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rebeccmeisterI decided I should bring my last bag of chocolate-peppermint tea home with me, to do a taste test.
The tea has specific brewing instructions on the back:
I figured I could weigh out equivalent amounts of each tea, as part of the test:
Alas, my kitchen scale isn't precise enough for the task! So I had to guess.
But I steeped both teas for the same amount of time, with water of the same temperature, at least.
Not that you can compare the hues accurately, in these mugs!
A taste:
And a taste:
The Stash variety is definitely much more mellow than my homemade stuff. That could be partly due to the age of the Stash leaves, but I also wonder whether the chocolate peppermint plants might be a type of spearmint rather than a peppermint. I was getting a much stronger and sharper mint flavor from the homegrown stuff. Not enough of a chocolate note yet; it may take more trial-and-error to figure out just how much to spritz on the leaves.
I mean, this first homemade batch is certainly drinkable!
But the experimint will continue.
The tea has specific brewing instructions on the back:
I figured I could weigh out equivalent amounts of each tea, as part of the test:
Alas, my kitchen scale isn't precise enough for the task! So I had to guess.
But I steeped both teas for the same amount of time, with water of the same temperature, at least.
Not that you can compare the hues accurately, in these mugs!
A taste:
And a taste:
The Stash variety is definitely much more mellow than my homemade stuff. That could be partly due to the age of the Stash leaves, but I also wonder whether the chocolate peppermint plants might be a type of spearmint rather than a peppermint. I was getting a much stronger and sharper mint flavor from the homegrown stuff. Not enough of a chocolate note yet; it may take more trial-and-error to figure out just how much to spritz on the leaves.
I mean, this first homemade batch is certainly drinkable!
But the experimint will continue.
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Date: 2025-05-22 06:50 am (UTC)I'll try it too. Thank you!
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Date: 2025-05-22 02:21 pm (UTC)