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Sipdown, which I’m not enthusiastic about because I’m almost entirely out of coffee alternative blends. I made the last of this with oat milk and pumpkin spice honey. Very cozy and satisfying for a windy fall evening.

Side note: I tried to order more but the website seems to be down. Did Flyest close?

Day 25 of the 2024 Inoki advent calendar. This marks finishing off all of my 2024 advents, just in time for the 2025 season! I’ve already got a little stack of boxes for this year – Plum Deluxe’s Hannukah samplers and Tea Thoughts’ winter countdown. 52teas incoming. And I’m doing the advent swap. That feels like a good number – any more will be just about impossible for me to keep up with.
This reminds me of a Taiwanese high mountain oolong. There’s just a green lightness to it. A bit of light roast, and a bit of creaminess. Great choice to end the calendar on.

Day 24 of the 2024 Inoki advent calendar. This is such a clean rose. Very floral, very exactly what you expect from a rose tea, no unpleasant surprises. Since I love rose, this made me a happy camper. Plus I got multiple steeps out of it!

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

I feel like this is what a passionfruit/orange hard candy would taste like in hot liquid form. It’s not bad, necessarily, but a little weird as a hot drink. This would probably be better as an iced tea or tea soda.

2025 herbal/caffeine-free TTB

This might be my favorite Basilur! The peach and apricot are jammy and sweet, grounded by a rooibos that’s just woody enough to keep it from being candy-like. Yummy.

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!