Licorice Spice

Thanks to derk I can try this as well. I have used the half of what I got for my evening cup, with all the nice spice in and… licorice root.

Yes, it is in and loads of it. After first sip, I completely agree with statement “Glob, that’s sweet.” because indeed it is. Luckily, I have been craving sweet all day and I am looking on one box of chocolates which are too damn good (Walkers Chocolates of London — Mucha Red box) and opened bar of Ecuadorean chocolate with cacao nibs from my Swiss friend and it’s so damn good too — but decided for sweet tea instead.

Beneath the licorice sweetness there is “juicy” orange peel, but sadly, I do not nice any spices but hints of anise. Where is cinnamon, cloves, cardamom?

6 grams to finish this small bag (not sure when)

Well, the cold turned COVID on me. All this time, I was hoping I was relatively immune but it finally caught me 3 years after the big debut in China. The nature of mutations. Now I’m holed up in my bedroom through at least Tuesday.

The dry cough is particularly annoying. It scratches and niggles. Linden tea wasn’t cutting it so I pulled out Mandala’s Ginseng Oolong for its licorice root during the day and now this licorice root-heavy spice blend for the evening. It helps a little. The flavor is nice. It’s sweet (almost cloying) and coating, sparkling and juicy with a good touch of warming spices and orange peel. Fished the horehound candies out from the pantry to aid with the coughing and throat soothing.

I thought the first time I tried Licorice Spice that I might finish it by the end of last winter. Well I didn’t but my propensity toward neglect came in clutch for once. Feeling grateful at the moment but also wondering how China is truly fairing after the Zero COVID policy was abandoned and how the effects will ripple through our globalized world.