WEBVTT 00:00:55.079 --> 00:00:56.665 Good evening, 00:00:56.665 --> 00:00:59.513 and thank you for joining me tonight 00:00:59.513 --> 00:01:03.316 for something slightly different. 00:01:05.784 --> 00:01:08.349 I am a tea lover, 00:01:08.349 --> 00:01:10.782 I drink tea at breakfast, 00:01:10.782 --> 00:01:12.719 in the afternoon, 00:01:12.719 --> 00:01:16.085 and herbal tea before I got to bed. 00:01:17.166 --> 00:01:19.716 And even if I already have 00:01:19.716 --> 00:01:21.299 my favourite blends 00:01:21.299 --> 00:01:23.800 and my go-to teas 00:01:24.085 --> 00:01:26.185 I wanted to try to make 00:01:26.185 --> 00:01:28.785 a few blends of my own 00:01:28.785 --> 00:01:32.702 each of them with a different purpose. 00:01:33.619 --> 00:01:39.203 So I hope you'll enjoy this tea tasting session. 00:01:40.370 --> 00:01:44.822 Here I've gathered about 20-25 00:01:44.822 --> 00:01:48.440 different plants, herbs, dry fruits, 00:01:48.440 --> 00:01:51.239 flowers and spices, 00:01:51.239 --> 00:01:54.157 all of them perfectly edible of course. 00:01:56.075 --> 00:02:00.024 I'm going to make 3 different herbal teas. 00:02:00.841 --> 00:02:04.757 And even if I don't know exactly 00:02:04.757 --> 00:02:07.390 what I'm going to use yet, 00:02:07.390 --> 00:02:09.301 I thought I would make 00:02:09.301 --> 00:02:12.171 a kind of of medicinal tea first. 00:02:13.039 --> 00:02:16.374 Nothing better than a sleeping blend. 00:02:18.451 --> 00:02:22.691 Then I will try floral tea and finally 00:02:22.691 --> 00:02:25.873 something fruity and spicy. 00:02:27.243 --> 00:02:30.442 I will take notes every time 00:02:30.442 --> 00:02:33.411 just to see what I could improve 00:02:33.411 --> 00:02:36.476 or to keep track of my recipes 00:02:36.476 --> 00:02:39.711 if they are actually worth it. 00:02:40.544 --> 00:02:45.046 So let me show you a few of the plants 00:02:45.046 --> 00:02:47.996 and herbs I have here. 00:02:49.321 --> 00:02:53.174 So this is lemon balm. 00:02:59.608 --> 00:03:02.941 A very relaxing plant, 00:03:04.774 --> 00:03:11.076 also known to help with melancholy 00:03:11.076 --> 00:03:12.907 and depression. 00:03:21.234 --> 00:03:23.569 This is one of my favourites. 00:03:28.720 --> 00:03:33.086 Here we have lemon, 00:03:34.937 --> 00:03:36.572 dry of course. 00:03:43.705 --> 00:03:45.422 Orange here. 00:04:00.159 --> 00:04:04.344 These are raspberry leaves, 00:04:06.977 --> 00:04:13.675 very helpful for women with period cramps. 00:04:14.759 --> 00:04:18.127 And it's full of vitamins as well. 00:04:25.080 --> 00:04:27.497 Here we have blueberries. 00:04:43.716 --> 00:04:47.066 This is eucalyptus. 00:04:48.150 --> 00:04:49.999 Very fragrant. 00:04:58.618 --> 00:05:00.452 What else... 00:05:01.271 --> 00:05:02.991 Cocoa beans. 00:05:05.732 --> 00:05:10.316 I love to eat them just like this, 00:05:10.582 --> 00:05:13.282 it's not for everyone but 00:05:13.282 --> 00:05:14.684 it's full of benefits 00:05:14.684 --> 00:05:17.515 and I love cocoa. 00:05:30.249 --> 00:05:33.332 This is chamomile. 00:05:34.934 --> 00:05:36.334 One of my favourites. 00:05:51.724 --> 00:05:53.141 Verbena, 00:05:54.457 --> 00:05:56.909 very relaxing as well. 00:06:00.125 --> 00:06:03.291 These are violets. 00:06:11.376 --> 00:06:13.144 Cinnamon. 