Can I smoke tea in a pipe?

I'm not your typical smoker.I don't smoke cigs but when I do smoke, I prefer smoking honduran cigars. Recently, I've gotten into pipe smoking because I realized that i can smoke a fraction of the tobacco for longer periods. I like both sweet and darker flavors. I was smoking a honduran mint in my pipe but I couldn't quite taste the mint. A friend of mine suggested trying to use mint tea in my pipe as it has no tobacco and higher taste. Does this actually work?