Saturday, 19 October 2013

Nettle Leaf

Name:  Nettle Leaf


Brand:  David's Tea


Primary Type:  Herbal


Dry Scent:  This has a somewhat dusty, almost weedy green scent with bright hints of citrus from the grapefruit peel.  It smells a little medicinal, but given that it's a medicinal tea that makes perfect sense.


Steeping Time:  6-7 min


Steeped Flavour:  This is very thick, almost viscous on the tongue due to the mallow root.  Sweet in a very green way, with mustiness and hints of warm citrus.  There is a lingering thickness on the tongue with just a faint gingery, lemony aftertaste.


Food/Drink Pairings:  This isn't really meant to be consumed with food, it's more of a pre-meal or post-meal palate cleanser.  Actually, this is a medicinal tea.  The Celts brewed nettle into teas in the spring to cleanse the blood of winter toxins, and this tea is just a bumped-up version of this.


Rating out of Six Tails:
6/6


Buy/Don't Buy

This one is only available online, but a little goes a loooooong way.  Especially since I've found that more than one mug at a time is just too much.  The dry tea is so light that 50g fills one of the DT tins almost beyond capacity.

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