Jerry Garcia's Magic Herb Tea

The J. Garcia Magic Herb Tea, from The Republic of Tea arrived last week about the same time as all my other packages.  I've had a hard time figuring out which thing to blog about first!  So many toys, so little time.  So this post will be about two of my favorite things - tea and teapots.

First, the Magic Herb.  This is a tisane, or herbal tea blend, made of rose hips, chamomile, orange peel, peppermint, vanilla and hibiscus.  It comes in little round teabags packed in a nice tube sort of container that I'm sure I'll be able to find a use for once the tea is gone.  I wasn't very interested by the smell - mostly what hit my nose was the chamomile I think, and I've never been overly fond of chamomile.  But the taste is another thing entirely.  Light, floral, just a very tiny bit citrus-y.  The flavor of the rose hips is foremost, but it's really light and airy.  I couldn't taste the vanilla or peppermint at all, but the hue is a light pink, which may come from the peppermint.  Or the rose hips.  Or both! 

In any case, I thoroughly enjoyed this tea.  There was only one cup I didn't like, and that's when I left the teabag in the infuser.  When I went back for the second cup, the tea was too strong for my taste, and the flavors had become muddy and thick.  I suppose some folx might light it that way, maybe with some honey or other sweetener added, but I prefer it steeped lightly, under 2 minutes. 

And now, for the teapot!

This is one of my new teapots from The English Tea Store.  I spent a long enjoyable afternoon playing with teapots, making tea, taking picture after picture.  I suppose this is my version of porn.  There's coffee porn, food porn, [and I think we really MUST include chocolate porn]  ... and now ... TEA porn.

I won't fill up this page with my other photos, much as I'd like to, heheh.  If you like this kind of stuff, go have a gander at my Flikr CTC photoset for more.

Comments

[keewee]

Pretty teapot, matches the cup and saucer perfectly.
I have used both my new teapots, and tea from Strand, but have not taken the time for photos. This will be a post in the near future.

[coffee addict]

coffee porn! LOL! stumbled on your blog just recently - very good posts :)

[Christine]

If you've never heard that term before, check the post now, I've added links to samples. If you love coffee, you'll love the espresso pool on Flikr.

[Christine]

Keewee, I was going to ask about your teapots, I totally spaced it. Post pictures, I wanna see!