Ugh, I’m in such a tea funk lately. I don’t really want to force myself to drink it, but I also don’t want to stop drinking it completely and lose interest, and I’ve been doing so well with sipdowns that it seems a shame to stop now…
Anyway. Trying this as my first tea of the day. It was a free sample that Deb included in my last order, and something I wouldn’t have chosen for myself because of the lavender. So it’s probably a good thing that I let her choose my samples this time around, heh, to try new things outside my comfort zone.
But actually, the lavender here is very mild. At the same time, this is a bit odd-tasting to me. I think it’s because the black base is quite musty and hay-like? The bergamot and lemon are well-balanced though, and I like the slight herbal quality of the lemongrass, and the very slight floral additions.
I’m not sure it’s something I would order though, because of the weird base… Maybe it’s the combination with the lemongrass that makes it taste so musty to me? I don’t recall this being a thing with her other black teas… (shrugs) I really like the blend otherwise.
Flavors: Bergamot, Floral, Hay, Herbaceous, Lavender, Lemon, Lemongrass, Musty, Smooth, Wood
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I think the funkiness is a common malaise once the weather starts warming up.
It probably doesn’t help that the weather has been uncharacteristically rainy and overcast here for the past couple of weeks… -.-zzzZZZ
Southwest Missouri, too. Just when I was getting excited about wearing capris and skirts again.
I’ve been in a tea funk too!
It is a time of year thing?! I’m feeling it too. I almost don’t care what tea I drink because none of them are going to hit the ever moving target of what I feel like drinking.
I’m doing slightly better today. I think it’s just because I was “sick” (vaccine reaction) for a day and it threw me off, and it took a few days to recover my tea appetite…
I think its called hedonistic adaptation and it happens with things other than tea too. I’ve often wondered how people can drink the same thing every day (coffee, tea, diet coke, whatever) not craving variety, while us hedonists want new and better things every day, and then adapt to the new things making them less desirable. Supposedly being aware of hedonistic adaptation, along with savoring and gratitude for the things you do have is the way to go. And while I know (and have read the scientific studies) that accumulating things won’t lead to happiness, I can’t get my brain to equate that to tea :)
I think the funkiness is a common malaise once the weather starts warming up.
It probably doesn’t help that the weather has been uncharacteristically rainy and overcast here for the past couple of weeks… -.-zzzZZZ
Southwest Missouri, too. Just when I was getting excited about wearing capris and skirts again.
I’ve been in a tea funk too!
It is a time of year thing?! I’m feeling it too. I almost don’t care what tea I drink because none of them are going to hit the ever moving target of what I feel like drinking.
I’m doing slightly better today. I think it’s just because I was “sick” (vaccine reaction) for a day and it threw me off, and it took a few days to recover my tea appetite…
I think its called hedonistic adaptation and it happens with things other than tea too. I’ve often wondered how people can drink the same thing every day (coffee, tea, diet coke, whatever) not craving variety, while us hedonists want new and better things every day, and then adapt to the new things making them less desirable. Supposedly being aware of hedonistic adaptation, along with savoring and gratitude for the things you do have is the way to go. And while I know (and have read the scientific studies) that accumulating things won’t lead to happiness, I can’t get my brain to equate that to tea :)