Licorice Spice

After a bit of a break, I am back! Its been hot lately, and the only thing I've been interested in drinking is water, so no posts till today. This one is called Licorice Spice is made by Stash. I generally don't like licorice, but I do like spice teas, so my curiosity overcame me.

Flavor: Initially this is a naturally sweet tea. It has an incredibly unusual flavor and I am having difficulty finding the words to describe the taste. The spice is not overpowering, but each individual spice seems to present itself at once. It is somewhat earthy, but not too deep of a flavor- think of a low-growing-ferny taste rather than a came-out-of-the-earth taste.

Suggested Additions: No sweetener needed. This tea has a naturally sweet flavor despite the fact it contains no sweetening plants such as agave or stevia. Lemon is a possibility, although the tea already contains both orange and orange peel, so unless you really like citrus, you may not want to add more. As for milk or creamer, I don't think this tea would work with it, but if you get experimental and decide to try it, let me know. My personal opinion is that this tea needs no help reaching its highest flavor potential. (I like the tea, but it hasn't made me like licorice any more than before.)

Ingredients: Licorice root, cinnamon, orange peel, Chinese star anise, vanilla flavor, sarsaparilla, orange, cinnamon, clove, cardamom.

Purpose: I chose this tea out of curiosity, I chose tea today because its been a while since I blogged about tea, and I really kind of missed it. Oh also, no caffeine in this tea.