Banana Be Sedated

The strongest flavor I taste here is chestnut. It seems like the same chestnut flavoring in S&V’s chestnut rooibos, and it’s a flavoring I enjoy a lot. It all combines in a pretty tasty way. It’s nutty and desserty sweetened with soy milk. I taste banana too, it just can’t quite overpower the nuttiness. The resteep tastes like chestnut and celery. I’m glad I got the 2 oz size because I’ve really been enjoying this one warm.

Mastress Alita’s sipdown challenge, March 2022: A sleepytime tea

I’m so pleased with this tisane. It reminds me ever so slightly of David’s Teas Dulce & Banana, which didn’t please everyone but is greatly missed by me. Love that combo of caramelized bananas and apple-ish chamomile (I enjoy chamomile). This one is extra indulgent because the nutty ingredients and cinnamon spice place it comfortably in banana bread territory (with walnuts). I happily don’t notice the honeybush much; it’s ok. My only quibbles are that pecans would’ve been better than walnuts, and cocoa is meh (an impression of frozen chocolate banana with nuts – especially if cooled).

This isn’t a true sipdown, thankfully; I never go out of my way to drink up my precious sleepytime teas anyways. I want many more evenings with this one!

Cold Brew!

One of my favourite tea name puns. Ever.

This tea is so close to being perfect. It’s that delicious sweet banana runt flavour complimented with a hint of creaminess, nuttiness, and maple. The only downside is that the finish does taste distinctly of chamomile in that off putting sort of musty way that I just do not like chamomile. I know a lot of people love it, but I’m simply not one of them. I can’t decide if making it hot would bring out more or less chamomile so I’ll probably try it that way just to see.

It’s sort of a no win situation though – the pun that this tea was so clearly inspired by and that I love so much kind of relies in a sleep related ingredient like chamomile… which happens to be the one thing I didn’t like about it. Bleck.