Mint Olympus

I’ve been working through my package of this for the last couple of months, and really enjoy it in the evenings. I have a lot of GI issues and rather than just avoid the foods I know cause me issues, I’ve been chasing those meals with this tea to help soothe the tummy instead, heh.

I’m a big fan of Greek Mountain Tea, though I’ve only had it straight and not in a blend. When I had it before, it was big, fluffy flowers rather than sifted like in this blend, and the flavor I got was really fruity, a sort of floral honey and apple with a bit of citrus, hay, and mint in the background. I’m not getting any of those notes in this blend, aside from citrus and mint, but considering the amount of peppermint and lemon myrtle in this blend, I suppose that makes sense. It’s really minty but lacks that strong menthol aftertaste of most mint teas… instead it leans closer to tulsi in flavor, in that the mint is a little peppery and citrusy and some pleasant basil notes.

I prefer the flavor of Greek Mountain Tea more on its own, but I also like the extra flavor notes in this minty tea that would be lacking from drinking plain peppermint. It’s nice, and it really is great against nighttime acid reflux.

This is the other new tea from yesterday!

So, I named this tea – I’ve named a handful of DT blends now but this is honestly the one that I’m most proud of!!

There were so many name ideas suggested – my “not actually serious” suggestion was Zeus Juice but this is honestly much better. I just like this so much because it reminds me of the fun, and clever type of names that a lot of more old school DT blends had – like, “Checkmate” level of clever (a blend with white and black tea). Not to be too immodest, haha. It roles of the tongue, and cheekily references the two main ingredients in the tea: mint and Greek Mountain tea…

If you’ve never had Greek Mountain tea before then you might be surprised by the taste of this tea – it’s very herbaceous and savory with more basil or thyme kind of flavours. The Greek Mountain tea, which is so pretty and fluffy, also comprises A LOT of the blend so it’s definitely not overpowered by the mint or other ingredients. I personally really like teas with herbal notes like basil, and I think it’s a super unique and differentiated tasting “mint blend” from anything else that DT currently offers. It’s still probably more in that light to medium bodied kind of range – but I do see people unfamiliar with this ingredient being thrown by the savoriness of it. On the flip, if you are familiar with Greek Mountain tea and love that flavour I really do think that you’ll be happy with how prominent it is. In that past, with blends like Tulsi Tranquility, I’ve been disappointed because I do really like the taste of tulsi and I found that it wasn’t prominent enough in the flavour to satisfy me…

Aside from the Greek Mountain tea, there are some other nice and more herbal tasting flavours that compliment really well. Mint is, obviously, a big one – it’s crisp and cooling and plays well off the basil-ish elements. There’s a subtle lemony note, and a slight tickle of black pepper in the back of the throat. It all comes together nicely.

Definitely a sipping tea, not a slurping one – but I enjoy the blend and love that it adds an interesting herbal element to the DT tisane line up, which does have a tendency to be really fruity tisane dominant.

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