I’m afraid to admit it, but I’m in love with a discontinued tea that I only have a sample of. ;~; Since I don’t have a ton I saved the leaves from yesterday in the fridge and brewed them up again tonight—I guess without thinking really, since I found this blend so wakeful the other day and 4 in the morning is NOT the time to be drinking an early-morning tea. I guess I just thought “herbal” and decided to go with it… my brain is fuzzy tonight.
Anyway, I added a bit too much sugar (I’m using one of my smaller mugs but added sugar like it was a bigger one—my brain is not cooperating at all!). It was a pleasant mistake, as with sugar (and perhaps it has something to do with being a second steep?) this tea is making me sleepy! I don’t know what kind of sorcery makes the same blend wakeful one day and sleep-inducing the next, but it’s definitely magic of some sort. It also tastes fantastic for day-old second-steeped leaves, especially for an herbal which usually just has a so-so second steep. In fact, the eucalyptus is even more prominent now and I can taste more of that signature tingling sensation. Upping the rating, though I do it with a heavy heart as I only have 2 cups left of this.
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Haha, I noticed the other night that you were also up in the wee hours of the morning, and your note of the time confirms that we’re in the same time zone. Yay for being a night owl?? (I’m really not tired at all right now, since I had a huge nap, so I’m planning to stay awake until the farmer’s market opens at 7am so I can dash there and pick up some delicious goodies I haven’t had in far too long!)
I am definitely a night owl! My sleep schedule is odd to say the least (some nights I am up till 2, some nights 8am!) but thankfully it doesn’t interfere with my life too much. I’ve actually been trying to use tea to regulate it (herbals at night, waking up a bit earlier and drinking blacks) since my doctors think I’m too young for actual sleeping meds. So far it’s working pretty well!
Haha, I noticed the other night that you were also up in the wee hours of the morning, and your note of the time confirms that we’re in the same time zone. Yay for being a night owl?? (I’m really not tired at all right now, since I had a huge nap, so I’m planning to stay awake until the farmer’s market opens at 7am so I can dash there and pick up some delicious goodies I haven’t had in far too long!)
I am definitely a night owl! My sleep schedule is odd to say the least (some nights I am up till 2, some nights 8am!) but thankfully it doesn’t interfere with my life too much. I’ve actually been trying to use tea to regulate it (herbals at night, waking up a bit earlier and drinking blacks) since my doctors think I’m too young for actual sleeping meds. So far it’s working pretty well!