Bluebird Tea Co. Advent Calendar — Day 10 — Honey Bee Beautiful tea bag



It’s an oldie — it’s Honey Bee Beautiful.




This tea is extremely popular with Bluebird customers but it contains chamomile, which is not one of my favourite flavours, and as I have already reviewed it previously, I’m directing you to that review instead of trying it again.

Instead, I spent the day drinking Christmas tea by Adagio, which I was using to try to put me in the mood for festivities — i.e. putting up the Christmas tree (I also tried overdosing on Christmas movies), in the face of the snow that was coming down outside (my dislike of snow is as legendary as my dislike of coconut and is always guaranteed to put me in a bad mood).

I failed miserably on all counts and the Christmas tree will have to wait until another day, but I did enjoy the tea and may or may not have shed a tear or two over the films.



Ingredients: Black Tea, Cinnamon Bark, Orange Peels, Natural Spice Flavour, Cardamom, Cloves, Ginger Root, Natural Ginger Flavour And Natural Cinnamon Flavour

They describe it thus:

Christmas black tea combines bright, tangy Ceylon tea with warm cinnamon, pungent cloves and orange peels. And don't be fooled by the seasonal name: this is a treat worthy of year-round enjoyment. Spicy and fresh aroma, outdoorsy and cozy, with a balanced tangy flavour and slightly sweet finish. One sip of our Christmas black tea and you'll know that the holiday season has come early.




I’ve still got my cold so I needed something with a lot of flavour to be able to taste it and this blend certainly fits the bill. I first tried it last year as part of the black tea club that Adagio offer and enjoyed it so much that I bought some more but it arrived too late for Christmas so I put it away for this year.

It is high in caffeine, so isn’t suitable for drinking in the evening (for me, at least) but during the day it makes a wonderfully warming Christmas-inspired cup, with all those good flavours that make you think of Christmases past. I like it with milk and demerara to add some sweetness, turning the orange into a sweet satsuma, and I wouldn’t recommend brewing too long past the recommended 3 minutes or it turns somewhat bitter.

I’m out tomorrow evening (seeing the wonderful Mark Lanegan which I’m very excited about) so my next review will be on Tuesday evening.

Until then, good luck with the weather and with any shopping you may still have outstanding — tea always makes a good gift!



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