Advent from Dustin Day 23
I was so excited to open this! I was even more excited when I looked up the ingredients. I’ve never had sandalwood in tea before. The combination of sandalwood and papaya sounds so intriguing, plus the Monty Python name makes it that much better.
Brewed, this actually smells like sandalwood! The papaya is really just reading as vaguely tropical. But, the combination of earthy sandalwood and tropical fruits is really interesting, and quite nice.
I’ve never tasted sandalwood before, but I think I’m tasting it? There’s a mildly earthy and slightly resinous flavor that definitely seems like it’s sandalwood.
I actually just watched a Taste of History video that included sandalwood as an ingredient in a Renaissance gingerbread recipe…I’m even more curious to try it now.
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I had one tea with sandlewood before (and a ton of other herby things thrown in) and to me the whole concoction smelled like men’s cologne, hahaha! I think it was a Vahdam tea?
It was the Monty Python and Sandalwood combo that sold me on it! I wonder where you find sandalwood as a cooking ingredient! Internet search to follow!
I like sandalwood scent, but in tea?! A bit weird, to be honest!
Sandalwood in a tea sounds like something I’d love to try :)
Not to take away from this tea, but Chroma Tea’s Azure is another that features sandalwood.
derk- Chroma has been on my radar for awhile, and I didn’t realize they had a sandalwood blend. I’ll definitely have to place an order! Have you tried it?
I haven’t tried it yet. I’ve been waiting for the dead of winter, like a few week’s worth of cold winter rains to try it out. The only tea of theirs I can speak for is Aquamarine, which was fascinating to me.
Oooooo, Azure has vetiver in it! I’ve never had a tea with vetiver!
Also, I found where to buy sandalwood powder and chips.
https://lhasakarnak.com/search?type=product&q=sandalwood
I had one tea with sandlewood before (and a ton of other herby things thrown in) and to me the whole concoction smelled like men’s cologne, hahaha! I think it was a Vahdam tea?
It was the Monty Python and Sandalwood combo that sold me on it! I wonder where you find sandalwood as a cooking ingredient! Internet search to follow!
I like sandalwood scent, but in tea?! A bit weird, to be honest!
Sandalwood in a tea sounds like something I’d love to try :)
Not to take away from this tea, but Chroma Tea’s Azure is another that features sandalwood.
derk- Chroma has been on my radar for awhile, and I didn’t realize they had a sandalwood blend. I’ll definitely have to place an order! Have you tried it?
I haven’t tried it yet. I’ve been waiting for the dead of winter, like a few week’s worth of cold winter rains to try it out. The only tea of theirs I can speak for is Aquamarine, which was fascinating to me.
Oooooo, Azure has vetiver in it! I’ve never had a tea with vetiver!
Also, I found where to buy sandalwood powder and chips.
https://lhasakarnak.com/search?type=product&q=sandalwood