Plum Deluxe Advent Calendar – Day 24
My very last advent tea for 2020! And my tea of choice while watching The Polar Express tonight.
Meh, this one is pretty lame compared to other candy cane teas. I taste a lot of the base and the peppermint leaf, which makes it taste closer to a plain mint herbal tisane than a candy cane-flavored one. I do get a little bit of the slightly sharper and cooler peppermint flavoring as well. For some reason I’m also getting a subtle fruity note at the end of the sip, and I thought I saw a dried cranberry in my sample, which is odd given it’s not listed as an ingredient…
So it’s not great, mostly tastes like a decent mint tisane with some green rooibos mixed in.
As for the advent calendar, it was an interesting one. I agree with Mastress Alita that the amount per sample seemed to vary widely, and I think that’s because it was portioned to be the same weight per packet. Obviously that’s a mistake, especially for heavy fruit tisanes. There was a decent variety of bases, though I would have liked to see more green and white teas, and perhaps an oolong. It felt like a lot of herbals to me. Most of the teas were fine but nothing special, and I’m struggling to remember any that stood out to me. I liked the packaging with the little purple envelopes, and it was nice to see an unorthodox color. This calendar was $35, which seems quite affordable to me. It was nice to have an introduction to so many of Plum Deluxe’s teas without paying their usual (high) prices. I’m not sure if I would recommend it, though…
(today’s advent teas: https://www.instagram.com/p/CJMA9FugSnn/)
Flavors: Dry Grass, Herbaceous, Herbs, Mint, Peppermint, Smooth
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Yeah, after buying it two years in a row, I don’t see myself going back for a third year.
I’m glad it’s not just me!
I’m with ya. I feel mostly eh about it, but liked the chance to get to know the brand. I recall one white tea, Winter Wonderland and there was only one tea I’d consider adding to my cupboard which is the pecan tea.
Yeah, after buying it two years in a row, I don’t see myself going back for a third year.
I’m glad it’s not just me!
I’m with ya. I feel mostly eh about it, but liked the chance to get to know the brand. I recall one white tea, Winter Wonderland and there was only one tea I’d consider adding to my cupboard which is the pecan tea.