Leaves of the World | Greek Mythology

Company: Leaves of the World

Name: Greek Mythology

Tea Type: Herbal

Loose or Bagged: Loose Leaf

Rating: 5*

Best Served: Hot - Without Milk

Water Temperature: 80° 

Brew For: 5-10 Minutes (depending on preferred strength)

Buy: Leaves of the World

Price: £5.50 for 50g. £10 for 100g. 

Description: I am Zeus. This is my special blend of mountain tea from the land of Ancient Greece. This is not just a simple tea infusion. It is made with peppermint, fennel, and cornflower blossoms too. The health properties are regarded as immense, and can help with sleep, anxiety, fevers and colds, digestion, as well as being rich in antioxidants. It is a Godly blend. Regards from all of us at Mount Olympus

Ingredients: Organic: greek mountain tea (36%), peppermint leaves (27%), fennel, lemongrass, lemon balm leaves, cornflower blossoms. Natural peppermint flavouring.

Kaliméra, Kalispéra, Kalinychta! 
*And unless you want a beer right now, that's my Greek at it's limit. I only learned what I needed to know...

When I first had a peek on the Leaves of the World website, I noticed the Greek Mythology blend, and although I have tried it before I was very excited to see it in my most recent rep box! I have spent many a summer in Greece, trailing the Greek Islands so I was surprised to find I had never heard of Greek Mountain Tea!

I've been researching Greek Mountain Tea the last few days and turns out it is actually packed with tonnes of health benefits, that I didn't know about. It is derived from the leaf known as 'Sideritis'. It can help with your digestive health and boasts many antioxidant properties too. There are a few studies to suggest that Greek Mountain Tea can protect your digestive system making it a great addition to your diet especially if you suffer from Intolerance's or IBS like me. You should brew this tea with lemon or honey for the perfect traditional flavour. 
*Greek Mythology has actually really helped my IBS and has calmed down my stomach symptoms massively. But please don't take my advice, I'm not a doctor! But give it a try for yourself. It has also really helped my chronic migraines as peppermint can be a great herb to relieve stress and anxieties that come with pressure of headaches.

I was really surprised when I first saw the tea as it does have a type of... fluffy texture to it. In a way that it does collect together a little bit like squishy clumps, if it looks like this I promise that it's ok! The tea had a slightly earthy but sweet undertones which comes from the Greek Mountain Tea. It's a very fresh and clean flavour and mellows perfectly with the peppermint and fennel. Greek Mythology has a more herbal flavour to it, albeit refreshing. The Peppermint and fennel are great palate cleansers after a meal, and a perfect tummy tonic if you overindulge. 

This brews to a similar colour to green tea, very clear with a strong peppermint scent to it. 

Don't forget to use TEANOMADBECCA20 for 20% off if you want to give Greek Mythology a try.

Leaves of the World | Buchu Beautiful Balm

This months recipe is a little bit different, and a non edible one too! After receiving my Rep Package a week or so ago, I really took to the Buch Beautiful blend that Leaves of the World had sent me. The scent of this tea is so calming, and relaxing I really wanted to do something that helped ease tension and what better to do than a calming balm! 

You Will Need: 

- 3 Leaf Loaders of LOTW Buchu Beautiful Tea

- 3/4 Cup of Melted Coconut Oil (I used Vita Coco)

- 1 Small Jar (I used a small clip lock one from Wilko)

- Small Container to melt the Coconut Oil 

Steps:

- Firstly, get together all of you ingredients in one place. This'll make the steps and process a little bit easier if you have everything together. 

- Melt your Coconut Oil in the microwave. Don't do this over the stove or else you'll risk deep frying the tea leaves. Trust me from experience, I know! 

- Once the oil is completely melted, remove it from the microwave and leave it for around 10 -15 seconds. 

- Scoop 3 Leaf Loaders of Buchu Beautiful tea into the melted coconut oil and stir. The tea will start to infuse in the oil. 

- Pour your mixture into the jar, and leave the lid open. This'll allow the coconut to air and cool quicker. 

- Every 15 minutes or so stir the mixture to allow the tea to infuse through the full balm, rather than sitting at the bottom. 

