The Cookie Lady Send Message

121 Followers / 143 Following

The Cookie Lady drank Get Some Zzz's - No. 5 (Wellness Collection) by The Republic of Tea

199 tasting notes

I love this tea so much more than I expected to. Turns out I like citrus (?) even though I’ve avoided it for a long time. I can’t say I taste it strongly, although I’ve heard from others that the citrus is nearly ALL they taste. I’m beginning to wonder if I simply don’t know what citrus tastes like when it comes to being in teas because I don’t think Earl Grey tastes citrusy in the least. Anyway, I love the mint and chamomile in this way. So relaxing.

Now, the real business….valerian. Holy Bananas, Batman….this stuff is weird. I swear it makes your body feel heavy….like dead-weight, uber-relaxed muscles heavy…..like you-just-ran-a-frickin-marathon-so-no-wonder-all-you-want-to-do-is-sleep kind of heavy…I actually slept on my back because my relaxed breathing was so shallow that when I was laying on my side, I was worried the weight of my arm laying on my side was going to make it hard to breathe. It was really trippy but super awesome at the same time and not as scary as I’m probably making it sound. I’ve had this tea 4 nights in a row just to see if maybe I WAS just that tired the first night, but no. It’s the tea. I also find that I sleep better because I don’t move around (I’m usually a world-class wiggler). So…yeah. Whoa.

Flavors: Spearmint

I Like This

1 likes

0 comments

People who liked this

Profile

Bio

I am a teacher for an after school tutoring program serving grades 1-12 and the Assistant Director of an English language program. Dealing with people who are just learning how to communicate can be stressful. Since I’ve never been (and never want to be) a coffee drinker, I was happy to have found a tea I liked when I started college. Bigelow French Vanilla was my first ever favorite tea. I am just learning to love loose leaf. I drink tea both hot and cold every single day.

I’m not too much of a fancy-pants when it comes to tea drinking. As long as it tastes good and doesn’t take up my whole paycheck, I’m happy. I find I am mostly enjoying flavored blacks and oolongs, as well as whites and the occasional green tea. I’m struggling with plain greens. I take to fruit-flavored greens much more readily. The only reason I ever sweeten a tea is if I hear it brings out a particular flavor in that tea. Otherwise, I don’t usually add sweeteners. When it comes to milk, I again don’t usually add any. But, when I do, I only use almond milk or coconut milk (the thin kind that comes in a carton from Trader Joe’s…not the thick canned kind).

Love: Floral (especially jasmine and rose), caramel, maple, nuts, cream, cake/cookie flavors, chocolate, and fruit (especially peach, pineapple, berries, raisins, and coconut)

Loathe: Peppermint, licorice, really strong vegetable flavors, mint/chocolate combo, heavily spiced teas

Aside from tea, I also really REALLY enjoy reading.

NOTE: I haven’t been putting my one to two cup samples in my cupboard because that’s really only enough for tasting and experimenting. If it’s in my cupboard, it means I have enough to go back to it if I’m craving it (or if somebody wants to swap).

Location

Southern California

Following These People

Moderator Tools

Mark as Spammer