Since we're stuck in hopefully one of the last cold and chilly spells in Chicago before summer arrives, I figured it was time to fire up the kettle and try another cup of Loyd Tea's Mulled Wine Tea with Honey and/or Grzaniec Kozacki. I had this a couple of months ago and found it a bit harsh, but now with some additional honey and an appropriate windy rainy 40 degree temperature backdrop, it was a unique but not unwelcome taste. The box that the tea comes in reveals various things -- that it's a Polish brand, that fur-hatted cossacks seem to be involved, and that it has a rooibos base with cinnamon and apple and "a hint" of alcohol. I can buy this tea around the corner but for others it might be difficult to find; I did, however, come across this sweetpoland.com website which sells the Mulled Wine and Honey Loyd flavor and wonderfully describes it as being like "Polish gentry - exuberant, dissolute, swaggering and eager for a brawl."
