I never can decide how to frame this to include the box =/
green tea
man I’d forgotten how bitter straight green tea is
sweet dreams
it’s been a rough week – ugh @ allergies
honey lemon ginseng
my allergies are fucking me right now so my throat is a bit scratchy, ugh! this tea always makes me feel better ^_^
eggnogg’n
double bagged for intensity!
white chocolate peppermint
I always forget how good this tea is up until I have it again. but yum~
turmeric ginger
this is fucking intense! so spicy! but def helping with my stuffed up nose
earl grey
just an earl grey kind of day
green tea with citrus
really hoping for a knockoff of jade citrus mint
cucumber mint
was super excited to try this but man… it doesn’t even smell good =/
vanilla rooibos
an oldie but goodie!
honey lemon ginseng
oof drank several mugs yesterday and didn’t realize I was so close to finishing the box! only have one bag left but do have a grocery pickup scheduled for tomorrow and gonna try a few new flavors as well as replenishing this one
spiced chai
^_^
holiday tea
I was really excited to try this but it’s dreadful! I may try again at a lower temp but ugh so far
forever nuts
always a pleasure
constant comment
I hadn’t tried it before and it’s pretty nice
zingiber ginger coconut
and I thought it was cold yesterday! had to break out my all time favorite tea to deal with this shit
tropical green
with how cold it’s been this made me think of warmer times
honey lemon ginseng
bigelow’s earl grey used to be my favorite bagged tea but I’m not sure that’s still the case.
chai ultra spice
love how my office smells ^_^ it’s a bit mild so I’ll prolly try double bagging the next round
ginger & peach
was eating candy straight out of the cauldron yesterday and my stomach has been bitching all morning =/ love this tea though, smells so great
pumpkin spice
surprisingly mild in taste
kava stress relief
I should’ve bought more than one box ^_~
forever nuts
my office smells sooooo good
kava stress relief
smells amazing and tastes good too!
chai maybe?
I’m back bitches! moved to wordpress since blogger doesn’t have an app. hopefully more to come!
abuelita
not tea but still warm!
peppermint bark
this is delicious! dunno if it is actually my favorite or just the most recent one I\’ve had but I do no that I am super happy with bigelow\’s christmas teas ^_^ steep time: 5 mins steep temp: 208º F added: 2 perfecteaspoons of rock sugar
ginger snappish
pretty happy with this guy as well, both taste and smell! steep time: 5 mins steep temp: 208º F added: two perfecteaspoons of rock sugar
back in business!
got one off ebay ^_^ came canada post so took ages (arrived yesterday) but the seller packaged it really REALLY well so gonna try to order several more
white chocolate peppermint
I\’m being festive! and nostalgic 😦 I\’ll be so sad when I get through my stash steep time: 5mins steep temp: 205º F added: 2 perfecteaspoons of rock sugar
eggnog\'n
tastes nothing like egg nog but is quite tasty nonetheless 🙂 steep time: 5 mins steep temp: 205º F added: 3 perfecteaspoons of rock sugar
sweet dreams (again)
I have been through about an entire box of sweet dreams in the last week or so… it\’s been cold out and with my gimp teeth (dunno if I mentioned it here but I got 2 of my wisdom teeth removed the monday of thanksgiving week and could not eat solid food for about 3…
holiday tea
brrr.. it\’s cold out! and I keep forgetting to buy eggnog but I still wanted to be festive so I broke out holiday tea by harney. it\’s pretty good only I wish I\’d sweetened it a bit more. it also smells suspiciously of chocolate so I was worried but it\’s gone better than expected. steep…
sweet dreams
been having a pretty spastic day and as I mentioned earlier I broke my sloth sachet rest this morning. ugh. so pulled out sweet dreams and am hoping for a better rest of my day. steep time: 5 mins steep temp: 208º F added: nada
fml
and it\’s no longer available at davidstea.com (well, at least not the US site). I ordered one on ebay and emailed davidstea asking if there\’s any way they would ship to the US. /sigh
boston
the description says: A flavorful blend of black tea, cranberry, and almond flavors, Boston tea was inspired by the famous bogs south of New England\’s \’city on a hill.\’ well let me tell you, this stuff is pretty foul. heavy artificial flavor. tbf, I used about 3 spoonfuls of tea for my one mug, so…
sisters are the best
my sisters got me the coolest thing for christmas!it\’s a giant fake book filled with tea!
I\'ve not actually died
but my desktop computer did.I keep taking photos of teas and then never getting around to uploading them since it\’s such a hassle right now.but rest assured, I am definitely still drinking tea.especially my current go-to: forever nutsI know it\’s pricy potpourri but I love it!
american buzz
I didn\’t initially add any sugar and was pretty foul.I added a couple of perfecteaspoons and it really improved, though still a bit bitter.my next cup I steeped at 195º F and it went much better but I\’m still not sure if I\’d order it again. steep time: 5 minssteep temp: 205º Fadded: 2 perfecteaspoons…
moroccan mint
I got an order in from harney today that I took up to the office with me.I\’m trying to find a replacement for teavana\’s jade citrus mint.this was pretty good, but tbh it was no jade citrus mint =/ steep time: 50 secondssteep temp: 270º Fadded: n/a
lemon ginger
was at the neighborhood walmart and saw this!so excited to try – bigelow is a \”guilty\” pleasure of mine 😡 I picked up another lemon tea I found at world market but once I saw this one I knew I\’d be trying it first ^_^ it smells strongly of ginger, less so than lemon.tbh it…
lemon herbal
I really Really REALLY wanna try bigelow\’s I love lemon but I\’ve never seen it in stores.so of course I checked harney.com and they\’ve got a lemon tea.I had some rewards points at harney so off I went! fun fact: my two most recent harney orders are both from jan 6, one in 2018 and one in…
earl grey
I added lemon!I\’ve been wanting to try it this way for-fucking-ever!the verdict? it\’s only ok.I will prolly do it again since I only used half a packet of true lemon, so I wanna use the rest of the packet and of course I wanna try it with fresh lemon! also I have some turtle pecan biscotti…
green tea with lemon
it snowed relatively heavily so I\’m def not leaving the house today.instead I\’m enjoying a nice cup of green tea with lemon. steep time: 2 minssteep temp: 175º Fadded: n/a
white cucumber
the first tea of the cold season!such pressure! I had nearly decided on some chai but found this next to my kettle. it smells like white tea… ya know? that distinct white tea smell.it\’s actually quite good but doesn\’t taste a thing like cucumber.nor is it fresh, but I\’m wrapped in an electric blanket cuddling…
random gift
one of the girls I work with saw this mug and thought of meit\’s adorable!and fortuitous for me since I\’ve been wanting a non double-walled mug.
OXO On Adjustable Temperature Electric Pour-Over Kettle
I had two bonavitas, one in each size, and was pretty unhappy with the 1.7L.though my 1L has a bit of rust, the 1.7L had several problems.the 1.7L was extremely loud, the kettle itself was too tall to fill in my sink at home, and then to top it all off, it leaked from the…
ginger & liquorice
I\’ve been sick and was browsing harney.com when I came upon this tea.to my surprise I\’d already ordered a sample, so I brewed it up this afternoon.I\’m not sure if it\’s because I\’m sick, but it was just too spicey for me to enjoy.def gonna order another sample and give it a try when my…
french super blue lavender
yay got a new kettle for home! it\’s actually the same kettle I have at work but instead of 1 liter it\’s 1.7 liters.I also got a new steeper, again it\’s just the big brother of the one I have at work.both new kettle and new steeper pictured below. of course, I decided to try…
obligatory tea time 