Day 7 of the Lupicia advent calendar. Day 6 was some very pretty and nice quality Lupicia-branded washi tape. I wasn’t expecting stationery in here, but it was a very pleasant surprise. Looking forward to finding excuses to put it on everything!
I’ve never had this blend before. Wasn’t sure what to expect. Somehow wasn’t really expecting the very strong grape aroma that escaped as soon as I opened the bag. Oh! For those keeping track, the Matcha au Lait came as a single serving, loose, in a pouch. The Jingle Bells came in pyramid sachet format, just one today. Anyway, back to the tea itself – this is easily one of the better teas in this advent so far. That grape aroma carries through into the flavor, with a strong juicy grape flavor at the front of the sip and a white wine note at the back. I’m not sure this would work as well on any other base – the grape is very sweet, and it really needs the astringency of the base to keep it from tipping into unpleasantness. It’s nice hot but I liked it even better cold; the grape and wine flavors really pop as an iced tea. “Jingle Bells” seems like a little bit of a misnomer, only because this seems more like a New Year’s tea than a Christmas blend to me. But I’m probably splitting hairs.
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Ha my sister gave me washi tape and I have absolutely no idea what I’m supposed to do with it
I went through a phase where I bought too much of it because I think it’s pretty, so now I actively look for ways to put it to use – decorate snail mail, trim pages in my planner, I even wrapped it around a shot glass to give it some pizazz and turn it into a nightstand catchall.
Oh it’s good for decorating gift wrap too!
Ooo okay thank you! I will copy some of these for sure.
I loooooove Jingle Bells!
Washi tape—seal envelopes with it; make notebook covers; add pinstripes to postcards to make it look like you fussed. I’ve seen a cute Christmas card design with a tree made from stripes of green tape—each one just a little wider than the next. (Oh! Now I know what I can do with my Sunday kids next week!)
Love this one! It’s a bit odd for a holiday tea but I think the sparkling wine sort of gets it there ha ha.
The tape wrapped around the plug for your phone charger is a great way to differentiate yours from everyone else’s. All mine have Halloween washi tape on them.
Ha my sister gave me washi tape and I have absolutely no idea what I’m supposed to do with it
I went through a phase where I bought too much of it because I think it’s pretty, so now I actively look for ways to put it to use – decorate snail mail, trim pages in my planner, I even wrapped it around a shot glass to give it some pizazz and turn it into a nightstand catchall.
Oh it’s good for decorating gift wrap too!
Ooo okay thank you! I will copy some of these for sure.
I loooooove Jingle Bells!
Washi tape—seal envelopes with it; make notebook covers; add pinstripes to postcards to make it look like you fussed. I’ve seen a cute Christmas card design with a tree made from stripes of green tape—each one just a little wider than the next. (Oh! Now I know what I can do with my Sunday kids next week!)
Love this one! It’s a bit odd for a holiday tea but I think the sparkling wine sort of gets it there ha ha.
The tape wrapped around the plug for your phone charger is a great way to differentiate yours from everyone else’s. All mine have Halloween washi tape on them.