Any Tea with a Licorice taste?
i have an idea for a blend, but in order for it to get the taste i want, i need a tea with Licorice taste, or something close to it, any help would be great!!
licorice root or star anise are good choices.
Try the local health food store.
Try the local health food store.
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Agastache would be my choice.
http://www.theherbaltouch.com/articles/herbgard.html
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I have some in the garden, but have yet to see if they will survive the Winter.Anise-hyssop (agastache foeniculum) is a very pretty perennial that makes a great tea, especially if you like the taste of licorice. The first year I grew anise-hyssop, my one plant was not enough but, I quickly found out that a whole row was too much. Oh the fun of gardening!
Should be quite hardy and it self sows freely, the new tops make the best tea.Herb_Master wrote:Agastache would be my choice.
http://www.theherbaltouch.com/articles/herbgard.html
I have some in the garden, but have yet to see if they will survive the Winter.Anise-hyssop (agastache foeniculum) is a very pretty perennial that makes a great tea, especially if you like the taste of licorice. The first year I grew anise-hyssop, my one plant was not enough but, I quickly found out that a whole row was too much. Oh the fun of gardening!
Even better when mixed with other mints.
Lives quite well in my Connecticut garden, winter lows of -10F
Licorice root does not taste like licorice. Only star anise does. As a matter of fact, the "licorice" in licorice root is a misnomer for the glucose meaning term "glycerrise" (sp?): sweet tasting. As to taste, licorice root is actually a stick that has a very sweet taste and provides throaty relief by coating a well irritated throat.woozl wrote:licorice root or star anise are good choices.
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You might like this one called Lady Orchid - it is ginseng and licorice.
http://www.teacuppa.com/Lady-Orchid-Oolong-Tea.asp
The taste is very mind though, still it's a nice tea.
http://www.teacuppa.com/Lady-Orchid-Oolong-Tea.asp
The taste is very mind though, still it's a nice tea.
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Be cautious if you use actual licorice root, since it can lead to increases in blood pressure and other health problems. If you want to use actual licorice as an ingredient (and especially if you have hypertension), try to get deglycyrrhizinated liquorice to avoid this problem.
Or, just buy star anise.
Or, just buy star anise.
I have had pure licorice root (dried) to chew on and also tea made only out of licorice root. I did think it tasted licorice, however very sweet, just as you say.tjkoko wrote:Licorice root does not taste like licorice. Only star anise does. As a matter of fact, the "licorice" in licorice root is a misnomer for the glucose meaning term "glycerrise" (sp?): sweet tasting. As to taste, licorice root is actually a stick that has a very sweet taste and provides throaty relief by coating a well irritated throat.woozl wrote:licorice root or star anise are good choices.
Try the local health food store.
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