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Sipdown. Astoundingly, this is still good even though I’ve had it for at least six years. Such good maple syrup aroma and flavor, with a bit of nuttiness to make it interesting. I miss A Quarter to Tea!

I got a migraine earlier today. Definitely suboptimal in the middle of the day when I still have a lot of work to do. So I immediately jumped into treatment mode – meds, lowering the lights, the whole deal. And I chose this tea to help. I’ve said before that I think the mint is way too strong, and I’m still sticking to that. But what it is useful for is being part of my migraine treatment plan. The intense mintiness helps relieve the pain a bit. Purely utilitarian, but sometimes that’s ok. Not every tea serves the same purpose.

Second sipdown of the day! Another coconut blend finished off before it could go bad. This makes such a phenomenal iced tea. This time I made it hot but mostly drank it after it had gone cold. I did overbrew the second steep by about twenty minutes, so there was a bit of dryness in the aftertaste, but that’s very obviously a result of user error. Brewed correctly, I found this to consistently be smooth, sweet, and creamy, with a big hit of coconut up front and a hint of pineapple tartness on the tail end. Hopefully this comes back next summer!

Another sipdown! I grabbed this from the Strange VariaTea TTB, so big thanks to whoever put it in there. I’m trying not to let teas with coconut in them sit around for too long so the coconut doesn’t have time to turn. Definitely hard to say goodbye to this one. It’s creamy, just the right level of sweet, and the coconut flavor is spot on. A possible restock for sure once I get my stash better under control.

Sad sipdown! Courtney generously sent me a sample of this. I loved it every time. It’s just such a perfectly sweet and juicy mulberry blend. Would totally restock this.

Sipdown! Thanks again to Courtney for sending me some of this! The sweet florals here are really hitting the spot today. I got a second steep out of the leaves but I may have steeped too long. The second steep was still good but definitely with a stronger bergamot note than the first.

Single-serving sipdown. I think this came with last year’s advent calendar? I’m not entirely sure how it came to be in my possession. I am sure that “carcadet” is really fun to say, so automatic points for that. This tastes like creamy raspberry jam. Like the filling in raspberry cookies, with an added creamy quality. The cream element is more pronounced when it’s hot, I think – as it cools, the creaminess fades into the background a bit. Would happily have this again.

One-sachet sipdown, I suppose. I don’t know, there’s something unsatisfying about calling it a sipdown when I only had one cup’s worth to begin with. I remain undecided on the question.
Pretty sure this came my way courtesy of the same friend who sent me the DF jasmine. Weirdly, I thought the dry leaf smelled a bit sweet and spearmint-y. It’s a very clear peppermint once steeped up though. Very cooling, with a hint of sweetness but not spearmint-y. One of the better peppermints I’ve had.

I was in the mood for a honeydew blend today! I do think that this one evokes honeydew milk tea. The honeydew is pretty candy-like; I agree with Roswell that there’s a bubblegum-y element to it. On its own I would probably find that unpleasant. The creaminess rounds it out though, making for a nice balance.

I’m not ready for summer to be over, so have been reaching for summery teas this weekend. This one is still delicious. I did two steeps in a giant mug and then couldn’t sleep all night. Whoops! I cold brewed the final steep and it made for an amazing iced tea. The spot-on fruity lychee flavor is refreshing. Stopped caffeinating early today though – lesson learned!