Steepster seems to be back up and running this morning. Let’s see if I break it again with my next review!
I drank this a while ago, but didn’t post a review since I thought I had another bag. That was my only one, however, so I’m basically going from memory. I remember steeping this teabag at 205F for 5, 8, and 10 minutes, plus a long soak overnight.
The tea smelled primarily of sweet mint, with a touch of lemon from the verbena. All four steeps were heavy on the mint, which was sweet, powerful, and slightly earthy, without the muddiness found in some peppermint teas. The verbena added a bit of lemon and herbaceousness, but was definitely overwhelmed by the mint.
Though this sadly didn’t make me giddy, it was a nice, relaxing tisane. Thanks, Derk, for the chance to try it.
Flavors: Earth, Herbaceous, Lemon, Mint, Sweet
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This sounds like a respectable mint. I have yet to find one so this might be worth a try. Not even pure mint leaves-spearmint or peppermint-have been what I’ve been looking for in a mint tisane. I don’t need giddiness (LOL!), just a very bracing mint.
The mint is indeed respectable. They also sell peppermint on its own, though I’ve never tried it.
Several years ago, I bought a pure peppermint tea from ZenTeaLife in Vancouver back when they sold tea, and it was the sweetest, punchiest mint I ever had. I’ve been looking for a replacement since the bag is almost gone. I tried Tealyra’s Peppermint Absolute, but there was no comparison (and now I have 100 grams of bad mint tea!). Derk sent me a couple of candidates, which I’ll be reviewing shortly. All of this is to say that I’m kind of on a peppermint quest. :)
Well, Leafhopper, you can count on me avidly following your peppermint quest and accompanying reviews. I’ve grown and dried my own mints-peppermint, spearmint, apple mint, chocolate mint and a few others that have faded from memory. It always seemed if I added a heck of a lot of honey or sugar, they were briefly satisfying, but I don’t like to sweeten my tea and certainly not to the degree my home grown tisanes seemed to demand.
It’s amazing that you’ve grown your own mint, and I’m surprised that it didn’t make a satisfying tisane. I have peppermint teas from Two Leaves and a Bud and DAVIDsTEA, and spearmint from Traditional Medicinals, so my mint quest will continue!
This sounds like a respectable mint. I have yet to find one so this might be worth a try. Not even pure mint leaves-spearmint or peppermint-have been what I’ve been looking for in a mint tisane. I don’t need giddiness (LOL!), just a very bracing mint.
The mint is indeed respectable. They also sell peppermint on its own, though I’ve never tried it.
Several years ago, I bought a pure peppermint tea from ZenTeaLife in Vancouver back when they sold tea, and it was the sweetest, punchiest mint I ever had. I’ve been looking for a replacement since the bag is almost gone. I tried Tealyra’s Peppermint Absolute, but there was no comparison (and now I have 100 grams of bad mint tea!). Derk sent me a couple of candidates, which I’ll be reviewing shortly. All of this is to say that I’m kind of on a peppermint quest. :)
Well, Leafhopper, you can count on me avidly following your peppermint quest and accompanying reviews. I’ve grown and dried my own mints-peppermint, spearmint, apple mint, chocolate mint and a few others that have faded from memory. It always seemed if I added a heck of a lot of honey or sugar, they were briefly satisfying, but I don’t like to sweeten my tea and certainly not to the degree my home grown tisanes seemed to demand.
It’s amazing that you’ve grown your own mint, and I’m surprised that it didn’t make a satisfying tisane. I have peppermint teas from Two Leaves and a Bud and DAVIDsTEA, and spearmint from Traditional Medicinals, so my mint quest will continue!