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Anti-Strain - Herb from Zen Tea

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70/100

Anti-Strain - Herb

Herbal Tea by Zen Tea

Supports the Dosha “Vata” according to Ayurvedic teachings

Due to the full and slightly sweet aroma with a hint of licorice, this blend is an ideal companion for anyone under stress. The refreshing and vitalizing energy of this blend will be truly loved by everyone who likes herbal teas.
Contains licorice – in case of high blood pressure, excess consumption of this good should be avoided.

Ingedients: cinnamon pieces, licorice roots, ginger pieces, fennel, orange peels, cardamom

3 Tasting Notes

Cavocorax
78

Yessssssss. Did you know I like licorice? If you like licorice, you might like this tea. Oh, and I guess there’s cinnamon and fennel and orange in here too but mostly it’s just sweet sweet licorice.

I feel relaxed after drinking this, but I also feel like I should go and brush my teeth again too. Is it magic-stress relief tea? I don’t know, but at least I have a better idea of what kind of herbals I enjoy!

seule771
36
seule771 2 tasting notes

A review of Anti Strain Tea by Zen Tea

Company: Zen Tea
Tea Name: Anti Strain
Tea Type/Varietal: Herb
Region:
Steeping Vessel/Amt. Leaf: cup/ loose herbs
Plucking Season:
Liquor Color: Honey
Leaf Characteristics: there are pieces of licorice roots, ginger, orange peels, and cardamom.

  1. Steepings

1st Steeping:
Water temperature: 200 Fahrenheit
Time: 5 minutes
This is another sampler sent to me from the folks at Zen Tea Life. I open the tea pouch and find a heady mixture of herbals and smelling so very sweet. I take a small teaspoonful of the tea and put this in my cup and adding the boiled water to my cup, I live it to steep for five minutes. I take the cover from the cup and take the tea and begin to sip it slowly, all the while taking in the tea’s aroma which smells of licorice and the tea’s color is that of honey.

From sip after sip of tea, I am met with the licorice as the top note; the ginger and cardamom and fennel are next in the mixture of taste. This has got to be the sweetest tea that I have ever had. I have added nothing to this tea and yet it taste very strongly of sugar when in fact it is the licorice that is roaming in the cup.

I am not a fan of licorice. I would enjoy this tea much more with less of the licorice because I am finding it too overpowering, kind of like me and I can be annoying at most times.

I am hoping to have some vitalizing energy since I did have this tea today. Thank you Zen Tea for sending this sampler my way.

A review of Anti Strain by Zen Tea life

Company: Zen Tea life
Tea Name: Anti-Strain
Tea Type/Varietal: herb
Region: India
Steeping Vessel/Amt. Leaf: cup/ loose leaf
Liquor Color: light yellow
Leaf Characteristics: the leaves and coloring appears to be a bright green-yellow mixture with bits of cinnamon pieces, ginger pieces, fennel, orange peels and plenty of licorice roots.

  1. Steepings

1st Steeping:
Water temperature: 200 Fahrenheit
Time: 5 minutes

I am finishing off some teas that I found from earlier on in the year. This one is an Ayurveda herbal tea made to help ease off the days stress and I so need it. I take the remainder of this tea and put it in my tea cup and adding some freshly drawn tap water to my cup I put it in the microwave for two minutes and left to steep a few minutes more; about five minutes total.

Tea’ aroma is lovely fruity and herbal aroma with the cinnamon and ginger roots with the orange peels kicking and biting at ones’ nostrils. As I sip of this tea, the licorice flavoring is very strong, making this tea too sweet for me. I don’t like licorice so this is not as enjoyable a cup of tea for me. I had forgotten about the headiness of the licorice roots. Other wise this tea should be most enjoyable for those favoring herbal / Ayurveda teas.

2nd Steeping:
Water temperature: 200 Fahrenheit
Time: 5 minutes

I tried to have more steeps of this tea to try and unfortunately the licorice roots is still the major top note for this tea; drowning the other flavorings all together. I insist that it is because I do not like licorice and others liking herbal/Ayurveda teas will love, love this tea.

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