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It’s official, I am getting sick. Woke up this morning with enlarged tonsils, and have been getting progressively fuzzier in the head all day. Now I can feel the mucosa of my nasal passages and sinuses swelling, and I have a fairly constant feeling of needing to sneeze. Ugh. AND I have a job interview next Tuesday… hope this is a quick bug.

I got a sample of this in the goodie bag from the NY Coffee and Tea festival two years running, and I never felt a drive to try it until now. I was expecting not to like this at all. First, Celestial Seasonings is not a brand I have a lot of confidence in. Second, something that is designed a as medicinal tea doesn’t sound appetizing to me. Well you can color me totally shocked.

I am actually really enjoying this cup. Fortunately the lemongrass and ginger are dominant flavors here, along with a somewhat appley chamomile. The licorice root doesn’t add a licoricey flavor for me, but rather quite a bit of sweetness and a touch of earthiness. I actually really like the flavor combo. Would I drink this if I wasn’t feeling ill? Perhaps not, but I would possibly even restock this one for times that I am sick, including those times when I am having gut problems (lemon and ginger, natch).

ETA: this apparently has spearmint in it is well? But I didn’t really notice, which is good because I am not big on minty teas.

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Indigobloom 12 years ago

feel better soon!! before that interview.

Alphakitty 12 years ago

Hope you feel better asap!

Terri HarpLady 12 years ago

I’m been feeling funky all day myself, like I’m trying to get a headache & my eyes hurt. Bringing out the elderberry, just in case, cuz I have a really big gig saturday night!
I hope you feel better, & have a good interview!

Bonnie 12 years ago

Sleep well!

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Indigobloom 12 years ago

feel better soon!! before that interview.

Alphakitty 12 years ago

Hope you feel better asap!

Terri HarpLady 12 years ago

I’m been feeling funky all day myself, like I’m trying to get a headache & my eyes hurt. Bringing out the elderberry, just in case, cuz I have a really big gig saturday night!
I hope you feel better, & have a good interview!

Bonnie 12 years ago

Sleep well!

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I am tea obsessed, with the stash to match. I tend to really enjoy green oolongs, Chinese blacks, and flavored teas with high quality bases, especially florals, bergamot-based teas, and chocolate teas.

In my free time I am a birder, baker, and music/movie/tv addict.

Here are my rating categories, FYI:
100-90: Mind-blowingly good, just right for my palate, and teas that just take me to a happy place.
89-86: I really really like these teas and will keep most of them in the permanent collection, but they’re not quite as spectacular as the top category
85-80: Pretty tasty teas that I enjoy well enough, but definitely won’t rebuy when I run out.
79-70: Teas that I would probably drink again, but only if there were no preferrable options.
69-50: Teas that I don’t really enjoy all that much and wouldn’t drink another cup of.
49 and below: Mega yuck. This tea is just disgusting to me.
Unrated: Usually I feel unqualified to rate these teas because they are types of teas that I tend to not like in general. Sometimes user error or tea brewed under poor conditions.

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