Tea Series Challenge: Day 9

Hello and Welcome to Day 9 of the Tea Series Challenge!

I am under the weather today so my husband (being amazing) made me tea.  He even took some pictures and timed the steep for me!

This evening’s tea is Lemon Lavender, an herbal tea, with the description saying “This bouquet of garden herbs and flowers features sweet apple.”

Since it is later in the day I wanted something without caffeine that would be relaxing and, hopefully, not keep me up late.  

Alright, this is a shorter intro since I’m feeling blah so let’s move on to the ratings:  

Appearance/Color

It’s a kind of light yellow-brown (brown-yellow?).

Aroma

What I really smell is the lavender, which is nice since it’s the primary ingredient I wanted for relaxing.

Flavor

Still lavender, but also lemony which is hopefully good for my slightly sore throat.  I had a good-for-colds tea with lemon and honey in the morning so a hint of lemon in my evening tea was perfect.

Body or Mouthfeel

This had a smooth mouthfeel, which felt good on my throat.

Astringency/Structure

It was definitely on the brighter side I think.

Aftertaste/Finish

This is another one of those teas where it just tasted like the tea after I finished drinking.

Conclusion

This was really good, in part because it matched my expectations pretty perfectly.  It also felt good on my throat and, in general, was what I was looking for.  I find that I like teas better when they meet, or exceed, my expectations.