Casting Whimsy

This blend had such potential! Black tea, lemongrass, and lemon balm would’ve been amazing. It was ruined by the peppermint, which is all I could smell and taste! Ugh. If you want peppermint, just get peppermint.

It’s clove water. [“yuck” emoji]

The dry blend has a strong apple cider fragrance. Not to yuck anyone’s yum, but that’s just not my thing. When it was steeping, though, and afterwards in my mug, the fragrance was pure rooibos, which is most definitely my thing. It tasted a bit flat to me, honestly. Like, if I wanted plain rooibos, I would drink plain rooibos; and if I wanted apple cider, I would drink that. This was a mash-up that wasn’t quite as layered or well rounded as I’d have liked. Okay, but not great.

I didn’t think I’d like this one (apple), but it’s a really nice, warm, balanced blend. No one thing really overpowers the rest, which is contrary to what I was expecting and is exactly what I want from this kind of blend.