Mira Bar-Hillel
29 October 2012
What: Mirabilia organic olive leaf tea (£4.99/30g pack)
Where from: Branches of Planet Organic, Whittards of Chelsea or OLeafT.com
Taste assessment: Olives are a bit like Marmite, and even fans of the little green or black chaps may recoil at the thought of drinking them. But olive leaves are different and steeping them in boiling water is a pleasant surprise. A small pinch of the unlikely-looking leaves goes a long way and the tea is pale and delicate with a kind of generic “herby” taste – and no aftertaste, as well as no caffeine or tannin. I’d say it was perfect for people who believe in drinking a lot of hot water – and it won’t stain the cup or your teeth.
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