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Ah, there we go. That’s what I remember from that first tasting. Note to self: there’s no point in making this tea if you make it too weak!

(Further note to self: when you order more, order a lot more so you’re not tempted to try stretching it out!)

Tried to make an iced tea out of this, but alas I made it too weak — there was hardly anything to taste. I need to get some nice carafes for overnight fridge steeping, I think.

Huh. Given that I have no idea how old this teabag is but guesses range from two to five years, this is a surprisingly nice peppermint tea.

Oh, the joys of cleaning the storage closet!

I made a weaker pot of it this time, to share, and the pepper was definitely not as sharp. Still exciting, though!

Mmm, this is just a darn fine breakfast tea.

Hmm. I’m not sure what I’m doing differently this time, but I’m getting much less of a smoky flavor, which is a shame — I’d really been craving the smoky/sweet taste of this one. It’s still there, but weaker. Perhaps I used too little leaf?

Oh yeah, I’m drinking dessert tea for breakfast and you can’t stop me!

Bumping it up a few notches for making a nice iced tea. (Not, alas, fantastic enough to make me feel better about having shattered the top of my favorite glass teapot in steeping it.)

Iced, with a bit of honey during the brewing and a bit of sugar cooled, it gives a mint front with a rose hip kicker. And it’s very very pink. This would probably be a good party drink!

Eh. There’s nothing wrong with this tea, but nothing exciting, either. It smelled a bit smoky, but I couldn’t find any taste of it; mostly it was just spearmint, with an aftertaste of tea.

I think I approach mint tea the way some people approach coffee: I keep hoping it will taste as good as it smells, and I keep being disappointed.