In 2005, my sister-in-law Lisa gave me a jar of Aveda Loose Tea. If you've ever had that tea, you know it is amazing and definitely adds to the whole haircut experience. That gift made for a lovely year of cozy drinks.
But it turns out, like a good haircut, that tea was expensive. So when my friend Annie posted on her blog that she had read the ingredients in the Aveda Tea and went to search for its knock-off, I was thrilled. Thank you Annie for being so diligent. She found it! And it's called Yogi Egyptian Licorice Mint Tea. However, it isn't at any of my local stores and apparently she has only been able to find it on Amazon (linked above). But I found something really close at Cub Foods, just without the mint and, as it turns out, I LOVE the stuff without the mint too. Don't be scared of the "licorice" part. It doesn't taste like licorice. It's sweet and an absolute personal favorite.
My other longtime favorite is Harney and Sons African Autumn. I had my first cup at a women's event while talking to my friend Heather. We both had a cup and couldn't carry on a conversation to save our lives because we kept saying, "wow! this tea is awesome. what is this? did you try this one? get the can. what is in it? what is a red bush? ah, cranberry and orange. no wonder we love it." This is my old faithful. It never disappoints.
And then just last night, while out with friends, I got a cup of Harney and Sons Decaf Hot Cinnamon and loved it. Loved, loved, loved it. And I've been thinking about it so much that it resulted in this blog post on teas that I love. It's another great, sweet-tasting tea that sort of feels like a sugar treat, without actually being one.
These are my top three. I'm realizing now that I tend to not like the really earthy teas. Based on the three teas above, I think I'm basically looking for a sugar drink in a hot tea. If you have more of this sort of tea to add to the mix, I'd love to know!
3 comments:
Thanks for this post. I have been drinking Mother's Milk Tea and figured out that I enjoy tea. I am wanting ideas on what to drink when no longer nursing so this a great starting point. On a similar note, we order fruit teas through a company called "steeped tea" that I make for the kids. It is basically dried fruit pieces which is the tea. I put 1/2 oz of "tea" , a simple syrup (2 cups of water with 1/3 C sugar) and then add enough water to make 2 quarts. It's a dye free, less sugar version of kool-aid and the kids like it and so do we. I can't handle kool-aid anymore.....
I drink Good Earth, Original Blend every morning! You can sometimes find it at Cub, or at Lunds. SO good!
Good Earth Sweet and Spicy -- but the herbal black tea, not the plain herbal. You'd think it has sugar it in it, but it absolutely does not. Very cinnamony and tangy -- love it!
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