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Good evening,

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and thank you for joining me tonight

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for something slightly different.

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I am a tea lover,

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I drink tea at breakfast,

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in the afternoon,

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and herbal tea before I got to bed.

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And even if I already have

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my favourite blends

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and my go-to teas

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I wanted to try to make

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a few blends of my own

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each of them with a different purpose.

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So I hope you'll enjoy this tea tasting session.

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Here I've gathered about 20-25

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different plants, herbs, dry fruits,

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flowers and spices,

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all of them perfectly edible of course.

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I'm going to make 3 different herbal teas.

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And even if I don't know exactly

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what I'm going to use yet,

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I thought I would make

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a kind of of medicinal tea first.

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Nothing better than a sleeping blend.

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Then I will try floral tea and finally

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something fruity and spicy.

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I will take notes every time

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just to see what I could improve

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or to keep track of my recipes

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if they are actually worth it.

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So let me show you a few of the plants

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and herbs I have here.

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So this is lemon balm.

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A very relaxing plant,

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also known to help with melancholy

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and depression.

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This is one of my favourites.

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Here we have lemon,

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dry of course.

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Orange here.

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These are raspberry leaves,

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very helpful for women with period cramps.

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And it's full of vitamins as well.

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Here we have blueberries.

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This is eucalyptus.

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Very fragrant.

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What else...

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Cocoa beans.

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I love to eat them just like this,

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it's not for everyone but

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it's full of benefits

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and I love cocoa.

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This is chamomile.

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One of my favourites.

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Verbena,

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very relaxing as well.

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These are violets.

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Cinnamon.

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I also have dry apple,

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calendula.

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And on the other side...

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Lavender.

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Sage.

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Sage is good everything.

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Goji berries.

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Elderflowers, vanilla and

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yes,

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rosebuds.

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And of course I'm going to need

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hot water, cups, teapots,

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and I will probably fill a few tea bags as well.

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Here I have paper tea bags.

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I love this sound.

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It always reminds me of Gentle Whispering

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and her tea box.

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I have a few cotton bags as well.

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So let's start with the first blend.

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So as I said I want something

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that wil help me sleep.

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And for sleeping I have about

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6 or 7 plants here that would great.

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And since chamomile is one of my favourites

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I will definitely start with this one as the base.

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Here we go.

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One spoon of chamomile.

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And then...

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I'm going to use lemon balm.

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Yes, same quantity.

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Then...

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Of course, lavender.

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One of the most relaxing plants.

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But I'm going to grind this one.

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I'm going to take my trusty mortar.

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And put about half of a teaspoon.

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And here we go.

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Alright.

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It smells so good.

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Maybe it's a bit too much.

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So just a pinch of it.

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Alright.

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So here we have 3 different ingredients...

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What else could I add?

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Even if it's not specifically relaxing,

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I'd like to try elderflowers.

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This one smells good as well.

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So just a bit.

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Alright.

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Maybe I could also add verbena,

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but I already have lemon balm

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which has this lemon flavour

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so it might be too much.

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Alright, time to brew this blend.

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I'm going to use this glass cup.

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And put a pinch of the herbs in the filter.

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A bit more...

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Alright.

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Here we go.

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And now let's wait about 5 minutes.

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I'm going to put the lid back

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so it will keep all the flavours.

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Alright, let's taste it.

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This is a very light color.

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It smells good.

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The strongest flavour is clearly

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the chamomile.

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This is quite good,

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not bad for a first one.

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Maybe I could have brewed it

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a little bit longer.

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It's not very strong.

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Or maybe I should have put

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more of the blend in the filter.

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It's very light, but quite good.

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So I'm going to take some notes

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and write suggestions about

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how I could improve this.

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I'm going to use the small one.

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So...

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Sleeping blend...

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Chamomile...

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Lemon balm...

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Elderflowers and lavender.

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I think there is too much lavender as well.

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So, next time I will try with

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more chamomile, less lavender.

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And...

