Lemongrass & Ginger

June 10 Sipdown Challenge Prompt – Iced Tea Day!

This tea was a gift from Martin – many thanks!

Almost every day all year around is iced tea day around here, but especially in hot weather.
I wanted to give our pitcher of decaf black sweet tea some pizzazz so I added some of this tea to it.

Martin is right. This tea is very lemongrass forward. It has such good flavor and the ginger is just right. Rare Tea Company had recommended using lemongrass instead of lemonade to make an Arnold Palmer since you would need far less sugar as there is no tartness to counteract. That’s what inspired me to mix this with our decaf black tea. I look forward to having this on its own, as well, and I will definitely be making more lemongrass black tea blends this summer.

I bought a set Colours of Ceylon to my brother maybe an year ago and he brought them to the work. Sadly, I wasn’t able to visit him in the office for a whole year, but now their office is being under renewal, so he brought the box back home.

So I finally have a chance to try at least some from this set! Yay!

He has decided to brew this tea as an afternoon-evening tea for a family. So, family pot, unknown amount of blend, unknown brewing time.

But turned out delicious. First of all, it is not that brown as pictured (btw, I like the pic because it shows container, blend itself and liquor), but rather on the green side. Maybe the lightest green on the container.

It is pretty much lemongrass forward, however there is a little fiery ginger in aftertaste. Smooth and lightly lemony… from the lemongrass. Doesn’t taste medicinal nor herbal. It is amazing combination of two simple ingredients. And it’s just blended just right. It doesn’t need any base tea at all.