- Once hardened, close the lid and leave for 1-2 days to cure. 

Products Used in this Recipe:

- Leaves of the World Leaf Loader

£3.50 each

This will be your best friend when it comes to making the perfect cuppa. It's no ordinary spoon you see. It holds just the right amount of tea leaves, and as it has the perfect shape and a rounded edge, none of the tea will escape when you are trying to load it into your tea making accessory. 

It's a stylish and indispensable piece of kit for any brewing TeaNomad

The Leaf Loader has come in handy for me and I use it at leas once a day. It is a perfect scoop of tea for one cup, measuring your tea properly gives a better brew and a better flavour if everything is measured correctly. The long handle helps get to the bottom of your pouches when you're nearly out of tea! 

- Leaves of the World Buch Beautiful Tea 

£6 for 50g.

£11 for 100g.

Let me introduce myself, I'm Buchu, and yes, I am BEAutiful! A native of South Africa, not only do I look pretty, but I am a superfuit, too. Due to being a natural diuretic, I have been linked to help aid weight loss. I also have lots of detoxifying properties and have been holistically used as an antiseptic. Plus I have cacao in my list of ingredients, too, so bonus points for me. My taste is a deep nourishing floral black tea, with relaxing lavender and citrus lemon myrtle, with a blackcurrant and chocolate undertone. Like I said: beautiful!

Ingredients: Organic: Black tea, lemon myrtle, cocoa shells, buchu leaves, lavender flowers, rose petals

The Buchu Beautiful tea is a delicately floral and fragrant blend of tea. I/m not usually the biggest fan of floral anything to be honest but I really enjoyed this one. I will be doing a full review on this blend within the next week, but honestly this was just a perfect blend for Spring! 

The black tea is strong and bold, but the soft and delicate flavours of the lemon myrtle and lavender make this tea calm and soothing. If you'r not sensitive to caffeine, I do think it would make a perfect bedtime brew before you sleep. 

Turmerlicious | Vanilla

Company: Turmelicious 

Name: Vanilla Latte

Tea Type: Turmeric  

Loose or Bagged: Latte Powder

Rating: 3.5*

Best Served: Hot 

Water Temperature: 100° 

Brew For: Instant

Buy: Turmerlicious Website

Price: Single Serve (20g) £1. 10 Serve (200g) £6.. 95

Description: Vanilla - the mildest in spice using naturally sweet organic vanilla for a golden, smooth and dreamy drink

Ingredients: Coconut Milk Powder 67% (Coconut milk, Maltodextrin, Modified Food Starch), Coconut Nectar 17%, Turmeric 9% , Ginger, Cinnamon, Black Pepper.

To Make: Add 20g of Instant Latte Mix to a cup, and add a little boiling water. Mix together until the powder has incorporated with the liquid. Top up with boiling water and enjoy! You could also use semi skimmed milk, or nut milk. 

This is weird. I literally never thought I'd ever review any product that resembles a Turmeric Latte. To be honest, I don't really know what's going on. I'm drinking as I review as I think that might be the best way to capture how I fee about this drink. 

Firstly, Turmerlicious is NOT soluble. Therefore the mixture will settle at the bottom of your cup, you may want to keep a spoon or stirrer handy to keep mixing it up as you drink. Instant impressions: It tastes nothing like I expected. I did, in all honesty, expect it to taste a little bit like curry. Turmeric is a big ingredient in curry and my food so I naturally associate it with savoury foods or drinks. 

Flavour: The flavour of this one is quite odd. It does have the strong turmeric flavour, but the vanilla gives the drink an added sweetness making it more enjoyable and easier to drink. I think with the expansive amount of benefits you get with adding turmeric to your daily diet this would be a nice drink to have as a mid afternoon brew, rather than a first thing in a morning kind of drink. 

The texture is odd and something to get used to though. I'm not really used to 'bits'. I don't like bits in my orange juice, my yoghurt or anything that is supposed to be liquid. So having all the floaty granules in the drink is a little had dot get used to and gives the drink a different texture. But to be fair if you can look past that, because you will, it is a really nice and different drink to try. 

I can't wait to try the other flavours such as Choco, Chilli Choc and Ginger!