1443 Tasting Notes
Sipdown. This blend has held up surprisingly well despite being… gosh, at least five years old. The honeydew flavor is still sweet and juicy, the lapsang adds just a touch of smokiness, and the peppermint really ties it together. A Quarter to Tea is one of those companies that really had a knack for creative and well-executed flavors!
2025 herbal/caffeine-free TTB
I’ve had a very mean migraine for the past few days, so I haven’t been able to ship out the box. Sorry, folks! Hopefully tomorrow. On the up side, the box had this ginger and Herbs Botanica’s turmeric in it. I mixed them together and gave it a long steep. The result is a good balance of earthiness from the turmeric, bite from the ginger, and even a bit of sweetness. Here’s hoping it helps with the migraine! Definitely keeping these – we go through ginger tea pretty quickly in our home.
Marking a sipdown. I was definitely rationing this one, but it’s time to say goodbye while the blend is still tasty. The clove has gotten a little more prominent as some of the other flavors faded with time. Optimal as a latte, delicious with no add-ins, perfect for today’s cool fall weather.
2025 herbal/caffeine-free TTB
Website issues ate my note yesterday. I don’t feel like reconstructing it. Basically, this was good with oat milk and honey. Clove, cinnamon, and ginger notes were assertive and well balanced. Solid rooibos chai, especially for a teabag.
2025 herbal/caffeine-free TTB
Ooh, this is a fun one. Very syrupy with that sweet, tart, dark berry taste – without tipping over into medicinal. I allowed half of it to cool and added seltzer. That made for a tasty tea soda!
2025 herbal/caffeine-free TTB
This one falls into the “it’s fine but I don’t love it” category. The woodsy rooibos and tart lime flavors are nice. The honey just tastes… off, though. Almost medicinal. It reminds me of a honey vanilla chamomile teabag I had years ago and didn’t like for the same reason, although now I can’t find that tasting note or remember which one it was.
2025 herbal/caffeine-free TTB
This tastes like strawberry candy, with a hint of cucumber at the end of the sip. I’m not really getting any mintiness. Unfortunately, it’s just overall too tart to really be enjoyable. Maybe a super short steep would be better?
Sipdown! Pretty sure this came as a sample with last year’s advent calendar order? Or was that the year before? Or did someone send this to me? Honestly, I can’t remember where this came from. But I was very tired today so maté seemed like a good idea. The cacao flavor is very nice – slightly bitter in the way dark chocolate is, with the almond flavor coming in during the second half of the sip. Basically a tea version of dark chocolate-covered almonds. And I got two good steeps out of it!
Here’s hoping I’m able to sleep tonight now…
