Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Oolong
Where to Buy: Paper Box Goodies
Tea Description:
This Oolong is a spicy trip to the tropics, with hibiscus, passionflower, and cinnamon (duh) all coming together to whisk you away. Oolong tea steeps for 3 minutes, and is known to boost your metabolism.
Learn more about this tea here.
Taster’s Review:
I am such a fan of Paper Box Goodies. Leslie@Paper Box Goodies creates such a fantastic no fuss kind of tea. Her attention to detail isn’t lost on the no fuss packaging she offers either. Each tag on the tea bag is beautifully done and she even includes a gorgeous shrinky dink tag with each one that I have been saving to make earrings out of one day./
This particular tea is an oolong, a cinnamon oolong, a different take on oolongs that I’ve had in the past. I prepped this up in my One Touch Breville and let it steep 3 minutes like the tag says.
I let this cool for a few minutes and took a drink. Sweet roasted oolong goodness with a spicy cinnamon lingering taste. Like I said, Paper Box Goodies packs a fantastic flavor for having such a no fuss tea appearance. I really enjoyed this tea. Each sip I was giving the same fantastic flavor. Sweet and spicy with an oolong twist.
I’ve come to love the teas Paper Box Goodies has to offer and have come to learn that the teas they offer will always be delicious. These teas are perfect for work. I swear if I hadn’t known better I would have thought these were loose leaf teas. I’m just not used to tea bags having this much flavor. There have been a few here and there, but Paper Box Goodies has some of the best bagged tea out there.
This may not be my favorite of their offerings but I am still really enjoying it.
Dream from Brew Mama Herbalism
Tea Information:
Leaf Type: Herbal
Where to Buy: Brew Mama Herbalism
Tea Description:
Enjoy a peaceful nights slumber with this herbal blend. Perfect to unwind, relax and prepare the organs for rest.
I hand blend your tea with only the best ORGANIC ingredients. I take great passion, love and honor with the herbs I grow and purchase.
Ingredients-Chamomile, Valerian, Passion Flower, Lavender, Mint and Catnip
Learn more about this tea here.
Taster’s Review:
I love my herbal teas. I drink them all times of the day. I actually tend to drink them more in the afternoon than I do at night. I was so excited when I found Brew Mama Herbalism’s Etsy Store. The first blend I tried, Morning Motivator was just amazing. So I had high expectations when it comes to any blends from Brew Mama Herbalism.
I decided to go with Dream today. It has been a crazy day at work today for some reason so I thought I nice soothing tea may just help calm my nerves a bit. I also plan on finishing my latest book in the Aunt Dimity’s series – Aunt Dimity and the Summer King. These novels are cozy and charming and need a tea that fits that bill to truly enjoy the experience.
I steeped this one up like a traditional herbal-212F-4 minutes. I started to get a bit worried when I noticed the lavender in this blend. I’m typically not a lavender fan. All the ingredients mingled together so well and produced a quite lovely fragrance for me to enjoy while this steeped.
Took my first sip after letting this cool for a few minutes and this tea really hit the spot. This herbal blend is cooling and soothing with a light floral touch. I love how very delicate this tea is. Add in some white tea and this would be a beautiful delicate refreshing relaxing tea with a simple floral finish. Something I am going to try later.
The ingredients really did play together well as they steeped. The mint is probably the most noticeable flavor with the chamomile coming in close second. Both crisp and fresh flavors. The passion flower and lavender added in touches of floral but they didn’t overwhelm the cup at all. Such a great herbal. I tried this both hot and cold brewed and I feel like this tea should be brewed hot. The cold brew brought more of the floral notes out which created an almost bite towards the end of the sip.
Just a beautiful herbal from start to finish and can definitely put you in a dream state.