Apricot Spice Mish-mash

This just gets mishier and mashier… and better and better. I did a tea cupboard clean out yesterday and added a bunch of additional spices and tea to the mix. Much hotter flavour now, genius!

This now also has some slightly elderly dried orange peel in it, that was sitting in the cupboard from when I did my first experiment with drying the peel. Enjoying the slightly sweet aftertaste.

Yum, just what I need for an afternoon pick me up today…

Yum. The perfect cold weather brew. Less apricot and more just chai-y now (I throw in whatever odds and ends of spice/chai blends I’m working on)… spicy goodness!

Just steeped this today (didn’t brew it like chai) and added a splash of milk. Lovely. Unfortunately had to let it get a bit cold before I had the chance to finish it otherwise would have rated it higher, but it’s just not as nice cool. Ah well.

Perfect for the grey and gloomy weather today. Being able to drink this while I was feeding the baby reinforced for me why my Keep Cup (which has a lid, like a disposable but not disposable) is the best thing I have purchased in ages. Comfort and convenience!

Didn’t have time to make this quite as strong as I would have liked, but it was still tasty. Milky and mildly spicy and helped see me through a hungry morning to lunchtime.

Have had a niggly, slightly sore throat the last few days. The gingery burn in this was very soothing this morning, especially as it is – thank goodness!! – actually quite cool in Melbourne this morning. Both the tea and the change in the weather are most welcome. Made it relatively strong on the stovetop with milk and drank it as hot as I could stand topped with my Hari-Har Chai Sprinkles… mmm.