Cozy Chamomile

Backloggin’ it. Had this at a restaurant in Banff and it’s not bad. Chamomile is hard to outright screw up, so while it was an obvious chamomile, it didn’t have the brightness that chamomile should.

This will be my first experience with chamomile tea. I’ve never been very big on herbal teas. There’s no real tea in it! But here we go anyway.

At first blush, I thought the aroma was awful, like strong damp weeds. But I had my nose less than an inch from the cup, so maybe I was just smelling it too closely. I stood up and stared off into space while I waited for it to steep. I was breathing deeply and inhaling the tea without meaning to. Oddly enough, now it smelled good! I bent down and wafted the aroma towards me. But again, when I stuck my nose near the cup…phew! Stinky! So, who knows what that means.

The taste is similar to the aroma but stronger. When it’s actually on my tongue, it tastes great! Kind of like how the aroma is great when I’m standing over the steaming mug. But then I swallow and the aftertaste gets me. Blech! Strong, too strong. Icky. I can’t help but shake my head.

No no no. I don’t think I like chamomile. Or at least, this bagged version of it isn’t going to fly. It has potential, those little moments when I thought I liked it. But then it got squashed by yuck.

It’s really too bad. I’m so stressed out I can hardly function. I haven’t slept in 3 days. So, I thought the most recommended stress relieving bedtime tea would do the trick. Sadly, I think I’m going to have to rely on something else. I thought I could finish the cup, but I’m afraid this dirty floral tea is going down the drain.

It’s not bad really, but only because it’s so bland. I mean, yeah the flavor is chamomile, but rather weak and not very exciting (even for chamomile, which isn’t exactly a party anyway). So we’ll go with ‘meh’.

I received this tea from Teaequalsbliss and I am backlogging from I want to say Tuesday. This is an excerpt from my tea journal:

After a long day of riding the bus it is finally time for me to settle down and do some homework in well earned quiet. :)

I was torn between two teas, this one and Mount of Olives’ Sweet Apple Spice. I chose the latter, but I guess it did not desire to bue consumed as the bag was rotting through and the staple rusted onto the paper. Poor packaging is often won’t to do so.

The moment I dropped the cozy chamomile into the hot water I was greeted by the oh-so-familiar scent of chamomile. Mmm. :) The packaging suggested sweeterner and although I am not the biggest fan of sweets, I do adore sweet beverages so I oblige with a sprinkle of sugar.

… and I forgot what chamomile tastaes like. The flavoring of this herbal has a nuttiness to it that I am not sure that I am fond of- kind of unpleasant, but I am not one to not finish a cup. Either way, the aroma is pleasant which I think is the majority of the experience of a chamomile anyway.

C’est la vie. :)

A review of Cozy Chamomile Tea by Bigelow

Company: Bigelow Tea
Tea Name: Cozy Chamomile
Tea Type/Varietal: Herb
Region:
Steeping Vessel/Amt. Leaf: cup/ tea bag
Plucking Season:
Liquor Color: light yellowish-brown
Leaf Characteristics:

1. Steepings

1st Steeping:
Water temperature: 190 Fahrenheit
Time: 3 minutes

This is a tea I snagged from my in-laws tea box as I have been doing when around their kitchen after dinner. I saw that they have added some new tea to the tea box/chest. I decided some chamomile would be nice to have about now.
I take one tea bag and put this in my cup and add the tap water to my cup and placed this in the microwave for two minutes.

Tea’s aroma is of the lovely sweetly Chamomile; you can smell its smoothness and wanting to relax just with the aroma alone. I happily take my cup and inhale the scent a bit more and I feel an easing of the day’s events melting away. So I continue with sipping my tea slowly and contentedly until all gone.

The herb chamomile is known for its relaxing qualities and I can certainly attest to this as this was the lasting effect it had on me. My mind was set for tranquility and the tea accommodated nicely.

It’s that time of the month, and I’ve read that chamomile is fairly successful in soothing cramps. This chamomile is pretty much basic in a bag. It looks, smells, and tastes like chamomile. I can’t imagine adding any sugar to this one (it’s already ridiculously sweet out of the bag). The flavor is fairly strong, but not overwhelming. I don’t know if the chamomile really did the trick, but the hot liquid made me feel a bit better as November cools down!

Having a sleepless night for some reason so I dug around and found this in the back of my herbal drawer. I’M A PRETTY BIG FAN OF CHAMOMILE and I really wouldn’t say there’s anything wrong with this one! Just good ol’ standard bagged chamomile. I think the Trader Joes brand is bit better though, more flavorful or something.

Its been a while since I’ve had Chamomile tea so it is really hard to judge how it compares to others. What stood out to me with Bigelow Cozy Chamomile the most is the sweetness of the floral notes that come off as tasting a bit like honey to me. So if you like Chamomile with honey this could be worth trying if you want to try reducing your sugar intake as you might find that it does not need honey. Overall a good tea but quite honestly if it wasn’t the need for getting to bed at a decent time and the fact that Chamomile is a natural sleep aid I would not be going out of the way to drink it, but this is good enough to be a semi regular evening tea for me.

I went to the library on campus to study, I poked through the basket of tea bags for a decent tea and pulled out this. I like chamomile, it’s soothing!

This tea is so yummy and calming! I love the taste of it! I added a little table creamer to it to smooth it out and man did it improve the taste! I really enjoyed this tea! Next time I have some I think I might even add a little cinnamon to the top! ♥♥

Don’t understand the bad review for this product. It tastes just like the first cup of chamomile tea I remembered, and I like it. It’s individually wrapped, so convenient to carry around.

Yuck. I’m not exactly sure what was wrong with this tea. Maybe I’m not a chamomile person, but even so this tea had such a perfumey taste it made me gag.

I first tried this when I was groggy and sniffly at work, and a co-worker gave me a box of it to cheer me up. I recall really liking it, but I guess when you’re sick and have no taste buds everything will be amazing.

It didn’t really taste like anything this time around. I don’t remember what was so relaxing about it. And when I finished downing my mug of it, I had to suck on a breath mint because it left a rather unpleasant taste in my mouth. (No, really. Literally.) I had planned on stashing another box of it in my cupboard, but that desire doesn’t really exist anymore.

made a cup to calm me down before my test. i think it’s funny how chamomile smells bad but tastes good.

This is a tea that is not afraid to admit that it’s getting to be bed time. It is also a tea that is not afraid to be kind of crappy.

Ah, sweet (heartburn) relief. Yep, straight-up chamomile is way more pleasant than all those silly blends. Next time i get over to Des Moines’s East Village i’ll get some good, whole chamomile from Gong Fu, but in the meantime this bagged version is plenty enjoyable.

A basic supermarket tea, probably not a great quality, but this is my go to when I’m feeling under the weather. A nice, slightly earthy chamomile that is great with a teaspoon or more of honey. I almost always have some of this on hand for an evening cuppa.

At first, I didn’t like this, but man did it grow on me! Now, I drink it when I just want a little comfort. It’s best to not let it cool too much. It’s best while still hot.

This is one of the teas I choose whenever my throat feels irritated. It works well to soothe the irritation away.

I gave this tea a try before going to bed tonight. I found it relaxing, however, nothing special. This came in the sample box of Bigelow tea I purchased. I am trying to learn the difference in types of tea.