Southport Tea

The TTB is here!! Yay for tea mail!
I like the lavender and mint in this blend, but the pea flower not so much. It’s less bitter as it cools, but this one is just a miss for me. Thanks for adding it to the box, glad I got to try it

TTB. Something just bloomed, and it hates me. I honestly thought I had a cold. But I stopped sniffling as much after a while when we closed the windows so… Thankful, I am fully stocked on Benifuki and elderberry. Good for colds and allergies.

Dry aroma: Very herbal and a bit medicinal. It has that same type of nose-clearing ability as camphor.
Flavor: Slight vanilla, a bit of candied lemon. Medicinal.
Wet Liquor: Very dark blue. Very pretty.

Steepster 2025 TTB tea

I expected this to be yet another generic mint herbal blend but really enjoyed how balanced the lavender and floral notes are with the other ingredients. The lemon balm is very fresh and I can taste some chamomile too. I enjoyed this more than I expected to. It also brews a vibrant blue-purple.

TTB 2025. This is fine. It tastes like most chamomile-lavender blends, with a mild menthol cool that lingers afterwards and a little more earthiness than in a standard chamomile-lavender. The butterfly pea flower feels out of place here – the blue color is less “fun” in this case and more “clashes with the flavor.” It does make me want to add some lemon to see what that does to the flavor, but we haven’t got any lemon at home at the moment.