Thé Vert Menthe

Advent Day 16

Woooo this is minty! I poured the hot water, placed the teabag in my cup and then the phone rang, but I had my headphones on so the sound was coming through them and couldn’t track down where my phone was. I went into a panic because I didn’t want to miss the return call from the company who installed the gutters on my new house in ’21. We have had two storms come through and the gutters have overflowed into the attic which then leaks down through two stories of 140 year old Victorian house and a scramble to manage the leak ensues. The result of the call was they are sending someone out tomorrow to look at them and WAIT…. I HAD A CUP OF TEA STEEPING!!!! That was what it was like in my brain minus the other five things spinning in it at the same time.

Minty cup, but not bad at all for having been oversteeped. The green base of the tea comes out a little more as it cools, but I mostly just get mint. I feel like a lot of the teas in this advent would be better cold steeped in the summer. Can someone put out a mid summer advent for just that purpose, please?

Compagnie & Co Advent Calendar 2023 – Day 15

Just a classic Moroccan mint style tea – gunpowder with mint leaves.

Really enjoying it tonight though, there’s a nice balance between the earthy, mineral, and slightly toasty green tea and the light and cool mint. It’s a really good choice for winding down on the couch in the evening. :)