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drank Organic Nettle Leaf by Traditional Medicinals
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Mastress Alita’s Monthly Sipdown Challenge
March 2022 → A tea with spinach/artichoke notes

I’ll admit, I wasn’t looking forward to this particular sipdown prompt. I like sugary sweet tea (not too terribly ashamed to admit it), so drinking a tea that tastes like vegetables doesn’t sound all that great to me. Even if they are vegetables I like to eat. I did a search through some Steepster notes and found one saying that this nettle infusion has a spinachy flavor, so I figured I’d try it and call it an allergy tea. I’m not having any allergy issues at the moment, but it’s spring now so it surely can’t hurt.

It’s really not so bad, though it is an unsettling shade of green. Like a seaweed green, both green and brown all at once. The flavor is sort of metallic alongside the veg. Isn’t nettle rich in iron? Could that be it? Not one I’d drink for fun but not as terrible as I was expecting either.

EDIT: Oops, forgot to list the prompt at the top!

Flavors: Metallic, Vegetal

Preparation
Boiling 8 min or more 8 OZ / 236 ML
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Michelle
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I remember thinking this tasted like nutty hay when I tried it. I think I still have some in the back of my cupboard waiting for the needed ‘anti-inflammatory’ purpose.

Shae
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Yes, I think I will save the rest of mine for ‘anti-inflammatory’ days as well. Blech.

derk
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Nettle is a very therapeutic and nourishing herb! I wasn’t explicitly aware of its medicinal qualities, but now that you two mention its anti-inflammatory nature, it makes sense that I crave it before menstruation. I think it smells like flake fish food, heh.

Shae
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Flake fish food is such an apt description…

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Michelle
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I remember thinking this tasted like nutty hay when I tried it. I think I still have some in the back of my cupboard waiting for the needed ‘anti-inflammatory’ purpose.

Shae
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Yes, I think I will save the rest of mine for ‘anti-inflammatory’ days as well. Blech.

derk
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Nettle is a very therapeutic and nourishing herb! I wasn’t explicitly aware of its medicinal qualities, but now that you two mention its anti-inflammatory nature, it makes sense that I crave it before menstruation. I think it smells like flake fish food, heh.

Shae
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Flake fish food is such an apt description…

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Lifetime student. Lover of books and paper and ink. Kitchen dweller. Aspiring herbalist, excessively proud cat lady, and tea fanatic. Thirty-something elder millennial. She/her.

I love flavored black teas most of all, always with cream and honey. I enjoy floral and fruity teas, as well as flavored or scented ones. I’m not overly fond of green or white teas, but I’ve found a few that I enjoy.

I’m open to tea swaps and/or just sharing what’s in my tea cabinet! Please reach out if you see something I have that you’d like to try. I do my best to update my cupboard regularly.

Favorites
Any and all black teas, smoky teas, raspberry, strawberry, red fruits, bergamot, chai spices, floral teas, caramel/toffee, jasmine, rose, vanilla, peaches, plums, valerian root, cinnamon, cardamom

Not a huge fan
White teas, green teas, artificial sweeteners, sarsaparilla, licorice, lemongrass, lavender, hot hibiscus, hibiscus in black tea blends

Rating Scale

1-20: By far, one of the worst teas I’ve tasted. I most certainly will not finish my cup and will likely “gift” the rest to my sweet husband, James, who almost always enjoys the teas I dislike (and vice versa).

21-49: This tea is not good, but if I mix it with another tea or find another steeping method I might be able to finish it.

50-69: This one is just okay. I might drink it again if someone were to give it to me, but I probably won’t be buying more for myself.

70-79: This is a consistently good tea. It’s reliable but not necessarily special.

80-90: This one is a notch above the rest and I would gladly enjoy a cup of it any day of the week. I’ll likely be keeping this in my cupboard, but it isn’t one of my all-time favorites.

91-95: One small change and this tea would be perfect. I’ll definitely have a stash of this in my kitchen if you come over for tea.

96-100: No words can describe this tea. It’s an experience, an aha moment. Closed eyes, wide smile, encompassing warmth. Absolutely incredible. Perfect.

Updated May 2022.

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