00:06:14.760 --> 00:06:18.128 I also have dry apple, 00:06:19.528 --> 00:06:21.178 calendula. 00:06:24.061 --> 00:06:26.095 And on the other side... 00:06:28.162 --> 00:06:29.963 Lavender. 00:06:36.266 --> 00:06:37.632 Sage. 00:06:38.181 --> 00:06:41.833 Sage is good everything. 00:06:52.951 --> 00:06:54.619 Goji berries. 00:06:57.218 --> 00:07:01.270 Elderflowers, vanilla and 00:07:02.850 --> 00:07:03.969 yes, 00:07:06.370 --> 00:07:08.037 rosebuds. 00:07:25.654 --> 00:07:28.687 And of course I'm going to need 00:07:28.687 --> 00:07:32.490 hot water, cups, teapots, 00:07:33.090 --> 00:07:37.975 and I will probably fill a few tea bags as well. 00:07:40.908 --> 00:07:46.010 Here I have paper tea bags. 00:07:58.730 --> 00:08:00.464 I love this sound. 00:08:11.735 --> 00:08:15.963 It always reminds me of Gentle Whispering 00:08:16.848 --> 00:08:19.032 and her tea box. 00:08:21.833 --> 00:08:24.616 I have a few cotton bags as well. 00:08:26.333 --> 00:08:30.068 So let's start with the first blend. 00:08:34.952 --> 00:08:38.419 So as I said I want something 00:08:38.419 --> 00:08:40.586 that wil help me sleep. 00:08:41.070 --> 00:08:44.537 And for sleeping I have about 00:08:44.537 --> 00:08:49.256 6 or 7 plants here that would great. 00:08:52.354 --> 00:08:58.207 And since chamomile is one of my favourites 00:08:58.806 --> 00:09:04.141 I will definitely start with this one as the base. 00:09:08.376 --> 00:09:09.376 Here we go. 00:09:19.200 --> 00:09:23.690 One spoon of chamomile. 00:09:35.585 --> 00:09:37.219 And then... 00:09:40.938 --> 00:09:43.338 I'm going to use lemon balm. 00:09:56.123 --> 00:09:58.557 Yes, same quantity. 00:10:12.177 --> 00:10:13.392 Then... 00:10:15.394 --> 00:10:17.392 Of course, lavender. 00:10:18.461 --> 00:10:21.894 One of the most relaxing plants. 00:10:25.680 --> 00:10:28.362 But I'm going to grind this one. 00:10:35.863 --> 00:10:39.747 I'm going to take my trusty mortar. 00:10:50.267 --> 00:10:55.517 And put about half of a teaspoon. 00:11:02.383 --> 00:11:04.936 And here we go. 00:11:39.966 --> 00:11:41.118 Alright. 00:11:43.701 --> 00:11:46.169 It smells so good. 00:11:50.987 --> 00:11:53.953 Maybe it's a bit too much. 00:11:55.405 --> 00:11:57.805 So just a pinch of it. 00:12:02.871 --> 00:12:04.055 Alright. 00:12:09.122 --> 00:12:13.722 So here we have 3 different ingredients... 00:12:20.573 --> 00:12:23.273 What else could I add? 00:12:31.175 --> 00:12:34.894 Even if it's not specifically relaxing, 00:12:36.261 --> 00:12:39.244 I'd like to try elderflowers. 00:12:50.593 --> 00:12:53.412 This one smells good as well. 00:12:53.412 --> 00:12:55.095 So just a bit. 00:13:00.785 --> 00:13:02.430 Alright. 00:13:20.876 --> 00:13:26.392 Maybe I could also add verbena, 00:13:28.759 --> 00:13:31.863 but I already have lemon balm 00:13:31.863 --> 00:13:35.127 which has this lemon flavour 00:13:35.127 --> 00:13:37.262 so it might be too much. 00:13:45.294 --> 00:13:48.831 Alright, time to brew this blend. 00:13:53.316 --> 00:14:00.249 I'm going to use this glass cup. 00:14:05.551 --> 00:14:13.919 And put a pinch of the herbs in the filter. 00:14:31.571 --> 00:14:32.840 A bit more... 00:14:46.988 --> 00:14:48.289 Alright. 