on one of my absolute faves.