Tea

[vakkotaur]

Last time I was in a grocery store supermarket I looked for Celestial Seasonings Bengal Spice tea. It's a good day starter for a cold day, and it has no caffeine. It does have some real zip to it. I did not find any Bengal Spice tea. I did find Madagascar Vanilla Red, which I didn't recall having before. It's okkay, but there's not really much of a vanilla note to it, so it seems lacking to me. It also lacks the zip of the Bengal Spice.

I have a couple other herbals teas handy. I find Stash's Wintermint tea to be nice, but it's not quite the thing to for the start of the day. Maybe later in the morning or in the afternoon. The same is true of Stash's Licorice Spice tea which is quite good, at least to those who like licorice.

The Stash teas have an advantage over the Celestial Seasonings stuff: the string. I suppose Celestial Seasonings gets a significant overall cost savings by not having a string attached to their tea bags, but it is a bit annoying to need to keep a pliers or forceps handy for extracting tea bags from the hot tea.

Comments

[aedifica]

I drink Celestial Seasonings peppermint and Zinger teas, and I just leave the bag in. Those teas don't get too strong for my taste even with extended steeping.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

I use a teapot. The teabags needn't be removed until it is empty.

Most supermarkets carry only the Celestial Seasons varieties that sell the most. Bengal Spice is probably not one of those, as it's quite potent. If you can find a health food store, you may have better luck getting it.

We often get the Celestial varieties we like by that means or by mail order because the supermarkets just don't have them. Of course, CS also changes what they offer based on sales figures. One of my all time favorites, Cinnamon Rose, is apparently no longer made because it didn't sell well enough.

[vakkotaur.livejournal.com]

At home a teapot would be an option. At work, I just use the hot water, which is more than adequately hot, from the dispenser. I think I saw Bengal Spice at the other supermarket in town, but I have yet to check on that.

[altivo.livejournal.com]

If you find you can't get Bengal Spice, let me know. I think it's still available here. I can send you a couple of boxes.