00:14:57.290 --> 00:14:58.958 Here we go. 00:15:10.875 --> 00:15:14.662 And now let's wait about 5 minutes. 00:15:16.912 --> 00:15:19.796 I'm going to put the lid back 00:15:23.616 --> 00:15:26.782 so it will keep all the flavours. 00:15:50.978 --> 00:15:54.511 Alright, let's taste it. 00:16:12.283 --> 00:16:15.549 This is a very light color. 00:16:18.716 --> 00:16:20.148 It smells good. 00:16:22.265 --> 00:16:25.218 The strongest flavour is clearly 00:16:25.218 --> 00:16:26.752 the chamomile. 00:16:38.902 --> 00:16:40.986 This is quite good, 00:16:41.803 --> 00:16:44.103 not bad for a first one. 00:16:54.790 --> 00:16:58.337 Maybe I could have brewed it 00:16:58.337 --> 00:17:00.340 a little bit longer. 00:17:01.873 --> 00:17:03.691 It's not very strong. 00:17:08.459 --> 00:17:10.709 Or maybe I should have put 00:17:12.509 --> 00:17:15.370 more of the blend in the filter. 00:17:16.980 --> 00:17:20.332 It's very light, but quite good. 00:17:22.765 --> 00:17:25.339 So I'm going to take some notes 00:17:26.206 --> 00:17:31.924 and write suggestions about 00:17:31.924 --> 00:17:34.438 how I could improve this. 00:17:35.308 --> 00:17:37.538 I'm going to use the small one. 00:17:46.093 --> 00:17:47.175 So... 00:17:52.526 --> 00:17:54.591 Sleeping blend... 00:18:02.158 --> 00:18:03.577 Chamomile... 00:18:06.627 --> 00:18:08.743 Lemon balm... 00:18:12.477 --> 00:18:17.179 Elderflowers and lavender. 00:18:32.851 --> 00:18:36.348 I think there is too much lavender as well. 00:18:40.136 --> 00:18:43.056 So, next time I will try with 00:18:44.617 --> 00:18:47.150 more chamomile, less lavender. 00:18:57.570 --> 00:18:59.237 And... 00:19:02.137 --> 00:19:06.870 Yes, I will add lime tree leaves as well. 00:19:12.873 --> 00:19:14.273 Alright. 00:19:33.774 --> 00:19:36.940 Next, something floral. 00:19:38.128 --> 00:19:40.511 Spring is upon us and 00:19:40.511 --> 00:19:44.472 I want to greet it with a scented tea. 00:19:45.434 --> 00:19:49.502 And the first ingredient coming to my mind 00:19:49.502 --> 00:19:51.352 is rose. 00:19:52.253 --> 00:19:54.219 So I'm going to use this 00:19:54.219 --> 00:19:57.269 as a very classic base. 00:20:09.813 --> 00:20:11.663 This is heaven. 00:20:12.614 --> 00:20:13.849 So, 00:20:15.514 --> 00:20:22.014 let's use one. 00:20:28.812 --> 00:20:30.962 And next... 00:20:34.047 --> 00:20:36.529 Jasmine flowers of course. 00:20:44.350 --> 00:20:45.930 Maybe... 00:20:52.548 --> 00:20:56.048 Yes, it should be fine. 00:21:00.369 --> 00:21:03.801 Rose and jasmine... 00:21:06.084 --> 00:21:08.851 sound like a good base. 00:21:15.354 --> 00:21:17.505 Lavender could be great as well 00:21:17.505 --> 00:21:20.056 but I want to try something else. 00:21:26.504 --> 00:21:28.356 Maybe violets. 00:21:40.409 --> 00:21:42.511 A bit more... 00:21:51.109 --> 00:21:52.745 This is pretty. 00:22:02.447 --> 00:22:07.696 I'm just going to add one calendula flower. 00:22:09.480 --> 00:22:13.599 Just because of the color. 00:22:15.465 --> 00:22:19.615 Let's add a bit of sunshine 00:22:19.615 --> 00:22:21.349 in this blend. 00:22:23.093 --> 00:22:25.126 Alright, I don't know if 00:22:25.126 --> 00:22:26.861 it's going to be good. 00:22:30.379 --> 00:22:31.993 But at least, 00:22:33.459 --> 00:22:34.810 it's pretty. 