Chamomile

It’s been forever since I’ve logged, but I’m going to try to get on here more often to record what I’m drinking….
Anyway, drank this last night (was a sample sachet included with a previous harney order), finding it was the last available decaf option in my stash. I’ve had it for awhile, but I’m not huge on chamomile….
Then I remembered, as I sipped this, that I do actually like chamomile, I just always think I don’t… and, only previously having the bagged, grocery store variety, this was really great. I shared my first mug with my husband, so I was super happy to be able to get a great cup on a second steep (10 minutes).
I’m definitely going to get some of this next time I place a Harney order….

I’m 99% sure this is my first time drinking chamomile so the brew time was pretty much a guess based on my experience with other herbals.

The aroma is pretty minty with a hint of sweetness. Maybe honey or something. Not awful but not my favorite aroma.

This tastes better than most herbals to me (mostly because my complaint about herbals is generally that they’re flavorless, while this has a pronounced taste). Again, there’s a hint of mint and honey, but this also has a pronounced floral flavor, with a lingering minty aftertaste. Interesting.

I’m not a big fan of herbals but I would consider drinking this again if it was offered to me.

Got this as a sample and I am very impress with the taste and once I get some money I will purchase some more.

I have no idea where this tea bag came from. I think a few years ago we received Harney and Sons tea bags from an outfitter on a canoe trip, my first experience with H&S, and this was one of the flavors they had. The war with caffeine continues. Something isn’t right and I am not sure if it is what I am eating or drinking so to keep it simple, today is another day with low caffeine. I grabbed this from the work drawer to start the morning off. I had it in my head that I hate chamomile, but thought what the heck, if I hate it I can dump it. It is a surprisingly nice cup. Sweet, floral, chamomile-ish:) I could drink more of this. I started looking at H&S for low caffeine choices and I saw yellow and blue? Sounds like an interesting combination to try. Anyway no caffeine until I get a good meal in the tummy.

I had teased my friend for getting all excited that she ordered a chamomile tea from Harney and Sons, because to me, chamomile is just a generic herbal tea that’s usually stuffed in bags and old people drink it. No offense everyone, it just never occurred to me to order it loose, what a waste of money that could be put toward Golden Monkey or something! Seriously!

She was raving about chamomile and I told her I’m not sure if I have ever even tried it. Probably just in tea bag form long before I cared about tea. So she gave me a big sample to try.

I’ve been putting it off, honestly, because though I’ve actually said before that I need some herbals for nighttime, I was less than enthused about the idea of chamomile. “Old lady tea”.

Anyway, I sucked it up and made some at 11pm, wanted tea without worrying about caffeine.

Sooooo it’s not terrible, I will give her that. I definitely recall trying chamomile before because the taste is unmistakable. Surprisingly sweet, like honey. Though it has the smell of feet or something. Like, feet that have been in wool socks and work boots all day. Not freshly washed feet that have been treated with a peppermint lotion.

But it didn’t taste like feet, so that’s good. Because I already drank a tea earlier tonight that had a delightful vomity note to it.

I will drink the rest of what she gave me, and I would consider stocking a cheap bagged chamomile …I will tell you why -

Because I’m sitting here feeling totally relaxed and mellow and sleepy. It’s pretty sweet.

I’m probably going to go give the baby her nighttime feeding and hit the sack.

Ok chamomile, you’ve won this round……

Nighty night!

Sipped this one last night before bed while watching 19 Kids and Counting… I just can’t help myself guys. I really find that show strangely addicting.

My tin of this doesn’t actually say Egyptian Chamomile, just Chamomile, but from all indications of browsing back through their website and the description here, this is the same thing I have.

So anyways! The dry flowers have a very strong chamomile scent, and I have grown to like that scent even though originally I hated the way chamomile smelled. This is definitely a no frills chamomile and perfect for relaxing at night.

To celebrate my 1000th tasting note, I decided to brew up a therapeutic dose of Harney & Sons Egyptian Chamomile. It’s wonderful as always. I suppose that I’ll have to celebrate alone, since the Steepster server appears still to be protesting something or other.

I’ve never had chamomile tea, so I thought I’d give this a shot. It was … okay? I sweetened it a bit, and it was better. I was too afraid to alter it too much, but I might be more daring next time I try it.

I love a strong cup of chamomile flowers brewed in a mug, with a few splashes of milk in it. Sipping it while reading a good book before bed helps me relax and I do feel noticeably sleepy after 3/4 of the brew is gone.