Lovely Break/Lov Organic. . . .

by VariaTEA

This tea is called Lovely Break and boy could I use one of those. My law school decided to take exams right up until the very last day they could, December 21st, which made for a very short break following weeks of significant stress and pressure. As much as that sucked, it would have been okay if the other side of our holiday wasn’t also weeks of significant stress and pressure. Yeah…for some reason the geniuses at Western thought it would be awesome to start the new semester off with a January Intensive period which requires completing a highly involved research paper and reading 1000s of pages of case law. So a lovely break would be wonderful right about now.

Unfortunately, I don’t think this tea is the Lovely Break for me. It is a fruit tisane with apple, rose hip, elderberry, blueberries,hibiscus, white hibiscus, moringa, and flavoring. It is meant to blend the sweet taste of wild berries with the delicious notes of cookies. While I sort of get the wild berries, the cookies are a definite no go. This tea is a whole lot of hibiscus and generic berry. Sort of sweet but mostly tart.

So while it was fun to try something new, this tea is not what I would call a lovely break, even if writing this review gave me a minute away from all the legal stuff. Now back to work…

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Leaf Type:  Herbal/Tisane

Where to Buy:  Lov Organic

Description

Red berry and biscuit flavoured blend of hibiscus, plants and fruits

Take time out from a hectic day with Løvely Break.
This delightful, delicate, organic infusion blends the sweetness of red fruits with the comforting notes of biscuits from your childhood to create a moment of true relaxation. Its dessert notes and fruity sweetness deliver a delicious cup of loveliness that tastes like a yummy treat.
Løvely Break is inspired by “Fika”, the traditional daily break that Swedes enjoy together over a hot drink and a pastry.
This naturally theine-free infusion invites you to share a relaxing moment with friends and colleagues – it’s the new tea-time treat!

Learn even more about this tea and tea company here!

VariaTEA

Hey there! My name is Rachel. I’m a twenty-something from Toronto, Ontario, Canada who loves dogs and has a bit of an obsession with tea. As a child I hated the stuff since all I ever knew was Red Rose (no offense to Red Rose). However, a few years ago that all changed. I was on a diet and desperate for new flavors without adding calories and that’s when I turned to tea. I started off by going to DAVIDsTEA and Teavana for all their dessert-inspired flavors, and since I didn’t know any better, I bought 100 grams each of about twenty-something different teas. This was okay for the teas I liked but for those I didn’t I needed to find some way of getting rid of them. Enter Steepster.com. This is where I met some incredible tea friends, discovered tea swaps, and learned of so many amazing tea companies. My desire to try all the teas grew and since joining three years ago I have tried over a thousand different teas. I have learned what ingredients I love and I have learned what flavors I don’t like. I determined my go-to brewing method is Western-style with no added milk or sweeteners, though I also enjoy cold brewing, iced teas, teapops, lattes, and smoothies. I have yet to brew gong-fu style but I hope to do so just as soon as I get the proper teaware to do it. About a year ago, I actually stopped drinking tea but as my stash of over 200 teas started aging I decided I needed to respark my interest. I chose to take a 365 days of tea challenge on Instagram in which I post a new tea picture every day. So far it has been rather successful as I find myself drinking (and buying) more and more tea each day. Plus it enabled CuppaGeek to find me and invite me here to SororiTea Sisters.

This post was posted in Fruit/Herbal Tisane, Lov Organic

Headache Begone! A Tea Mistress Herbal Blend. . . .

by CuppaGeek

I love herbal blends and drink them all day longer regardless of what time it is.  Chamomile has never had that sleepy affect on me and I’ve yet to find an evening blend that relaxes me because of what is in the cuppa, not just the act of drinking tea.  (Drinking tea is therapeutic to me overall.)

Enter Headache Begone! A Tea Mistress Herbal Blend.  Brewed with water at boiling and allowed to steep for about 7 minutes, this tea may not have cleared up the headache I had, but did something else. This tea literally relaxed me from head to toe.  One serving of this tea had me droopy eyed and ready to call it a night.   I couldn’t believe it.  One serving of this tea had me droopy eyed and ready to call it a night.  I couldn’t believe it. Wasn’t sure if it was the combo of chamomile, passionflower, and peppermint, but this tea was my hero for helping me get a solid night’s sleep.

Besides the affect the tea had on me, the herbal blend had a great taste as well.  Minty, citrusy, with a herbaceous tone.  Really easy to sip for an herbal blend.  Sometimes the herb blends just go to far for me and the taste isn’t smooth.  This blend was just about as perfect as you can get with an herbal blend that as a wellness factor to it.  I actually ended up placing an order for more of this blend.

I have a pretty stressful job, am a mom, and am the admin for SororiTea Sisters along with having my own tea business.  To say I’m a busy cat is an understatement.  At night it seems like my mind turns forever in trying to think if I have everything I need done or set for the next day.  With this tea, I’ve been able to enjoy a more restful sleep and even more relaxing evening.  I used to grab for a cup of wine and still will but it sure is nice to have an herbal blend ready for those nights where I might need a bit more comforting.   Can’t confirm whether or not the tea helps with headaches, but this tea sure relaxes me!

Here’s the scoop!

Leaf Type:  Herbal
Where to Buy:  The Tea Mistress
Description

Organic ingredients:  feverfew, chamomile, passionflower, meadowsweet, peppermint, lemon balm, white willow bark, linden, corriander

Learn even more about this tea and tea company here!

CuppaGeek

I am a late 30s something mom who loves her family, will be getting married to a wonderful guy and has 4 kids (2 mine-2 his). We have a beautiful life together and I wouldn't change a thing. Tea is a passion that quickly turned into an obsession, very similar to my love for polka dots, the horror genre, and anything that is geeky and fun. I drink all kinds of tea and will try a tea twice to make sure I didn't bumble the first infusion. Besides SororiTea Sisters, I'm also the blogger and genius (I use that word very loosely) behind CuppaGeek, where I review tea, books, and the horror genre.

This post was posted in Fruit/Herbal Tisane, Tea Mistress