All this tea sounds tempting. One issue I have with commercial tea is all the boxes. (Just counted and we have eight! Two are Earl Gray, caffeinated and uncaffeinated, but still. ) If we were close by, we could have a tea bag exchange.
BTW Celestial Seasonings in Boulder, CO, used to have a free and fabulous tour. The smells were lovely and afterwards they let people sample tea and choose a couple four-bag sample tea packs. They closed the tour during COVID and recently resumed it for $6.00 pp. https://celestialseasonings.com/pages/tea-tour
Morning Hot Drinks?
Re: Morning Hot Drinks?
Bulk solutions I love:
1) chamomile flowers -- 4g per cup with 500ml of water at 180*F for 15 seconds, then dump the 4g into 1L of cold water and put in fridge for 2 more days/servings of coldbrewed chamomile (heat it up day 2&3). $0.05 USD / day
2) peppermint leaves -- same brewing parameters. $0.03/day [grow your own but only in pots b/c it'll take over.]
3) hibiscus flowers -- 2-3g per cup, same brewing parameters. $0.05/day
These are all great served iced in summer as well (think peppermint or hibiscus lemonade).
Expensive stuff I really enjoy (47 months since last purchase for me): "Evening in Missoula". A really lovely treat. $0.56 / day
1) chamomile flowers -- 4g per cup with 500ml of water at 180*F for 15 seconds, then dump the 4g into 1L of cold water and put in fridge for 2 more days/servings of coldbrewed chamomile (heat it up day 2&3). $0.05 USD / day
2) peppermint leaves -- same brewing parameters. $0.03/day [grow your own but only in pots b/c it'll take over.]
3) hibiscus flowers -- 2-3g per cup, same brewing parameters. $0.05/day
These are all great served iced in summer as well (think peppermint or hibiscus lemonade).
Expensive stuff I really enjoy (47 months since last purchase for me): "Evening in Missoula". A really lovely treat. $0.56 / day