Tea type
Black Tea
Ingredients
Not available
Flavors
Acidic, Cooling, Herbaceous, Menthol, Metallic, Mint, Peppermint, Sweet, Tannic, Vanilla, Brisk, Malt
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Bulk, Loose Leaf, Tea Bag
Caffeine
High
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Edit tea info Last updated by Cameron B.
Average preparation
195 °F / 90 °C 4 min, 15 sec 17 oz / 492 ml

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  • “Sipped with additions in bed this morning. I’ve started a habit of making myself a cup of tea (usually with milk & sugar) and going back to bed for an hour or so after I feed the puglets at...” Read full tasting note
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  • “This sample came from my friend who buys their winter teas every year. This is better than I anticipated! I typically don’t like peppermint teas with any actual tea in it (I like pure peppermint...” Read full tasting note
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From Murchie's Tea & Coffee

Robust black tea, creamy vanilla, and cool peppermint captures the sensation of frosty winter mornings.

Waking up to the sight of frost outside your bedroom window means the winter season is almost here!

Stay toasty by the fireplace with a mug of hot tea in one hand and a good book in the other. First Frost is a blend of robust black teas, aromatic vanilla, and refreshing peppermint. Sugar pearls blended into the tea is reminiscent of dew drops hanging from evergreen leaves. Add milk and sweetener for a delicious latte!

Tea Bag Ingredients: black tea (Ceylon), peppermint, natural and artificial flavouring

Loose Tea Ingredients: black tea (Ceylon), peppermint, sugar pearls, natural and artificial flavouring

About Murchie's Tea & Coffee View company

Since 1894, Murchie’s has been importing and blending the finest quality teas from select gardens around the world. As the decades have passed, the art of tea blending and tradition of excellence are handed down along with the old recipes. Today, Murchie’s offers traditional products and classic blends while also developing new combinations for a new generation of tea drinkers. We are proud to provide blends for events and occasions, from local landmarks to national observations and royal milestones.

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Sipped with additions in bed this morning. I’ve started a habit of making myself a cup of tea (usually with milk & sugar) and going back to bed for an hour or so after I feed the puglets at 7:00. Really been enjoying that extra time to wake up a bit and scroll on my phone or read.

Anyway! I do think I prefer it this way, as the creaminess of the oat milk and a touch of raw sugar brought out the vanilla notes much more. However, this does have a prominent peppermint leaf herbaceousness to it, and to me, that part is a bit odd with milk.

Will definitely sip through the pouch, but this one won’t be a reorder for me. To be fair, I am almost always disappointed in these “Santa’s Secret”-style peppermint & vanilla black teas. And yet, I feel compelled to keep trying them LOL. I guess I can’t really blame the tea at that point! XP

Flavors: Herbaceous, Mint, Peppermint, Sweet, Vanilla

Preparation
200 °F / 93 °C 3 min, 0 sec 4 tsp 16 OZ / 473 ML
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This sample came from my friend who buys their winter teas every year.

This is better than I anticipated! I typically don’t like peppermint teas with any actual tea in it (I like pure peppermint leaf) but I think the Ceylon adds to the flavour here. I added a splash of vanilla soy milk and it cut the tannin bitterness. The black base has a lot of malty flavour, which makes this a great breakfast tea. The peppermint is quite strong, despite having very little peppermint leaf in the looseleaf mix.

While it is not something I would keep in my cupboard, I enjoyed this cup and would drink it again.

Flavors: Malt, Mint, Peppermint, Tannic

Preparation
185 °F / 85 °C 8 min or more 2 tsp 19 OZ / 550 ML
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Cameron B.
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I’m waffling on an order of their fall and holiday teas…

Arby
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Some of their blends are great. Baker Street Blend is one of my favourites. The Pomegranate rooibos is nice too. Canadian Breakfast is one of my favourites of all time. Sugar Maple, Hatley Castle, and Government Street are all excellent too.

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