Tea Information:
Leaf Type: White
Where to Buy: Tealee
Tisane Description:
There’s something magical about this aromatic combination of soothing ingredients. Perfect for the moments you find yourself day dreaming about Neverland.
Learn more about this tea here.
Taster’s Review:
The dry leaf aroma is absolutely beautiful! I smell strong notes of lavender and I love the way they meld with the lime leaves. Lovely!
To brew this tea, I used my Breville One Touch – yeah, I don’t usually use my Breville to brew white teas, but because the leaf is a little smaller here, I felt comfortable using the Breville this time. I measured 2 heaping bamboo scoops into the basket of the tea maker and poured 500ml of water into the kettle. I set the timer for 3 1/2 minutes and the temperature for 165°F. Then I let the machine do it’s thing.
The brewed tea is almost as beautifully fragrant as the dry leaf. This is a tea that you want to inhale deeply when you lift the cup to your lips – smell it first! – and then take a sip. It will make the experience even more enjoyable!
Nice! I was a little worried when I smelled the strong lavender – I worried that maybe the lavender had been overdone. Too much lavender ends up tasting too perfume-ish or soapy and even though I love lavender, I don’t want to drink something that tastes like I should be bathing in it instead.
Fortunately, the lavender is just right! It is strong enough to offer a powerful aromatic experience but not so powerful that I am not able to enjoy the flavor as much as I enjoy the fragrance. This is really lovely!
The lavender is the strongest flavor of the cup, and it has a sweet flavor that is distinctly lavender. Sweet and floral, but not perfume-ish. When I drink teas with lavender, I feel an almost instant “calming” effect and I don’t know if that’s because my brain knows that it just drank lavender and lavender has that effect on me, but I’m starting to feel that – I feel relaxed and as I continue to sip, I feel myself becoming more and more calm.
The lime leaves taste light and citrus-y, and this citrus note is especially noticed in the aftertaste. I can feel a distinct “lime” note on my tongue – as if I just had tasted a tiny bit of lime. I like the way the lime notes play with the lavender – it’s an unexpected but delightful flavor combination.
The white tea is a delicate flavor. It’s soft and sweet. It’s a nice base for these flavors, because a more aggressive tea would be less “calming” and I like the way the lavender is soothing me.
A really pleasant blend! Tealee has some really enticing tea blends on their website. Lots of teas to explore!
Mother Nature’s Medley Herbal Tisane from Tealee
Tisane Information:
Leaf Type: Herbal Tisane
Where to Buy: Tealee
Tisane Description:
The tastiest detox tea around, this all natural herbal blend is jam packed with ingredients that are loaded with Vitamin C, and are known to aid digestion and reduce bloating. Stimulating ginger opens your palate, fruit and citrus notes follow and finishes with minty freshness. Delicious!
Learn more about this tisane here.
Taster’s Review:
I love it when I discover a tisane blend like this and there is NO hibiscus in it! Yay! See there, tea companies? It can be done! You can make tasty tisanes WITHOUT hibiscus!
Here are the ingredients:
Ginger, Apple, Rosehip, Lemongrass, Organic Spearmint, Rose Petals
This is one of the tastiest “detox” teas that I’ve tried thus far. There is a very pleasing balance of flavors.
My experience with this tasting is much like the above description suggests, only the first flavor that I noticed is a faint fruit-like sweetness – for just a moment! – and then I pick up on the zesty ginger note. I enjoyed that immediate contrast.
After my taste buds recognizes the ginger, they’re allowed to further explore the fruit notes: I can taste apple, which surprises me! I didn’t expect to taste much apple here because generally speaking, when apple is used in a blend like this, it’s more about appearance and maybe just a hint of sweetness but not for a strong flavor. But I’m tasting apple! And I’m tasting notes of citrus from the lemongrass.
Just after mid-sip, I start to taste that vibrant flavor of spearmint. It tastes very fresh and exhilarating. Throughout the sip, I also get a hint of rose. Of all the ingredients, the rose offers the least flavor in the cup. It’s a really thoughtfully crafted medley of fruit and herbal flavors that I find very enjoyable.
The spearmint and ginger are really nicely matched. I get that invigorating kick of peppery ginger that is countered by the crisp, cooling mint notes of the spearmint. These two ingredients seem to keep each other “in check” – so that I’m not tasting too much ginger or too much mint.
Overall, a really tasty beverage that I would be happy to drink on a regular basis. Many detox teas are something that I would drink because I felt the need to detox but not because I’m really enjoying what I’m drinking. This is something that I am actually enjoying! I’m impressed with this!