Friday Afternoon
Critical Blend
Critical Blend
Critical Blend is inspired by tea house friend and vivacious internet personality Omega Jones, aka Critical Bard. Omega is a professional actor & vocalist, TTRPG content creator, & partnered Twitch streamer. They are the creator & host of the #BLACKAF Roundtable, a series of black creator lead chats about experiences with racism within the tabletop & gaming community. He is also the creator & performer of the theme song for Critter Hug, a monthly show produced by Critical Role.
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Ingredients: Yaupon Holly, ginger root, cinnamon bark, butterfly peaflower, slippery elm bark, marshmallow root, natural vanilla flavoring, purple lustre dust
Approximately 45mg of caffeine per cup
Steep at 175° F or 79.4°C for 3-5 min, add lemon to taste, try spiking with bourbon & honey!
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Brewed 4g in 350ml for about 4min. Dry blend has a very strong vanilla aroma, but this mellows out quite a bit once brewed. Gorgeous color, no bitterness, slight sweetness on its own. I can sense the spice from the ginger and cinnamon, but every note is on equal level so it's not too overpowering.
Leave it to a tea inspired by Critical Bard to be one of the most delicious, throat-friendly blends I've found. I'm a teacher and my husband works on the phone all day. That alone makes it worth it, but then that color? Just icing on the cake. An excellent blend, will be buying again.