Guayusa (organic)

Today I decided to try mixing 1 tsp of this with 1 tsp of cocomint cream, as I saw that jessiwrites did this last week or so with excellent results. And I must say, this is really awesome! It produces just the right flavor that cocomint cream needed to not be as sugary sweet, instead, it is fresher and i much prefer it. I’m going to have to mix guayusa with a few more uncaffeinated teas! :)

This was the last tea to grace my glass branch mug from DAVIDsTEA, it broke shortly after finishing this cup. :( well at least it was a tasty cup! I am liking guayusa so far, very fresh and veggie like, and I find it doesn’t have as noticeable of a buzz as when I drink mate, which is not a bad thing. I also like the rainforest feeling I get when I drink this. See previous notes :)

I mixed equal parts of Guayusa and Luscious Watermelon for my morning tea today. I’m just sipping away at it now and it’s great!

The sweetness of the Luscious Watermelon really balances out the earthiness of the Guayusa. Guayusa continually amazing me with it’s flexibility and deliciousness.

Happy Easter everyone!

Update April 5/13: I chose Guayusa with Copabanana this morning. This may be the best mix yet. I want to love Copabanana more than I actually do and this mix just makes it for me. I’m tempted to pick up some more for the sole purpose of mixing it with Guayusa. The Amish cinnamon bread I’m enjoying with my tea for breakfast probably isn’t hurting either haha.

Hope everyone has a great day!

Update: Tried this as both a 1:1 and 1:2 ratio for Copabanana. I ’d say the 1:1 ratio is tastier. These teas work so well together in both balancing and bringing out the best flavours in each other.

So I’ve been mixing Guayusa with different teas over the last few days with great success. Bamboozled and Guayusa was quite delicious.

Today I have an upset stomach and I have a late night ahead. With this in mind, I paired 2 parts David’s Guayusa with 1 part The Killer’s Vanilla. Guayusa to stay awake and mint to settle my stomach. Best of both worlds!

Well I got absolutely nothing done over reading break. Not a single thing. And I had a rough night for sleeping last night so I feel like a zombie this lovely Monday morning.

Guayusa to the rescue. So now I’m sitting in my morning biology lecture, which I normally love, sipping my guayusa, as I watch the clock until I go home again.

I found a neat recipe for sweet coconut guayusa that I will try later on as well. I’ll update to let you know how it goes :)

Update: I tried out the sweet coconut guayusa recipe and it was pretty tasty but the scent of it really turned me off. I find it difficult difficult when I’m sipping away at something and the scent is right there in my face.

Here’s the recipe if anyone else would like to try: http://www.guayusatea.com/preparation/

Holy broccoli! 24 hours, 24 pages written, 2 essays! Like a boss!

I bow before thee, Guayusa, giver of the productive sleepless nights! Where would I be without you?

(plus, you taste great!)

I’ve been super busy and also kind of depressed and avoiding being on my computer in general, because I’ve been actively trying to not spend time doing nothing.

But… I have missed logging my teas and chatting on Steepster, so I’m going to try to ignore my shitty feelings and focus on things that make me happy. Like tea! And Guayusa. Especially mixed with a bit of Santa’s Secret. Still, one of my favorite combinations. Yum.

I drink this pretty much every day, and the only reason I continue to log it is because I try to mix it with something new every time.

Today, I blended it with Lemon Lime Cream Tart. I recommend that you all do this as soon as possible. It was delicious.

Guayusa + Santa’s Secret = happy Jessi. That is all.

Yep, just going to keep drinking this and posting about how awesome it is.

Courtney suggested blending it with Copabanana, so I gave that a shot this morning. Obviously, I’m going to need more Copabanana, because that was amazing. Guayusa seriously makes everything else taste better.

Today’s morning Guayusa experiment was mixing a teaspoon of Guayusa with a teaspoon-ish of Bamboozled!

You should try this immediately. So refreshing and jungle-y and delicious. I even accidentally let the second steep infuse for probably ten minutes, and it was still fantastic. Amazing!

Mmmmmm, Guayusa…

I mixed some this morning with a bit of Perfect Pear, since I have almost a half-tin of that left and I really didn’t care for it when I tried it. I thought it might work with the guayusa, though, since the grassy, earthy taste might cut out a bit of the artificial sweetness that I dislike about Perfect Pear.

I was quite right! It’s lovely.

Guayusa this morning! I mixed it with spearmint and peppermint because I was in the mood for something earthy yet refreshing. It was quite perfect, and I enjoyed two delicious steeps before I headed in to the office for a bit. No tea at work today, since I had no idea how long I would be there and I knew I’d have to get groceries on my way home. Ugh.

Anyway, this is a lovely combination, and guayusa is just always absolutely delicious.

This morning, I mixed some Guayusa with Cocomint Cream for a deliciously refreshing / soothing drink. It seems like Guayusa brings out the best in every other tea I mix it with. I just love this stuff.

GUAYUSA I LOVE YOU SO MUCH THANK YOU FOR MAKING MY DAYS SO MUCH BETTER.

Yum, yum!

I had a super busy day yesterday, so I took some of this mixed with Santa’s Secret in my travel mug to work. It’s so tasty, I ended up drinking another two infusions throughout the day. Guayusa is just always so delicious.

I am going through my Guayusa sample so much faster than I would like to! This morning, I mixed it with Santa’s Secret for the lovely minty-vanilla taste that Stacy does so well with The Killer’s Vanilla. It’s not nearly that fantastic, but it works. It’s certainly perking up my morning.

I sure do love guayusa.

Today, I mixed this with 52teas’ White Christmas for quite possibly the creamiest cup of guayusa ever. Lightly minty and mostly just delicious. I love how the guayusa makes everything I mix it with taste better, earthier and more natural.

I limit myself to one teaspoon per day, because if I didn’t, I think I’d put guayusa in everything.

Today, I mixed in a bit of Spearmint with my post-workout Guayusa. Ohhhhhh, it was brilliant. So refreshing and earthy and absolutely delightful. I will be drinking that again, for sure.

I added a bit of nutmeg, cinnamon and caramel syrup this time. It tasted like a caramel banana pie. So much better than the last time. I think I prefer it without all the extras because they kind of covered up the vegetal taste from the guayusa.

OKAY SO. At first I liked this, but then I tried it again a few times and it kind of made me sick. Didn’t taste that good… then an hour later my stomach was killing me… probably unrelated to the tea, I did have some greasy pizza that day. Sigh, I bought a tin of this, so it will be around, maybe I will come back to it and re-discover my appreciation.