I made my first purchase with Divinitea earlier this week and it arrived yesterday. I purchases 4 teas and this is the first I am trying. I followed the instructions on the very convenient, re-sealable bag in which the tea arrived and used a glass teacup with a removable diffuser. Just opening the bag, the tea impressed me with its wonderful scent and pretty appearance. Being able to smell it was amazing simply because I have had a horrible cold for the past week complete with extreme runny nose and post nasal drip. It was these symptoms and the dread of them being compounded as allergies are also arriving that led me to find this site. Due to the PND, I had also been experiencing a queasy stomach and had been hesitant to eat or drink much but decided to give it a go with this tea in the hopes that it might alleviate the symptoms and that the warm, if nothing else, would thin down everything. Once steeped the tea was a lovely golden colour, not extremely dark and still strongly scented enough that I was able to smell it. The taste was mostly citrus with notes of mint. I did notice a slight flavor that followed the others that I was not able to fully identify… it wasn’t bad by any means. just in contrast to the distinct mint and citrus. I _think_ it may have been the dandelion because the only impression I really had from it reminded me of when the front yard is fresh cut and we do have a multitude of dandelions out there unlike the more pristine ‘just grass’ of some of the other yards in the neighborhood. I drank about half of the cup and then got distracted by something my husband wanted me to see on tv. I came back to it about 15 minutes later. It had cooled somewhat but the flavor did not suffer. I have noticed that some herbal teas get bitter or lose their flavor if they sit and begin to cool. I did notice that my stomach no longer felt queasy and my breathing was a bit easier. I took my usual dose of meds to get to sleep but unlike the previous nights I did not wake up in the middle of the night for an additional dose and this morning I did not have to take anything to alleviate symptoms so that I could go to work. I can not necessarily attribute it all to the tea but I can say that since drinking it I do definitely feel improved and will be trying it on onset of the next cold or allergy symptoms. I am looking forward to try to other 3 teas that I purchased.
