Lavender Lemon

Day 4 of the DIY Adagio calendar. I intentionally saved this for bedtime because the name makes it seem like it would be soothing. Unfortunately, it seems to actually be better suited to being a mid-morning tea soda, filling the gaps between cups of caffeinated tea. The dry leaf smells like sweet lemonade. The brew itself is conspicuously missing any tartness. What I have instead is a candy-like lemon sweetness and the barest whisper of lavender. There’s a thing about how a proper dry martini is made with gin and a glance at the vermouth bottle. That’s what this blend reminds me of – candy lemon with a glance at the lavender. This is drinkable, I can see where in the flavor portfolio it fits, but it just isn’t what I expected at all. And for what it is, it’s missing depth and complexity to make it great.

Weird tea. I like it, but not for lemon nor lavender. Thank you derk, or White Antlers.

It is pretty nice, but lemon — I would expect more sour taste. But okay, at least it’s not terribly strong note. I don’t have sour face after drinking. It’s rather on sweet side. And lavender? Well, I don’t note that much. I notice way more lemongrass as of herbals, and apples as of fruits.

While it don’t have bad notes, I am rather sad about this tea. Adding fresh lavender would help for sure (gladly we still have some in the garden); but maybe few drops of lemon would be helpful as well. Certainly lots to improve!

Mostly lemongrass and lemon flavor. Very little lavender. I may be too harsh on this one because I’m a sucker for a tart lavender lemonade and maybe that tartness is what I had in mind when sipping on this. It definitely has the flatter mouthfeel of herbal teas. Next round will include a small pinch of my own lavender flowers and gasp, maybe some hibiscus for pucker.

This smells so strongly of lemon. It’s very enticing. In flavor, it’s a slightly better version of Celestial Seasonings’s lemon lavender. The main flavor is the tasty, clear lemon. There’s not much lavender to be found, sadly. I need to buy extra lavender to throw in my cups on these occasions.