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I returned to try this blend again as I wanted to focus on the other ingredients (besides the lemongrass and mint). It was very spicy this time but not potent in actual ginger flavour because the mint covered it up. I couldn’t make out the other ingredients, sadly.

Steepster 2025 TTB Tea

This has a very pleasant jasmine aroma (very strong) and the tea has a light sweetness and savoury element like how broth is a bit savoury. Maybe it is the lack of bitterness combined with the strong tea flavour. It is very floral, but in a good way. It gives a really intense 3 steeps and I imagine it will keep going. The tea tastes very fresh, and the leaves are pretty (silvery hairy little leaves rolled into balls). Super smooth.

4-5 pearls in 350 mL or 450 mL mugs with hot (not boiling) water and they brew strong for several steeps. Steep time is under 2 minutes for most of my brewing sessions.

Finally catching up on my reviews!

This is a nice herbal that I wish I had more of. It is rooibos-heavy, but the blueberry/vanilla/elderberry combo is really nice. The rooibos gives it a woody mineral sweet honey flavour that pairs well with the fruity parts. The blueberry isn’t fresh blueberry – I’d say it is more like dried blueberries/dried fruit. Brewed strong is makes a nice latte or iced tea (especially sweetened slightly with some lemon)

As much as I enjoy decaf teas, this one seems a bit muted and it isn’t my favourite green base. I prefer no bitterness some a good depth of flavour. This one had a fairly typical green flavour but was bitter and reminded me of green beans and citrus with a tiny bit of sweetness and savoury notes. The brew was very light yellow. The second steep was better and it brewed a darker amber and had floral notes with light citrus.

I had this hot instead of iced, but it came in a large teabag packet (like 9 × 9 cm or so) and inside was a silkish sachet.

This is an ok green. There is some vegetal bitterness and some citrus peel flavour. I don’t get a lot of ginkgo but I can taste things other than just the green tea. It has that herb cupboard dried citron peel (not fresh zest) vibe to it (almost dusty pomelo ish). I enjoyed trying it but would not drink it again.

2025 Steepster TTB Tea

This has a high quality base, and it fairly malty and smooth. I get grainy notes. No sweetness at all from the tea. There are some cinnamon and vague pumpkin spice notes, but no pumpkin or buttery/cakey ones, which is what I was looking for. Even some vanilla would have been nice. Now, I did use just under a tsp of leaf for my cup (300 mL) since it is a small cup and I want to leave enough tea for the next person who receives the box. Maybe with more leaf it would have been a bit more well rounded. I tried brewing for quite a while (6 or 7 minutes) to compensate. I’m drinking this was a dash of unsweetened soy milk and wishing I had some agave or maple syrup to sweeten it with.

Lightly vegetal, some peppermint and very light buttery notes. I’m not getting chocolate or sweet desserty flavour at all. It’s fine, but not a dessert tea imo