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Yes, I will add lime tree leaves as well.

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Alright.

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Next, something floral.

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Spring is upon us and

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I want to greet it with a scented tea.

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And the first ingredient coming to my mind

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is rose.

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So I'm going to use this

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as a very classic base.

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This is heaven.

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So,

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let's use one.

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And next...

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Jasmine flowers of course.

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Maybe...

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Yes, it should be fine.

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Rose and jasmine...

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sound like a good base.

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Lavender could be great as well

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but I want to try something else.

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Maybe violets.

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A bit more...

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This is pretty.

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I'm just going to add one calendula flower.

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Just because of the color.

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Let's add a bit of sunshine

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in this blend.

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Alright, I don't know if

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it's going to be good.

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But at least,

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it's pretty.

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Alright,

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same, time to brew this blend.

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And this time I'll put this in a tea bag.

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I'm going to use...

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a reusable cotton bag.

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Good.

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Let's take a teapot.

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And I don't need this.

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Here we go.

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It already smells so good.

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Let's wait about 5 to 10 minutes again.

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Alright, time for tasting.

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Again, the color seems very light

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but here it's not surprising.

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It's even lighter.

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We can definitely smell the rose.

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Let's see.

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It's very good.

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Jasmine brings some kind of earthy taste

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I don't know if it makes sense but

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it's very well balanced,

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I will definitely make this one again.

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Maybe I could add a second rosebud.

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Yes.

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So, floral tea...

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So I put one rosebud,

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and then,

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jasmine flowers.

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I can smell the violets but it's very

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very light.

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But there is enough.

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So maybe just one more rosebud.

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For one cup, 2 rosebuds.

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And next time, I will add a bit of honey.

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It will be perfect.

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Alright.

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Final blend.

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And I want a fruity, and maybe slightly spicy blend

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for any moment of the day

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including breakfast.

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Starting with...

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Orange.

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That's enough, it may be a bit strong.

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And then...

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Let's try apple.

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Just one slice.

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I'm going to try cinnamon.

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I'm going to grind it.

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Alright.

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Just a little bit...

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It makes a lovely sound,

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like dry leaves.

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Alright.

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So 3 ingredients...

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I'd like to try... blueberries.

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This will probably give a strong color

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to the tea.

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And finally,

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I could try cocoa,

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or maybe Goji berries,

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or ginger,

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but I'm going to choose vanilla.

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Just a few bits.

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3, 4, and 5.

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And I think it's enough.

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We don't to put everything we like

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in one blend.

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It would be too much

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and probably disappointing.

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And for this one I'm going to use

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a glass infuser.

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Just like this.

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Here we go.

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Alright, perfect.

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All I can smell for now is

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cinnamon.

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it's alright.

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Hot water and...

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Directly in the infuser.

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This time I'm going to wait 10 minutes.

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Since this infuser has no lid

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I hope it won't get too cold.

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Maybe I can add a bit of water.

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Alright.

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Let's wait.

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It's been 10 minutes.

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It doesn't seem too cold.

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This is a very light color again,

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but this is a nice golden color.

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And the main smell is apple here.

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I thought the bluberries would give

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some kind of purple color

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but it doesn't really matter.

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Let's see.

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It's really good.

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Blueberries are not present at all but

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I can taste vanilla and cinnamon of course.

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It makes me think of Christmas teas,

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very very good.

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And it's already sweet so it wouldn't require

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any honey or sugar in my opinion.

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Next time I might add more of orange,

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there is enough apple clearly but

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yes, orange.

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And I love cinnamon.

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Alright it might be the best of the 3.

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So, orange, vanilla...

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I think I can skip the blueberries.

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And maybe try cocoa next time.

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No blueberry.

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And,

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adding cocoa.

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And this could definitely make

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the perfect Christmas blend.

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Alright, so now I'm going to make

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more of this last blend

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and fill a few tea bags

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so I can enjoy it for the days to come.

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I hope you enjoyed this video

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and as always,

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I wish you a very good night.