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A strong peppermint that is still potent after many years in my quarantine jar (where all mint teas go so they don’t contaminate my fruity ones) because it was in a sealed plastic wrapper.

Nothing particularly notable since all peppermints are pretty much the same. It is stronger than some other peppermints I have tried.

I had two lovely cups of this tea today (one plain, one with a dash of unsweetened soy milk) and enjoyed both. I am your average rooibos enjoyer but I particularly love vanilla rooiboses. The woody mineral notes and the honey/sweet notes go so well with the aromatic vanilla.

What I like about this blend is that the rooibos has a lot of that sweetness I associate with honeybush, which is interesting. And the vanilla is quite intense, so you can rebrew it a second time and get a strong second cup.

My fist tea purchase of the year. Hopefully one of my only tea purchases this year. I found it at bulk barn of all places!

I really like the chamomile/spearmint combo. This has a nice dried herb (like the smell of dried sage and sweetgrass leaves) and slightly sweet finish. The blackberry leaves give a bit of natural sweetness. The chamomile is very present and I enjoy the flavour of it. I kind of like that chamomile has an almost nectar or honey flavour happening in it but also a bit like mango or pineapple.

I really can’t make out any vanilla at all, but I still enjoy it like the plain Sleepytime blend.

This is a decently strong plain Orange Pekoe type tea. Nothing too remarkable – some slightly bitter notes and a bit tannic. It brewed fairly strong. I enjoyed it with a dash of oat creamer. It seems fairly full-bodied but I would have liked some subtle smooth malty notes or even a bit creamy. Overall, not bad for a very old tea bag I needed to use up.

I’m working my way through the teas in the break room at work. This one is labelled as a black teas but is primarily rooibos. I’m confused as to how they missed that on the ingredient list.

There is a lot of rooibos flavour, so a bit woody and some minerals. I also taste some slight tannic bitterness from the orange peel and possibly the chocolate chips (if they are semi-sweet). I get a smell that reminds me of cheap dollar store chocolate (the waxy type with a heavy chocolatey scent). Overall not really a black tea but it made a nice latte with a dash of barista oat creamer.

Finishing off my misc. tea bags and this is on e that has been sitting around for years. The tea base is pretty good, but mild. I don’t taste any ginger but lots of peppermint. I would have thought it was only peppermint and a generic green tea. Not bad, and better with a splash of soy milk.

This is one of my all-time favourite teas. I did not buy a box this year because I still have a few teabags. To my delight, my new job had some teabags of this sitting in the communal tedabag area.

Not only did I land my new dream job with awesome pay, but they also pay us for a 30 minute tea and coffee break where we talk about science things. It’s incredible! AND I get to drink my favourite tea.

I have been drinking this nearly every day and have now used all of the tea bags, however I really enjoy this tea brewed hot (either plain, or with vanilla soy milk).

My teabag is labelled “Lemon ginger” and does not specify herbal revive as the produce line. But it is by Twinnings and was purchased several years ago directly from the Twinnings store in London. I’m not 100% sure this is the exact same blend as the listing.

I put this in a large water bottle (~750 mL) with cold filtered water and just left the teabag in for several refills of water. It can flavour about 2L of water, which is very impressive. It tastes a bit like a lemonade but without the sweetness. I did not find it overly sour, since it was coldbrewed. I’ve had this brewed hot and it steeps too sour and tart. But cold it makes a lovely iced tea (even if you don’t have any ice). The ginger could be a bit stronger but overall it is balanced. I can also taste what I think is lemongrass. It might just be the lemon zest with other herbs but either way it is very tasty.