Ashmanra’s sipdown challenge – March 2023 Tea #9 – A favorite herbal tisane
I think this tea was the entire basis for a swap with AJRimmer a LONG time ago. So thank you, AJRimmer! I also haven’t written a note for it yet, even though I’m finishing it now. Really, any herbal blend with marshmallow root from 52Teas is probably going to be a favorite (or even any marshmallow root blend at all from 52Teas.) I love the sleepy idea, love the name. I love lavender & lemon combo idea. This might be the reason I haven’t written a note— I’m always ready to dive into this cup of mallow/lemon/lav but then I get a very strong note of MINT. And I always check the ingredients and it isn’t supposed to be there. Maybe it is just my sample? No other teas that AJRimmer sent seemed to absorb mint, and I can’t imagine it would take over this heavily. I put each sample in reinforced packaging when they arrived. So I’m not sure if it’s the sample fault or the blend itself. But that mint kind of ruins it for me. And if the other flavors that SHOULD be there are this subdued by secondhand mint, then I guess the blend just isn’t strong enough for me anyway. Luckily the mint flavor seems to disappear in the second steep somehow but then it is mostly chamomile flavored. But others have mentioned the mint, so I don’t think it’s the packaging for the sample. That mint is just unexpected, and I wish the other flavors were stronger. (Note: this blend is from 2020.)
Steep #1 // 1 1/2 teaspoons for a full mug // 20 minutes after boiling // 2 minute steep
Steep #2 // just boiled // 17 minute steep
2023 sipdowns: 40
