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First time blending- tips please!

Artp's avatar By · 2013-02-28 19:01:52 UTC

Hi all.

So my girlfriend and I thought it would be fun to get some basic supplies and spend an afternoon blending some teas ourselves. I've heard success stories and horror stories; I'm wondering if there's any ingredients that are particularly useful, or any tools, etc? (I know nothing about blending)

Mcnulty's in the city has a lot of things for about $1 an oz (basic blacks, mint leaves, chamomile, lavender) so we figured we could get some of that and have a ball. Any advice? Are there any inredients you find easier to blend?

· 2013-02-28 19:06:23 UTC

I think it honestly depends on your taste. Just experiment and see what you like. My favorites are black tea mixed with a herbal blend. Mint with green tea. Rose or a flowery tea with a strong black or a smokey tea(lapsang souchong). Use spices, sweeteners and flavourings in just about anything (vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, peppercorns, honey, etc). Be adventurous and let up know the results!!

· 2013-02-28 22:43:10 UTC

I just don't understand how you get a liquid flavoring into a dry leaf.

· 2013-02-28 22:48:29

I guess I should have worded it better. I often add vanilla and such while brewing, not while blending. My bad :)

· 2013-02-28 22:54:54

I saw an article where this was, in fact done. I will try to find it and post links; they suggested a drop of a flavoring, shaken up with the tea, then you have to wait 36 hours before adding another flavor

· 2013-02-28 23:00:11

http://doyoulovehimloretta.blogspot.com/2012/04/tea-blending-101.html

· 2013-02-28 23:20:04

Azzrian, I've been looking this up. It seems, or from most of what I've seen is that you would wet say a piece of cheese cloth with the flavouring oil & put it in with the leaves & allow the leaves to basically absorb the flavour/scent

· 2013-02-28 23:21:57 UTC

Thanks everyone! I bought some butterscotch flavoring that I want to add to something - have not decided yet. I just love butterscotch and was ordering herbs and it was right there on the screen - impulse buy. :) Now I have to use it.

· 2013-02-28 23:56:45

Some are saying that an atomizer will work, if you lay the tea out flat and spray it evenly, then mix in a bowl, and put in airtight container

· 2013-02-28 23:44:06 UTC

Artp;

I do believe there are some other topics here as well on this. Try the search, you may yeild some more results.

· 2013-03-01 00:02:02 UTC

If you've ever had (and like) Adagio's Foxtrot, it's pretty easy to replicate: rooibos, chamomile, little peppermint.

· 2013-03-01 00:07:43

I'm wondering what I can replicate- I love mango teas, mango diablo from David's, etc. I imagine I could replicate mango diablo.

I also think I could replicate earl greys, but they're so cheap it's almost not worth it.

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