Eggnog Tea from Trail Lodge Tea

by liberteas

Tea Information:

Leaf Type:  Green & White Tea

Where to Buy:  Trail Lodge Tea

Tea Description:

This is our own holiday creation; green and white tea combined with the flavors of eggnog. The combination of China Green and white tea brews up to a light and sweet liquid that combines perfectly with the flavor of eggnog. Real pieces of vanilla beans and nutmeg turns it into a truly guilt free decadent treat. Be sure to get some for gifts and to sip while you decorate the tree and listen to holiday music. Ingredients: Fair Trade Certified TM Organic China Green Tea, Fair Trade CertifiedTM Organic Pai Mu Tan, and Organic Vanilla, Organic Nutmeg, and Organic Natural Flavoring

Learn more about this tea here.

Taster’s Review:

Wow!  This tea is quite fragrant!  As it was brewing in my Breville One-Touch tea maker in the kitchen, I could smell the distinct aroma of eggnog while watching television in the living room!  It smells deliciously creamy and custard-like, and the scent of nutmeg filled the house … yum!

Admittedly, I don’t drink a lot of eggnog, as I find it to be a bit much.  I like it, yes, but, after a few sips, I find myself wishing I hadn’t poured myself a whole glass, do you know what I mean?  It gets so cloyingly sweet and overwhelmingly creamy way too fast for me.

But, I don’t have that problem with this cup of tea.  Sure, it tastes rich and creamy and very eggnog-like, but, what I’m not experiencing with this cup of Eggnog Tea from Trail Lodge Tea that I usually experience with real eggnog is that palate-crushing, smothering sensation of creamy overload.

To cut through that creaminess, many eggnog drinkers add a shot of rum or other liquor to the custard-like beverage, but as I’ve mentioned several times on this blog, I’m not much of a drinker, so I don’t think that kind of addition would serve me well.

Instead, I’m finding the way to cut through the sweet, creamy decadence of eggnog is with a combination of white and green teas!  They give this cup a lightness and a fresh taste that I don’t find in a glass of real Eggnog, and I like that difference very much.   I like that I can enjoy a sweet, creamy eggnog-like treat, but without feeling weighed down or on the sugar high that real eggnog can take you.

THIS is my kind of eggnog!

liberteas

Anne (aka the Mad Tea Artist) has celebrated her 29th birthday for many years now. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her hubby and her youngest daughter. Her oldest daughter is married and has bestowed Anne with the proud title of "Gramma" and her grandson is about the cutest boy you ever did see. Anne started her journey with tea as a casual drinker and became more serious about her tea drinking when she realized that she couldn't drink coffee. Shortly thereafter, she started becoming obsessed with the beverage and she started creating small-batch, artisan blends of tea that she sold online as LiberTEAS. After a few years, she realized she wasn't cut out to be the sole proprietor of a business so she closed LiberTEAS and started reviewing teas online. She met Jennifer through another blog that they both reviewed for and they decided to start their own review blog. This review blog! Throughout her journey as a tea reviewer, she discovered 52Teas and became enamored with the idea of creating a new tea every week. When the founder of 52Teas decided he wanted to move on, he offered the business to Anne but knowing that she wasn't cut out to be a sole proprietor, she instead offered the company to her oldest daughter who employs her as the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas!

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1 thought on “Eggnog Tea from Trail Lodge Tea”

  1. When I was a little girl, my parents would give me a glass of egg nog “watered down” with 1% milk. It’s super tasty or rather, it used to be as I can’t drink egg nog anymore (lactose intolerant).

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