Nocturnal Bliss

Backlog: Last night as I was curled up in front of the television before heading to bed, I was sipping on this tea. It’s decent. I tasted the nutty flavor from the rooibos, and I liked the combination of lavender and lemon myrtle. I wish the stevia wasn’t in there, but I didn’t notice too much aftertaste from it. Not my favorite bedtime-type tisane, but, it was alright.

This was way, way better than I thought it was going to be.

And I’m not really sure why I doubted Samovar in the first place!

Anyway, takgoti sent me a sample of this. From the dry leaf, I was expecting some lemon hurricane to attack my tastebuds. It’s… LEMON. Very lemon. Not like fresh-squeezed lemon juice, but more like a lemon candy. Or candied lemon peel.

But there’s really nothing in the scent other than lemon.

So I steeped this up and watched as the water turned pretty red-orange. Oh, it’d be a good point to mention that this is my first honeybush! … And for some reason, I always feel like a pre-pubescent teenager whenever I see/type that, since it just looks dirty.

Anyway, the smell coming off the infusion is exactly like those Lemon Drop candies that used to come in those cardboard boxes that they sold in my cafeteria. In elementary school. I never really liked them (there was an almost weird texture problem with them), but the smell is right there. Actually, the taste is exactly Lemon Drop as well! I should probably point out right now that this is the best lemon-based tea I’ve ever had. Everything else has tasted like I just guzzled a pint of Lemon Pledge. Or Lysol. Or some other generically-lemon cleaning product.

The sugared notes from the stevia really counterbalance the tartness of the lemon in a very wonderful way. It’s really like lemon candies. Or lemon pastry without any baked flavor. Or lemon custard. I think you’re getting the point.

I’m not getting really any taste from the honeybush, but I kind of doubt that’s the real point. It’s just the canvas on which to splotch sunny yellows.

I don’t think I could drink this every day, for sure, but when I’m craving sweet-tart lemon, I know where to turn!

Just received this blend today. As soon as I opened the double air tight (nice touch Samovar) canister, I could smell the myrtle, yum… Brewed it up and poured it into my favorite yunami and the smell of myrtle is still strong but not overpowering. Can pick up the flavor of the cornflowers now and the honeybush has mellowed the myrtle just enough. What a crazy, interesting choice of herbs for this one. Really happy with it but I think I’ll steep it longer on the next go, was worth the wait to get it here. You can tell that someone really took the time to get every detail of this blend just right.

My, y’all are prolific. It took me a good chunk of day to catch up with your lovely words. [I say that as if it weren’t obvious by the fact that I probably now compose the entirety of anyone who is following me’s main column.] I M IN UR TIMELINE, ATTAKIN UR UPDAYTZ.

In the interest of newness, I’ve decided to log a tea that I didn’t drink today, but haven’t said anything about yet. Nocturnal Bliss is both an ideally nocturnal tea as well as blissful. If you don’t like Rooibos [like I know at least a couple of you do not] then you probably aren’t going to like this either because…uh, this is a Rooibos-based tea. But for those of you who DO enjoy a little red tea, you might have an appreciation for this one.

The lemon flavor is a little strong in this one [and in that aspect almost reminds of Earl Grey, in a strange way], notably in the aftertaste. If you breathe in after taking a sip you really get a hit of it. I wouldn’t call the tea sour by any means, but it is definitely present and would like you to know it. The corn flowers are pretty to look at, but I’m not sure what they add in terms of flavor. The stevia I can taste as well. [That is, I think I can – I’m not 100% sure what stevia tastes like but I think I’ve had it in other teas before and I’m pretty sure I tasted what I think stevia is in this tea. I am too tired to check that last sentence to make sure it makes sense.]

The final verdict is that I enjoy this one, but not as much as I like Ocean of Wisdom, so once I’m done it’s gonna be nah nah nah nah, nah nah nah nah, hey hey hey, you know what to this one. Definitely worth a try if those flavors appeal to you though. I have yet to be disappointed by a Samovar tea.

So After 4 cups of this I have finally finished this nice sample. I love it, it is the perfect way to end a stressful night. At first I did not think I would like it, but after the first sip it might be a buy :)

This tea surprised me. I normally don’t like red teas and the super lemony sent and taste didn’t seem “relaxing” like I would expect. I normally associate lemon sents with energizing qualities. My partner says it reminds him of Sweet Tarts…and, really, he’s right.

But, a little bit goes a long way. So, it’s a great bargain for the price. And, I like using it as a nitetime dessert tea.

Very nice tea. I bought this tea without knowing it and I like it very much.

Perfect tea to lull me to sleep after a yucky day.

Excellent tea, very mellow and soothing. Great night time, just before bed tea.