Peppermint. Shrugs. It’s really nice and refreshing when I’m in the mood for it, like I was tonight, but I’m hardly ever in the mood for it. When I’ve pared my collection down I probably won’t keep a plain peppermint tea stocked in my cupboard – I’m much more likely to grab it in a blend. That being said this is a nice, fresh-tasting, crisp and refreshing peppermint, it’s just not all that exciting to me. But, if peppermint is something that appeals to you, then this is a good one.
Edit: Upping my rating straight away from the 57 I gave it initially, because it was so refreshing I gulped my first mug down and immediately went and made another. Only upping it a little though, because by the time I got half way through the second mug the novelty had worn off and now I’m sipping at the last half slowly, not really caring about it any more. Peppermint is definitely something I have to be in the mood for.
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Pure peppermint I prefer from fresh leaves from garden, than any bought stuff. Although Celestial Seasonings one was great too.
I’ve never thought to make tea from fresh peppermint leaves, maybe I’ll have to try it! We have a lot of herbs in our garden (: To be honest it’s not something I care enough about to go through the effort of making loose leaf. I’d probably just use teabags for pure peppermint if I was in the mood for it.
Mint isn’t generally my first choice for a straight-up tea, but I love my home-grown crop for add-ins and for medicinal purposes!
I’m always adding our home-grown herbs to water, but I’ve never thought about doing the same with tea!
What herbs do you like in water, Nattie? I adore rosemary water, “steeped” in the fridge overnight or for days. I tried oregano and thyme each, but didn’t like them as much.
Oh I love thyme water! Haha, it’s probably my favourite. I like rosemary too, but I don’t think I’ve ever tried oregano water. I don’t grow any. Surprisingly I quite like coriander in my water, which is odd because I can’t stand the taste of it in food!
Has anyone tried fresh lemon balm? Also, rosemary and sage leaves together are really nice.
Fresh one probably nope. Only I tried to chew leaves. That works quite well :D
Oh lemon balm sounds like it would be lovely in the summer! I’ve had parsley and sage together which was really nice but not rosemary and sage yet. Maybe that’ll be my next batch (:
These all sound so good! Can’t wait to try them, along with burnet as soon as mine gets big enough!
I can’t walk out our back door without tripping over a potted plant right now, but I may have to add lemon balm to next year’s lineup.
Yep, this has inspired me to grow some more herbs to experiment with too. I hope to see updates on here from some of you!
Check mark: rosemary water in my fridge this weekend. It was lovely.
Yay, I’m so glad you tried it! :D I saw your tasting note where you mentioned it and was very excited, haha.
Pure peppermint I prefer from fresh leaves from garden, than any bought stuff. Although Celestial Seasonings one was great too.
I’ve never thought to make tea from fresh peppermint leaves, maybe I’ll have to try it! We have a lot of herbs in our garden (: To be honest it’s not something I care enough about to go through the effort of making loose leaf. I’d probably just use teabags for pure peppermint if I was in the mood for it.
Mint isn’t generally my first choice for a straight-up tea, but I love my home-grown crop for add-ins and for medicinal purposes!
I’m always adding our home-grown herbs to water, but I’ve never thought about doing the same with tea!
What herbs do you like in water, Nattie? I adore rosemary water, “steeped” in the fridge overnight or for days. I tried oregano and thyme each, but didn’t like them as much.
Oh I love thyme water! Haha, it’s probably my favourite. I like rosemary too, but I don’t think I’ve ever tried oregano water. I don’t grow any. Surprisingly I quite like coriander in my water, which is odd because I can’t stand the taste of it in food!
Has anyone tried fresh lemon balm? Also, rosemary and sage leaves together are really nice.
Fresh one probably nope. Only I tried to chew leaves. That works quite well :D
Oh lemon balm sounds like it would be lovely in the summer! I’ve had parsley and sage together which was really nice but not rosemary and sage yet. Maybe that’ll be my next batch (:
These all sound so good! Can’t wait to try them, along with burnet as soon as mine gets big enough!
I can’t walk out our back door without tripping over a potted plant right now, but I may have to add lemon balm to next year’s lineup.
Yep, this has inspired me to grow some more herbs to experiment with too. I hope to see updates on here from some of you!
Check mark: rosemary water in my fridge this weekend. It was lovely.
Yay, I’m so glad you tried it! :D I saw your tasting note where you mentioned it and was very excited, haha.