Recently, my roommate and I have been blending our own teas in the evening to create the best soothing teas before bed. Relaxing, yet lively, this particular blend stood out to me the most.
Spearmint
Peppermint
Chamomile
Ginger
Lemon Myrtle
Delicious.
These are the ingredients I chose one evening after enjoying a nice day off in the sun. A great evening tea packed with many immune system boosters and contrasting yet complimenting flavors. I hope you’re focusing on the mint here and how refreshing it tastes when you make yourself a cup of this splendid combination. It hits my palate on the best spots! It creates more excitement in the tea when you have that splash of mint in there. I definitely get into some flavors more than others, especially because of where they hit my palate.
The flavors of spearmint versus peppermint are very different. I find most people are used to the peppermint smell and taste, which is why working at DavidsTea I always try to bring both tins down for customers to smell because they each have a distinctive minty-ness to them. Peppermint is sweeter and very soothing, blending well with other ingredients smoothly. On the other hand, spearmint has a sharper taste that excites other teas when blended together. It has a mint gum taste going on that pops in your mouth giving it a livelier feel. I have been adding spearmint to a lot of my iced teas for the summer because it adds a refreshing taste that invigorates my senses!
Mint can simply be added to any of your teas. I love adding it to greens, herbals and am currently experimenting with the black teas. There is also a white tea from DavidsTea called ‘Coco-lemon Thai‘ that is even better with a scoop of spearmint leaves added. Tastes like a Mojito…minus the rum.
Lastly, everyone wants to know what each specific tea is “good for”. Generally people know that peppermint soothes the stomach and is relaxing, can relieve headaches and has cooling properties when applied topically. However, I wanted to contribute to a new fun fact about spearmint, so I hopped on Google and typed in “what is spearmint good for?” and this is what the Googlers came up with…
This made me laugh. Do people actually believe this? So I googled further… “Spearmint hair” and found this…
In conclusion, I’ve learned that if I drink two cups of spearmint tea a day I can combat all that extra body hair, which is EXACTLY what I was hoping spearmint would do.
Thanks Google! 🙂
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