Feel New

Sipdown (2650)!

Since I was sick all weekend with a very stuffy nose, sore throat and dull palate I figured I’d sip down some of the more “medicinal” leaning Pukka blends I have that I’m not sure I’d typically enjoy – especially since so many of theme contain licorice root which is great for your throat.

This was definitely a very licorice tasting blend – but more the black licorice like taste of the combined anise and fennel versus the more cloyingly sweet licorice root flavour. So, the kind of licorice note I do actually enjoy personally. Licorice root isn’t my thing, but black licorice? Sign me up. Did I feel quote unquote “new” after drinking it? Nah, I was still pretty sick and miserable. But at least it wasn’t an unpleasant to me kind of cup of tea, though I immediately feel like it would be very polarizing for most.

So I was involved in a Yarn and Tea Swap. I was paired with a swap partner across the country, and we sent each other some tea and some yarn and a few other holiday treats. I know she got hers (I sent local yarn and local tea), and my package arrived today, which is lovely.
She sent me an entire advent from Pukka, which is lovely! A new tea every day, and as I didn’t get a tea advent this year, this excites me.
The first tea in it was this “Feel New”, which was a very delicate brew. It tasted mostly of the fennel, so it was very herb-y.
I have a few cups to catch up, but I’m excited to have a little treat this month!