Holy Hot Cinnamon!

Tea of the evening, and most evenings, for that matter….

Lovely, spicy, relaxing. Somehow, this one just works. I have a few more things to do to get ready for Thanksgiving tomorrow. And then more visits to family over the weekend.

Have a safe and Happy Thanksgiving! (And if you are not in the States, have a safe and happy weekend…it is coming up quick!)

This has become quite an evening ritual. I love this. It is relaxing and just plain yummy. There is mostly cinnamon with a hint of anise from the Holy Basil. The perfect ratio is a 1:3 Holy Basil Purple Leaf to Herbal Hot Cinnamon.

24 oz pot, 4 1/2 actual tsp Herbal Hot Cinnamon, 1 1/2 tsp Holy Basil Purple Leaf, freshly boiled water, 8 minutes. No additions.

Tea of the evening…

Yep….2 parts Herbal Hot Cinnamon and 1 part Holy Basil Purple Leaf. Yum. We have a total winner with the best of both.

24 oz teapot, 3 actual tsp Herbal Hot Cinnamon Spice, 1 ^1/2 actual tsp Holy Basil Purple Leaf, freshly boiled water, 8 minutes. No additions.

My evening ritual…… and tea from last night.

I just had to write in that this is not nearly as good added to a fillable bag for travel. It is sooooo much better in an infuser. Looking forward to more tonight! And contemplating the ways to just use an infuser in my teapot the next time I go visiting……

8 minute steep with all other parameters as usual.

Tisane of the evening……

So I seem to have this worked out to where I love it. It is a 3 parts Herbal Hot Cinnamon to 1 part Holy Basil Purple Leaf. The cinnamon is most prominent, but I do catch a hint of anise from the holy basil. I put 3 perfect tsp of the Herbal Hot Cinnamon, and 1 of the Holy Basil in my 24 oz teapot and steep for about 8 minutes. Tonight, I forgot it was steeping, and it was still very good.