00:22:50.263 --> 00:22:51.780 Alright, 00:22:52.848 --> 00:22:56.999 same, time to brew this blend. 00:22:57.866 --> 00:23:02.665 And this time I'll put this in a tea bag. 00:23:04.903 --> 00:23:06.736 I'm going to use... 00:23:12.154 --> 00:23:14.905 a reusable cotton bag. 00:23:39.645 --> 00:23:40.768 Good. 00:23:46.037 --> 00:23:48.889 Let's take a teapot. 00:24:01.655 --> 00:24:04.322 And I don't need this. 00:24:19.121 --> 00:24:20.726 Here we go. 00:25:02.278 --> 00:25:05.618 It already smells so good. 00:25:11.656 --> 00:25:16.440 Let's wait about 5 to 10 minutes again. 00:25:47.429 --> 00:25:52.212 Alright, time for tasting. 00:26:02.613 --> 00:26:05.812 Again, the color seems very light 00:26:05.812 --> 00:26:08.348 but here it's not surprising. 00:26:18.199 --> 00:26:20.251 It's even lighter. 00:26:31.967 --> 00:26:35.304 We can definitely smell the rose. 00:26:40.706 --> 00:26:42.086 Let's see. 00:26:49.889 --> 00:26:51.173 It's very good. 00:26:52.907 --> 00:26:59.309 Jasmine brings some kind of earthy taste 00:26:59.309 --> 00:27:03.043 I don't know if it makes sense but 00:27:10.292 --> 00:27:13.225 it's very well balanced, 00:27:13.225 --> 00:27:15.943 I will definitely make this one again. 00:27:19.362 --> 00:27:23.146 Maybe I could add a second rosebud. 00:27:24.123 --> 00:27:25.342 Yes. 00:27:31.443 --> 00:27:37.057 So, floral tea... 00:27:41.491 --> 00:27:44.493 So I put one rosebud, 00:27:50.345 --> 00:27:51.977 and then, 00:27:52.228 --> 00:27:54.244 jasmine flowers. 00:28:04.598 --> 00:28:09.965 I can smell the violets but it's very 00:28:12.465 --> 00:28:13.747 very light. 00:28:21.867 --> 00:28:23.633 But there is enough. 00:28:24.484 --> 00:28:28.234 So maybe just one more rosebud. 00:28:43.838 --> 00:28:48.539 For one cup, 2 rosebuds. 00:28:54.923 --> 00:28:58.822 And next time, I will add a bit of honey. 00:29:01.408 --> 00:29:03.158 It will be perfect. 00:29:26.725 --> 00:29:27.844 Alright. 00:29:42.533 --> 00:29:44.479 Final blend. 00:29:51.617 --> 00:29:58.201 And I want a fruity, and maybe slightly spicy blend 00:29:58.201 --> 00:30:00.550 for any moment of the day 00:30:00.550 --> 00:30:03.070 including breakfast. 00:30:04.251 --> 00:30:05.668 Starting with... 00:30:08.686 --> 00:30:10.304 Orange. 00:30:23.171 --> 00:30:26.087 That's enough, it may be a bit strong. 00:30:32.408 --> 00:30:33.941 And then... 00:30:35.307 --> 00:30:37.374 Let's try apple. 00:30:49.260 --> 00:30:50.959 Just one slice. 00:30:59.744 --> 00:31:02.245 I'm going to try cinnamon. 00:31:06.161 --> 00:31:08.211 I'm going to grind it. 00:31:25.199 --> 00:31:26.550 Alright. 00:31:48.086 --> 00:31:50.269 Just a little bit... 00:32:02.707 --> 00:32:05.198 It makes a lovely sound, 00:32:10.347 --> 00:32:12.264 like dry leaves. 00:32:16.981 --> 00:32:18.246 Alright. 00:32:39.082 --> 00:32:41.399 So 3 ingredients... 00:32:46.167 --> 00:32:52.334 I'd like to try... blueberries. 00:32:59.220 --> 00:33:03.469 This will probably give a strong color 00:33:03.469 --> 00:33:04.884 to the tea. 00:33:15.039 --> 00:33:16.723 And finally, 00:33:22.355 --> 00:33:25.675 I could try cocoa, 00:33:30.099 --> 00:33:32.911 or maybe Goji berries, 00:33:33.331 --> 00:33:34.865 or ginger, 00:33:35.746 --> 00:33:38.234 but I'm going to choose vanilla. 