Whittard Dreamtime Instant Tea

After a stressful day at the office how do you relax and unwind to get into the right frame of mind for a good night’s sleep? Sometimes I have a nice long bath with candles and a glass of wine. However there are times when this is not practical. When I need to get into the right frame of mind for sleeping I drink a cup of Whittards of Chelsea Dreamtime instant tea. It is a really good alternative to hot chocolate when you are not in a milky drink ...
...Dreamtime instant tea is a honey, vanilla and apricot flavoured relaxing tea from those specialists of hot drinks Whittards of Chelsea. It comes in a very attractive 500 gram tin and can be bought at Whittards, from their website and for those of you who do not live near a branch of Whittards, in Tesco. The tins are Five pound each but you can usually get three tins for twelve pound in Whittards.

The Tin

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After a stressful day at the office how do you relax and unwind to get into the right frame of mind for a good night’s sleep? Sometimes I have a nice long bath with candles and a glass of wine. However there are times when this is not practical. When I need to get into the right frame of mind for sleeping I drink a cup of Whittards of Chelsea Dreamtime instant tea. It is a really good alternative to hot chocolate when you are not in a milky drink mood!

What is it?

Dreamtime instant tea is a honey, vanilla and apricot flavoured relaxing tea from those specialists of hot drinks Whittards of Chelsea. It comes in a very attractive 500 gram tin and can be bought at Whittards, from their website and for those of you who do not live near a branch of Whittards, in Tesco. The tins are Five pound each but you can usually get three tins for twelve pound in Whittards.

The Tin

Without going into too much detail the tins is a joy to have on display in your kitchen. It is decorated with stars and moons. There is a Wake Up tea in the same range that has a happy sun decorating its packaging. Together they look really nice and compliment each other. . Anyway onto more important things!

The contents.

On opening the blue lid of the tin you are greeted by granules rather than tea leaves. These granules are pale peach in colour and each individual granule is similar to send in size and texture. On giving the contents a sniff I am greeted by a faintly sweet smell with perhaps a tiny hint of fruit

Making the tea up.

The packet says that this tea can be drunk hot or cold. Other teas in this range are nice served cold as iced tea but I would say this one is best served hot. I add the recommended three heaped teaspoons to my mug, and then add boiling water! It mixes well to produce a honey coloured clear liquid with none of the granules floating about

The smell

For the second time I take a sniff of the now ready tea. It does not smell like tea, not even the herbal or fruit infusions you get. It smells very sweet with a hint of fruit. .No wonder, the main ingredient of his drink is sugar.

Once it has cooled down a little I get to taste the tea. It does not taste like tea although it does contain tea extract. The first thing that hits you is the sweetness. Due to the sugar and honey flavouring Dreamtime instant tea s ultra sweet. It is a very smooth drink. Perhaps this is the vanilla or honey or even the chamomile oil. I presume the camomile is used for its relaxing properties. The apricot is not apparent at first but as you drink work your way through the drink it become stronger. It’s a really nice comforting taste which is great for jut before bed but I am not sure it is for everyone. I am sure some people would find it far too sweet. I was also disappointed to note only flavourings were used instead of vanilla essence, honey or apricot puree or juice. The three heaped teaspoons as quoted on the tin gives about the right strength for this drink. Any less and it would be weak and watery and any stronger and it would be far too sweet and a threat to people’s teeth. After drinking this I notice there is no gunk at the bottom of my cup. That is great although you do get a sugary deposit if you use too much. I also feel quite relaxed and in the right frame of mind for sweet dreams. I think this might be a psychological effect rather than an actual effect as you feel relaxed as it is supposed t be a relaxing drink if that makes sense.

The price of the tin may sound expensive but this stuff does last quite a long time. We drink this most nights and it tends to last between four and six weeks. The drink contains 40 calories and no fat. The tea can be bought in 12 other flavours to suit all moods and seasons including mulled wine, English fruits, vitality, lemon and lime and mango and passion fruit

Whittards of Chelsea’s Dreamtime instant tea is a great way to lead you to sweet dreams as long as you have a very sweet tooth.
 

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