Pacific Coast Lavender from Winterwoods Tea Company Courtesy of Amoda Tea

by MrsPremise

Herbal tea can be a great before-bed comfort, especially as the weather gets cooler.  Composed of sweet and savory herbs and naturally caffeine-free, it’s hard to go wrong.  Usually, my one complaint with herbal tea is that the flavor is mild or too delicate, but wow!  Was I proven wrong on this blend!  The lavender is so fresh, fragrant, and plentiful– it all but knocked me over when I first got a whiff of the dry leaf.  This is a tea with simple but powerful ingredients, each one vibrant and visible in the blend.  

The health benefits of these herbs are all the positive usual suspects: lavender and chamomile for relaxation, rose hips for health-boosting vitamin c, and cool, stomach-calming peppermint.  When brewed, the lavender definitely takes the spotlight, lighting up my whole room with its warm, floral scent, and filling my senses when I bring my mug up to my face.  Beneath all the lavender fragrance, the chamomile and peppermint play well together, producing a mellow, grassy, lemon-mint brew.  The rose hips are harder to pick out.  Traditionally, rose hips tend to be strong and sour, more like orange or hibiscus, but in this blend they appear only as a little fruity note at the back of each sip.  

While I might not be in the mood for this tea every night, it definitely comforted me, reminding me of herbal teas I would drink when I was home sick or staying warm on a snowy day.  Not to mention the lavender was out of this world: I have yet to find another lavender tea that can even come close to competing with this one. 

Here’s the scoop!

Leaf Type:  Herbal
Where to Buy:  Amoda Tea
Description:

Making this tea your evening ritual through Fall and Winter can be a great way to help naturally boost your mood if you’re experiencing wet grey days. Lavender can calm emotional stress, peppermint can invigorate your mind and chamomile will help soothe.

This tea is no longer on the site but others from Winterwoods Tea Company are here!

MrsPremise

Growing up, I drank herbal teas like fresh ginger tea during New England's harsh winters and iced blueberry tea during its humid summers. Over time, I was tempted into trying a wider variety of loose leaf teas by the fandom-themed blends available online. I have since gone on to design my own blends, and I greatly enjoy drafting up flavor ideas and drawing tea labels. When I'm not thinking about tea I can be found reading novels and comic books, playing video games, or watching movies; my favorite genres being history, humor, sci-fi, and fantasy. Generally, I prefer bold teas: spicy chais, rich black teas, even smoky lapsang souchong on occasion. But I have also dabbled in herbal rooibos, flavored oolongs, and traditional matcha. I'm glad to be expanding my palette by tasting and reviewing new teas and blends. Find me on Steepster: http://steepster.com/A2shedsjackson Fandom blends: http://www.adagio.com/signature_blend/list.html?userId=292149

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Green Bluff Green from Winterwoods Tea via Amoda Monthly Subscription

by teaequalsbliss

Green Bluff Green from Winterwoods Tea was part of the Amoda Box I received and I have to say I was THRILLED because I had not had many or any experiences with tea from Winterwoods Tea before!

monthlyboxThis tea is made up of Jasmine Green Tea, Green Rooibos, Jasmine Flowers, Dried Apples and Calendula. That’s right…Green Bluff Green from Winterwoods Tea…a green tea and green rooibos blend! The green tea was mellow. The green rooibos was, too! They blended well, tho, to create a taste of its own! The Apple is also subtle but without it this flavor would have a completely different taste! The Jasmine is on the sweeter side. It’s NOT bitter in the slightest! Green Bluff Green from Winterwoods Tea is a pleasant surprise.

As I continue to sip I find I am liking Green Bluff Green from Winterwoods Tea more and more. I’m amazed at the blending expertise that went into this flavor combo. Everything plays it’s role well. This is tasty hot or cold. It’s on the sweeter side and I really find that enjoyable and surprising for this Jasmine flavored Green Tea and Green Rooibos blend! I can totally see why Amoda chose to include this tea in one of their boxes!

Here’s the scoop!

Leaf Type: Green
Where to Buy: Amoda Tea Shop

logoDescription

A beautiful jasmine green tea blended with fragrant green rooibos. Floral and sweet. This has two different green teas in the blend and handpicked, organic Washington grown apples. Perfect to calm you down on stressful work days. High in antioxidants and low in                                                                                       caffeine.

Click here to learn more about this tea.

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teaequalsbliss

Co-Founder/Co-Creator of Sororitea Sisters at Sororitea Sisters Jennifer (TeaEqualsBliss) is in her upper 30s and lives in the eastern snowbelt area of the US with her husband, 3 dogs, and cat (however the number of furkids can change at anytime as she LOVES providing a forever home for many shelter animals. Her several interests include music, movies, veganism, sports, traveling, collecting Baseball Cards and Unicorns, Radio, Computers, Crafting, and of course…TEA. She started drinking tea at the tender age of 3 thanks to her Grandmother and her love for tea has gotten stronger with each year! In addition to being a co-founder/co-creator of Sororitea Sisters - her main site is MyBlissfulJourney.com. Find out more about Jennifer on MyBlissfulJourney.com.

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