Organic India's Tulsi - Pomegranate Green

So it being 11:30 AM New Years Day, I thought I'd start off rehydrating with a randomly chosen tea. I chose Organic India's Tulsi - Pomegranate Green.

Initial observations:

Damn this puppy smells good, but it looks the same as yesterday's tea, so once again 0/10 for presentation. If this tastes bad, it could possibly be either that the tea is also another gross one, or my mug is the thing that tastes bad. Hmm, note to self: should fix tomorrow.

Look at it, just sitting there, staring at me. I just need five
more minutes to psych myself up enough to drink it. Grrr

First thoughts on the first sips:

Tastes like watered down pomegranate, even though I don't actually know what that is or what one tastes like; it's like a shy child asking a question meekly to a scary teacher. Apparently this contains caffeine so it might get me out of this New Years Day slump where I've had three hours sleep and enough alcohol to sterilise a small nation's medical utensils.  

Many sips later:

I kind of don't know why I'm still drinking this, I mean it's basically just hot water, which I'm not particularly fond of, maybe I just don't want to waste it, maybe if I keep drinking it I'll finally get the joke that everyone else seems to be in on but me.

Modifications:

Added the only cordial we had: lemon, lime and bitters, about a tablespoon. Considerably better.

Recommendation: 

The only time I would recommend this is if you were a death row worker, and you wanted to play a cruel joke with a prisoners last meal.

Final words:

Right now I'm thinking the common denominator is tea being too weak for my taste, because I'm not having the tea bag in long enough. I will fix this for tomorrow.

Twinings' Herbal Infusions - Pure Peppermint

Initial observations:

The liquid inside my big blue mug, or BLUG looks like someone who hasn't drunk water in several days and has only stayed hydrated on orange Gatorade, urinated inside of it.

BLUG in action; stay away from BLUG, Mum!

First thoughts on the first sips:
Lacklustre, weak, and I regret throwing the tea bag after only 5 minutes soaking in the water. I would actually rather be drinking watered down toothpaste because that would give me the peppermint snowstorm I pictured hailing down upon my tongue. Out of all the teas I currently have, this one smelled the best, but has been my first misstep; I assume the first of many more daily tea-related mistakes I have dedicated myself to making over the next month or so.


Many sips later:
God, you think after it cools down a bit it might get better, but tea is really a drink best served hot, and even then I’m not really having much fun.


Modifications:
I added peppermint Mentos, didn’t help much, so I begrudgingly ate the tea-soaked Mentos and quickly chased the feeble Twinings Pure Peppermint with a glass of Eggnog. Merry. Fucking. Christmas.


Recommendation: 
DO NOT BUY. If you are really dying for a quick blast of mint in your mouth, don’t buy Twinings Herbal Infusions - Pure Peppermint, just reach under your seat in a public place and pull out the first bit of dried chewing gum you find. Then pop it in your mouth, chew, rinse and put it right back. After all, it’s a public service not utilised enough these days, and I hear Singapore don't even offer it.