Terre d'Arome

Thick like coffee (well, chicory in this case) I get mostly chicory and ginger, with the feel of cinnamon (as if you took a bunch dry in your mouth?) and that’s about it, although there is cardamom in here I’m sure… it reminds me of the coffee my son’s grandparents make, where they grind cardamom with their coffee before brewing it. Hearty. The darkest brown of any tea I’ve encountered so far (including that mondo tucha I cut up earlier today).

How could I not grab a tea in Belgium, where the name is actually Sil? Sure, the tea is meant as a herbal remedy (edema and weight loss), but what the hell, I love my herbals. Plus, the ingredient list reminded me of the best chai I’ve ever had (but can’t buy other than in-store) at a cafe in Edmonton, so I thought… if this will give me an approximation? I’m happy.

I think I let it steep too long, because I’m getting weird hay notes and a drying feeling to it. Sigh. Bad MissB. It’s still okay, smooth I guess, but the hay stuffola overbears everything else right now.