jesse's tea

This is definately one of my favourite teas. I love coconut but am not that big fan of floral, but this tea has a really good balance too it. I am a bit iffy about rooibos teas because to me they tend to have a weird mintyish after taste, but I do not get that with this tea. This tea will always be found on my shelves; mostly used as a night tea because it is soothing and of course caffeen free. HIGHLY recomend you to try this tea, even my picky sister enjoys it ( and she hates everything!!!)

3 years ago when I first tried this tea, I was head over heels. I found it very calming and exotic. Now, I find it tastes like soap. I guess as I age, I don’t love sweet teas as much. The rooibos also has a bizarre drying effect on the palate. I have about 50 grams left and when it’s gone, I won’t miss it.

I thought this tea would be a nice relaxing tea to help me unwind before bed. I`m not a huge fan of this tea, but it is nice I suppose when you`re in the mood for it.

So it is a lavender tea… meaning it`s a very floral tea. I`ve never eaten or drank lavender before this experience, and it does taste the way it smells. For some people that`s a good thing, for others it`s not.

The first time I had this tea I liked it. I added half a teaspoon of the sugar and I thought it was nice. Dry it smells like lavender and a hint of coconut. And the steeped tea tastes like coconut and lavender. It`s more lavendery on the surface with a coconut base…can`t really taste the rooibos or the other flavors. Also I think the artificial flavoring they used may have been lavender oil or something. Because the lavender does have an artificial taste to it. Natural lavender doesn`t smell so astringent.

The second cup I had of this a few days later kind of tasted like I was drinking diluted perfume and I couldn`t finish the cup.. I did oversteep it that time though. So my advice would be to follow the steeping directions erring on the lower steep time.

Also I`ve got to say the vanilla agave nectar goes really with this one and helps sweeten and smoothe over the sometimes harsh lavender taste.

I also should add that a good friend of mine, who loves chamomile teas really liked this one, so I gave him the rest of mine!

Overall, as most of you know, lavender is often used as aromatherapy to have a soothing and calming effect. If you like highly scented floral teas this would be a good one to de-stress, self-soothe or unwind after a busy day!

A little bit of sweetener and this makes the perfect evening tea! I love it with agave-it accents the subtle coconut and warms you from the inside. I wasn’t super keen on the sickly sweet smell but it steeps wonderfully. Caffeine free to boot! Delicious hot tea for chilly fall nights. A favourite!

This is a very nice tea, its nice to drink at night. The one thing that gets me, although its wonderful to taste, the smell somewhat reminds me of soap when the leaves are in. Other than that its a very homely comforting tea.

i adore this tea. love the combo of coconut, lavender. & it’s very pretty with the cornflowers.