9 berries

just a berry kind of day, I guess

hot chocolate

coworker’s wife made some hot chocolate mix for the office – it is delightful!

let it snow

sample size smells divine. would def purchase separately, yum~

fireside mocha

I don’t like coffee and I don’t like chocolate in my tea . it doesn’t even smell good =/ edit: surprisingly, it tastes pretty good. way better than it smells.

roasted chestnut

y”all! this smells SO good! but the taste? doesn’t match up with the smell 😦 it’s not bad, but the smell is just so yum that the taste is disappointing

kava stress relief

I’d forgotten how great this smells! edit: subsequent servings double bagged and steeped for 7 mins at 205° F

japanese sencha

should’ve lowered the temp so kinda bitter. and no jasmine or anything to take the edge off. qq

north star

kinda citrusy kinda minty kinda ok edit: actually now that I’ve finished it (read: dumped it down the drain), it tasted kinda like watered down orange juice that tastes like it smells when it smells like it’s gone bad

broncaid tea

got this at the grocery store last week… smells like sweet dreams. tastes like sweet dreams too, with just a hint of a kick at the end. I like it a lot.

apple cider

ya’ll. this is so nice! I dunno how to describe it – clean? crisp? delicious.

merry mistletoe

I didn’t add any sugar and I can’t decide if I want to. it’s kinda tart but in a nice sort of way. it kinda reminds me of teavana’s dragonfruit devotion. yum~

witchy watermelon

I wanted a do-over after how good the sample was! I may have overdone it with how much tea I used (can see how the cup isn’t full) but I didn’t want to risk it being weak/watered-down yum!

stay well

it’s already shaping up to be one of those days so def gonna need a pick-me-up and this is just the thing!

forever frosty

it smells great but kinda tart.. needs a bit of sugar added imo, and will prolly add some on my next mug

witchy watermelon

it smells amazing but unfortunately the taste is rather watered down (though great so I wish it was properly strong). I need to start keeping an 8oz mug at the office for samples like these. I got the halloween countdown calendar from davidstea but since they’re in canada it took a while to get here….

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pure peppermint

smells nice. prolly gonna try a green tea + peppermint combo here shortly

too hot to drink atm but def smells like sweet dreams…

jasmine green tea

forgot to post my first mug but I like it. nice and floral and really takes the edge off green tea. considering doing one bag of plain green tea and one bag of jasmine green tea to see where it takes us. edit: it took us to a pretty nice spot, lol

focus

steeped at a much lower temp so it’s not bitter… but perhaps a bit overboard with the sugar lol. will try just 1 perfecteaspoon next time, hah

stay well

this is SO good y’all! def double bag it too, yum~

glazed lemon loaf

found a box of these in the kitchen pantry at the office while looking for disposable spoons. it’s pretty nice. smells amazing but did need a bit of sugar

forever nuts

first day without my partner in crime so I needed a pick-me-up

honey lemon ginseng

dreary weather and it’s kinda cold out so having some tea while studying

focus

kinda bitter… will prolly lower the steeping temp and add some sugar

calm stomach

been drinking sweet dreams for most of the week but I love the mild peach flavor and sharpness from the ginger of this one. just added a couple more of the bigelow benefits line to my grocery cart, hah!

sweet dreams

super comforting- like a warm blanket on my insides!

cotton candy

didn’t smell like cotton candy until the hot water hit it, but then def did! tastes like cotton candy too but now that it’s cooling it smells kinda like plastic =/

raspberry herbal

one of my former coworkers gifted me his bag of sachets when he left the company. it’s a raspberry kinda day /shiver

organic blueberry jam

it smells delightful but a but tastes a bit chemically so if I get it again I would steep at a lower temp. still pretty good, though