Ihlamur Bitki Çayı (Linden Herbal Tea)

Received from derk. As caffeine-free alternative, I took this.

Let’s see. Do not expect anything. Just nice, easydrinking tea.
Mug, 300 ml. Boiling water.

Uh, the smell is well known, but not really linden like. Rather wax paper or something. Certainly not what I would like.

Unfortunately, I have to agree with derk. Yep, it is musty. Paper-like. Weak. Even I kept it in all the time. Not even close to something more than hot water with funky notes of linden. I had only a few linden teas, but this one is one of the weakest I ever had. It barely tastes like tea (mean tisane of course).

Bleh, it is below average. Not even good for evenings.

Purchased from the Mediterranean store. One whole wall is dedicated to tea, mostly Ahmad but also a handful each of 5 or 6 other brands. They also have a few neat electric samovars which are a tempting purchase but I don’t have enough people to drink tea with.

These are paper-wrapped teabags in a thin plastic wrapped box. No bueno for retaining freshness and flavor and it shows. The linden is light in flavor, enough so that I use 2 bags per mug.. It’s floral and sweet, a bit musty and I can taste some paper from the bags. No matter how long I steep them, the brew never develops a thicker texture, which hangs around in the light-medium zone. No linden tisane has yet to top Dammann Frères sachets.

Butbutbut, 1 bag of this combined with 1 bag of Celestial Seasonings Country Peach Passion is divine.