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Day 5 of the Tea Thoughts summer countdown. I had a rough migraine this morning, so I was excited to see a mint tea (and from a new-to-me company, too!). Alas, that excitement was premature.
Since this is the first time I’ve had a tea from this particular company with their exact proprietary technique of binding tea into discs, I’m not going to give it a recommendation or rating. (Though I’m also not totally clear on how or why binding the disc with cellulose is meaningfully distinct from a traditional compressed tea, except that you’re now making cellulose part of the tea.) I did not like this tea, but I’m allowing for the possibility of user error somehow. My biggest objection is just that it tastes like I’m drinking peppermint oil (presumably that’s the “natural peppermint flavoring” in the ingredients). Perhaps that wouldn’t be as noticeable if I had done a short steep, but in this cup it’s extremely noticeable and unpleasant. The leaves themselves look a little odd in the steeper once they’ve unfurled. The best description I can find is that they look mushy somehow. I thought it might be related to the probiotics, but DavidsTea’s probiotic blend doesn’t look mushy in the steeper. My best guess is that its from the cellulose binding. Would not drink this tea again, but would be open to trying others from this company to see if I like those better.