2967 Tasting Notes
I’ve drunk this several times this week without a desire to log it. Does it actually contain tea? I am not so sure. It seems to be the worlds mildest blend of chai spices, but I cant see anything in there that resembles tea.
But, its a nice warming cup when the air conditioner is turned up too high.
So I have made an oops.
I was doing so well on the sipping down, and feeling good about the shape of the cupboard, that I got a little soft.
I was reading an article about Jane Austen, and it was saying that she was in charge of the tea chests in her family, and in charge of the ordering of tea from Twinings. How neat! So I may have wandered over onto the Twinings website, and seen that they had special edition packaging of some teas, tying in with the Beauty and the Beast movie. And as I love tea, and as Beauty and the Beast is my favorite fairy tale, and I love almost all versions of it, and those teas are all non caffeinated and I’ve been wanting to drink more tea in the evenings and…..
Well. Ooops.
In addition to my new herbal teas they also sent along sample sachets, ballooning the cupboard totals up again, and argh, whoops, oops.
Fortunatly, single sachets are great for the office, and I brewed this up to help with the headache.
Its a basic but quite decent breakfast blend. It doesn’t make my taste buds sing or my mind fall into rapture, but nor does it bore or repel me. Its basic, solid, and perfectly pleasant in many ways.
I enjoyed my cup, but will not run out and buy any, and I am pleased to have another tea to knock out of the cupboard.
The smoke from the nearby fire has made the air quality horrible, and I woke up with a headache.
Ugh.
So strong tea was required, and my old friend Malachi did an excellent job of helping me out of bed, getting dressed, and on my way.
Ugh. Its going to be 111 degrees and the air is horrible. Its gonna be a loooong day.
Ugh. Years ago, I was stuck in an unbearably hot and humid place near a paint factory that had just had an explosion. I feel for you. May this pass quickly.
Aww, I hear you, we’ve been getting a lot of smoke from the BC fires but thankfully it’s not that hot here.
In my mind, and despite all actual experience, I always expect the last day of August to be the last day of Summer.
Obviously, with a whole week of 100 + degree days ahead of me, this is not true, no matter how much I wish it was. Ah well. More chances to drink the fruity teas, I guess.
This has a very pleasant tartness to it. I might indulge and try a future cup with a spoonful of sugar, which I suspect would be a lovely addition.
We are now in for another week of 100 + degree weather, no break in sight. Ugh. I always expect that things will cool down after this point, but I am always let down, alas.
So light, sweet, fruity teas are still heavily in rotation, as I gasp and sputter my way through this week.
Ugh. Is it autumn yet?
The law of inverted thermostats is in full swing. It is about 105 degrees as of this typing, but I am ensconced in scarf, sweater and with hot tea at my elbow, as the temps inside have been plunged into deepest winter.
Brrr.
I turn into a nomad, staggering outside to warm myself, then limping back in to freeze once more.
This, which is hot water with pleasant spices in it, is an excellent shield against the cold.
Backlogged from the weekend.
I’m really trying to get myself back into the habit of drinking evening teas. I don’t really know why I stopped, but I’ve not been drinking the herbal and non-caff blends that I used to.
So I had a cup of this the other night, and was reminded just how generally pleasant it is. And considering honey and vanilla are two of my very favorite flavors ever for anything, it was sort of a given that I would like this one.
hahahaha