There's nothing quite like the sharp, fresh flavor that comes from a cup of freshly brewed, loose leaf tea. These days, there's lots of great flavor combinations to choose from, but one of the best that I've found so far is 100 Mysteries Ayurvedic Tea from the Toronto-based company Tea in the Sahara.
The jumbled mixture of coconut slices, cardamom, organic rooibos, apple, cinnamon, ginger, pepper, and large almond flakes look good, but I assure you -- it smells and tastes even better. The sharp scent of the cardamom is made creamy by the almond, while the apple and ginger make it light and slightly fruity. The smell is so good, like many fresh tea mixes, that it would make one heck of a potpurri air freshener as well. As for the taste, it's like a gentle berry tea beefed up by the thick, creamy taste of the almond and coconut, with that great blast of rooibos flavor.
Yes, I'm quite fangirl about this tea flavor, but just look at that mixture. How could you refuse it?
There's also no muss to this blend. For the perfect cup, they ask for 1 tsp of leaves added to boiling water and steeped for 5-7 minutes. If you make a pot, the leftovers make one heck of a tasty iced tea to boot.
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