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TTB 2025. This has lemon and mint notes up front. It’s surprisingly peppery at the tail end and in the aftertaste. I don’t really get the ginger as a distinct note but it might be blurring with the pepper. The flavors just don’t seem particularly harmonized somehow.

TTB 2025. Now this is a solid rooibos chai for me. The earthy turmeric and kicky ginger are well balanced. The clove isn’t hiding but also isn’t overly aggressive.

TTB 2025. This isn’t terrible but it’s also not great. I do like how ginger-heavy it is. It’s just missing something, I’m not even sure what.

TTB 2025. Creamy coconut, sweet maple, hint of vanilla. I can see the “custard” in the creaminess and the vanilla. I like this!

TTB 2025. Made with oat milk. Tart blueberry, yes. Almond, in a marzipan-y sense, yes. Streusel? Not so much. A berry latte feels a little weird; not bad, just atypical.

To get through sampling more teas from the 2025 TTB, I made a small cup of each one rather than a full-sized mug. Since I still have a bit of Cookie, I thought it would be fun to do a comparison with the Deb Cookie Butter in the TTB. Surprisingly, I think I prefer the Cookie Butter! Lupicia’s base tea is very brisk, which isn’t bad, it’s just how a lot of Lupicia black teas seem to be. The base on the Cookie Butter blends in with the flavoring more, which means that the creamy, sweet, cookie-ness can take center stage.
(cross-posted on both teas’ pages)

To get through sampling more teas from the 2025 TTB, I made a small cup of each one rather than a full-sized mug. Since I still have a bit of Cookie, I thought it would be fun to do a comparison with the Deb Cookie Butter in the TTB. Surprisingly, I think I prefer the Cookie Butter! Lupicia’s base tea is very brisk, which isn’t bad, it’s just how a lot of Lupicia black teas seem to be. The base on the Cookie Butter blends in with the flavoring more, which means that the creamy, sweet, cookie-ness can take center stage.

TTB 2025. I rather like this! I agree that it’s probably more “melon” than “prickly pear,” but I made it iced with sweetener and it’s quite refreshing that way. The tin also suggests adding a squeeze of lemon… maybe I need to just go get some lemons now…
Anyway, progress on the TTB slowed today because I, uh, can’t be trusted to use a toaster oven. Thankfully everything is ok and nothing actually caught fire. But there was a lot of smoke and that kept me out of the kitchen for a while (don’t worry, the TTB isn’t being stored in the kitchen so it’s still safe!). I should be able to keep chipping away at it tomorrow.

2025 TTB. Love me a coconut oolong, but this one is just ok. The coconut flavoring is tasty. I think it’s just that the base tea is finicky. I made two mugs of this and while I can confirm that it’s better with sweetener and careful monitoring of steep time, I don’t feel any great need to hold on to it.

The moment I opened the bag, it smelled so much like a candy cane. This isn’t the greatest peppermint I’ve ever had but it’s pretty good. Bright, minty, a tad sweet. My best guess is that this leaf is fresher than similar ones. It’s not whole leaves or bright green but definitely greener than the almost-brown peppermint from some other brands. Probably going to keep this one tbh.