Ginger Sage Winter Spa Blend

5/5 (see my bio for more info on my new pared down scale)

Still a bit stuffy, so still no rating. But I’m pretty positive this is going to be very high once I allow myself to rate it—one of the most beautiful tisanes I’ve encountered for sure. Smells heavenly too, downright therapeutic (have a feeling that thanks to the sage and the bite of the ginger this would be ideal tea for colds, too…much lovelier and headier than my go-to of Stash White Christmas, albeit too nice possibly to waste when you can’t appreciate it, eh…ideal for my situation right now where I’m not really sick, just a little congested). Medicine. Delicious, visually striking, perfume-y medicine (perfume-y in a fresh, sparkling clean soapy lavender-ish herbal way—the sort of thing I adore though I know some Steepsters don’t care for it). Does that awesome-when-you’re-sick thing where it’s both warming and cooling, with the comforting spiciness of the ginger and the neutralizing, almost numbing “cool” effect of the herbs. Like sophisticated non-gross Icy Hot for your throat and gut!

Very interested in seeing how this does iced (I imagine it’d be amazing, but could also see how due to the sage and basil it might actually turn weak or bitter instead…I’ll just have to see sometime!), and I bet it’d be glorious blended with a really good black tea, something intense and bready or chocolate-y perhaps. Yum. One of my favorite tisanes now, right up there with New Mexico Provence Rooibos.

Oops! I mixed up my tasting notes! I tried two Verdant blends this evening and forgot to double-check the titles. This really does seem like more of an under-the-weather tea, but it’s also a nice little evening kick of ginger, which I happen to love.

Mmmmm this smells amazing dry! Oh my it smells even better after steeping!! This tea is so light and relaxing. All the flavours go so well together. First I taste the rose and ginger, then the basil with sage perhaps. After that refreshing lemon and I think a hint of berries? So many flavours to pick apart yummy!!! I’m sad I only got a sample of this. This is going on my next order list :)

Half way through my cup I added honey. Definitely brought out the roses and sage (I think sage). It tastes really good but I actually prefer this tea with out the honey.

This is fantastic! The ginger is there in the aroma when dry along with a little sage and the basil. And then when drinking it? It’s fantastic. I’m really impressed by the gentleness and complexity of Verdant Tea’s blends. Usually if a tea is gentle, it’s not complex, but they manage to pull if off yet again. The basil, sage, and lemon are there at the beginning of the sip, and then the ginger comes in – gently – at the end to finish it off.

I was in the mood for something gingery because my stomach has been a bit weird today. Came across this one and thought sure, why not? This is a complex herbal blend, I can definitely taste the ginger, tulsi, and citrus.. maybe a hint of floral too. I steeped it western-style for 4min and added a tsp of manuka honey, which I can definitely recommend. It’s warming and soothing and a bit sweet.

Thanks to Stephanie for letting me sample this tea. I was feeling under the weather last week and reached for this to soothe my sore throat and cold. Although my tastebuds were a little wonky from being sick, I found it quite enjoyable and vastly prefer it to run-of-the-mill medicinal teas.

This tea is herbaceous and spicy, both in taste and smell with a hint of mintiness. The herbaceousness dominants the first steep but remains pleasant, never medicinal. A mellow ginger flavor accents the tea and gives a nice peppery finish. The second steep was even better. Lemony, less spicy and slightly sweet. I didn’t detect the rose or goji berries though that’s probably because I didn’t scoop any in my tea spoon.

This is a great tasting tisane whether or not you’re sick. I think it will appeal to people who don’t like herbals. Really wish Verdant still carried this tea.

I’m normally not a fan of Tulsi, but this is just sitting with me really well tonight.

Edit: Autocorrect on my phone slaughtered this post. Yikes.

Brewed Western-style.

Seems like a love-hate kind of thing.

Well, I really like it! Smells mostly of tulsi (which I don’t mind). What strikes me most about this tea is its intriguing ingredients – they create a mix of sweet, spicy, and herbal flavors curled up in one cup. Tastes medicinal in a good way. Most certainly a cozy tea for winter. Goal achieved for Verdant!

I ordered a bunch of caffeine free blends from Verdant. Some I was brave and ordered 2oz of, this one I wasn’t sure about, but man this is good! The smell in the bag still had me questioning this one. This is a tea you definately don’t want to smell before making. It was way too strong and smell alone I would not have picked this one up. Brewed. This is soo cozy. I can’t tell you what it taste like. The blend just works. Its comforting, warming and delicious. I am glad I picked this one up. It was a last minute add in and now I am wishing I had added a bit more. Oh well. It will be a nice cozy tea while it is here.

Many thanks to MissLena for sharing some of this. I originally intended to try blending it with other teas, but ended up just drinking it on its own as an evening tea. Hot, the ginger/sage combo is soothing. Cold, it’s brisk and refreshing. This is a smartly done blend, albeit not a must-have for me. There are just other herbals I like more.

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