00:33:46.615 --> 00:33:52.052 Just a few bits. 00:33:55.200 --> 00:34:01.152 3, 4, and 5. 00:34:09.151 --> 00:34:13.270 And I think it's enough. 00:34:15.304 --> 00:34:18.153 We don't to put everything we like 00:34:18.153 --> 00:34:19.887 in one blend. 00:34:23.231 --> 00:34:24.797 It would be too much 00:34:24.797 --> 00:34:27.547 and probably disappointing. 00:34:42.420 --> 00:34:46.983 And for this one I'm going to use 00:34:46.983 --> 00:34:49.635 a glass infuser. 00:34:52.586 --> 00:34:54.517 Just like this. 00:35:08.874 --> 00:35:11.240 Here we go. 00:35:29.963 --> 00:35:31.594 Alright, perfect. 00:35:47.633 --> 00:35:50.584 All I can smell for now is 00:35:51.233 --> 00:35:52.601 cinnamon. 00:36:32.291 --> 00:36:33.822 it's alright. 00:36:43.993 --> 00:36:46.694 Hot water and... 00:36:53.428 --> 00:36:57.311 Directly in the infuser. 00:37:19.679 --> 00:37:23.281 This time I'm going to wait 10 minutes. 00:37:23.981 --> 00:37:27.515 Since this infuser has no lid 00:37:27.515 --> 00:37:30.949 I hope it won't get too cold. 00:37:37.482 --> 00:37:40.941 Maybe I can add a bit of water. 00:37:47.143 --> 00:37:48.560 Alright. 00:38:01.311 --> 00:38:03.379 Let's wait. 00:38:22.633 --> 00:38:25.015 It's been 10 minutes. 00:38:42.494 --> 00:38:44.646 It doesn't seem too cold. 00:38:49.145 --> 00:38:52.130 This is a very light color again, 00:38:52.930 --> 00:38:56.929 but this is a nice golden color. 00:39:00.034 --> 00:39:02.946 And the main smell is apple here. 00:39:09.114 --> 00:39:12.031 I thought the bluberries would give 00:39:12.031 --> 00:39:14.381 some kind of purple color 00:39:14.381 --> 00:39:17.223 but it doesn't really matter. 00:39:19.397 --> 00:39:20.960 Let's see. 00:39:28.576 --> 00:39:30.828 It's really good. 00:39:34.429 --> 00:39:37.463 Blueberries are not present at all but 00:39:39.795 --> 00:39:48.197 I can taste vanilla and cinnamon of course. 00:39:49.481 --> 00:39:53.098 It makes me think of Christmas teas, 00:39:53.098 --> 00:39:54.831 very very good. 00:39:58.948 --> 00:40:02.984 And it's already sweet so it wouldn't require 00:40:02.984 --> 00:40:06.048 any honey or sugar in my opinion. 00:40:08.831 --> 00:40:13.800 Next time I might add more of orange, 00:40:16.720 --> 00:40:19.560 there is enough apple clearly but 00:40:19.560 --> 00:40:22.264 yes, orange. 00:40:28.776 --> 00:40:30.743 And I love cinnamon. 00:40:31.508 --> 00:40:35.193 Alright it might be the best of the 3. 00:40:42.745 --> 00:40:46.279 So, orange, vanilla... 00:40:53.514 --> 00:40:56.550 I think I can skip the blueberries. 00:41:00.330 --> 00:41:04.063 And maybe try cocoa next time. 00:41:38.472 --> 00:41:40.121 No blueberry. 00:41:44.321 --> 00:41:45.705 And, 00:41:48.057 --> 00:41:52.057 adding cocoa. 00:42:00.610 --> 00:42:03.808 And this could definitely make 00:42:03.808 --> 00:42:06.124 the perfect Christmas blend. 00:42:20.579 --> 00:42:24.964 Alright, so now I'm going to make 00:42:24.964 --> 00:42:27.881 more of this last blend 00:42:27.881 --> 00:42:30.312 and fill a few tea bags 00:42:30.312 --> 00:42:33.563 so I can enjoy it for the days to come. 00:42:34.764 --> 00:42:38.298 I hope you enjoyed this video 00:42:38.298 --> 00:42:40.336 and as always, 00:42:40.336 --> 00:42:44.130 I wish you a very good night.