This will contain information and my thoughts on all the teas in my collection
Now, admittedly, I did drink this faster that it probably should have been.
This is a Tea co Brenner Tea from Aldis.
I did enjoy this one, its a good balance of chocolate, caramel and black tea. If I hadn’t been at work when I had it, I’d have probably had it while reading a book .
The notes of caramel and chocolate blend nicely with the the black tea, a lot more than I actually expected them too.
This came out of the Adagio Advent calendar pre-made in a triangular tea bag.
It definitely smells of fruit. The liquid is a mauvy/pink.
I can get bits of apple and red berries as its infusing.
This is a herbal tea with little to no caffeine. I’m also not adding anything to it.
Taste wise, its a light tea. I find it pleasant. It does remind me of a Spanish sangria, just without the alcohol.
I have another Tea Co Brenner Tea today. I have discovered that this is the Aldis Brand Tea.
It definitely smells like a chocolate strawberry.
Taste was very subtle, but there. I definitely enjoyed this one.
So this is not one from my advent calendar.
It is from my mom’s advent calendar.
Before brewing, the scents reminds me of warm sugar cookies.
After brewing its definitely giving cookie flavor. Which I was not expecting given that it is a black tea.
I did use slightly to much water longer brew time than is recommended, as I had this at work and not with my usual brewing set up.
All that said, this in one I would drink on a regular basis.
I will update this when I get home and figure out how to obtain more.
As a reminder, I do not get paid for these.
I’ve decided to try something new for 2025, a Tea Advent Calendar.
I will be honest, I’m not a pumpkin spice girl.Â
That being said, as dry ingredients, this has a very strong pumpkin spice scent, with cloves being the strongest of the spice scents.
I did the recommended 5 min brewimg time using water from an electric kettle.
Once brewed, it tasted of black tea and cloves. The pumpkin spice flavor didn’t really show up until after the brew had begun to be more cold than hot and during the afterrtaste phase of the tea.
Overall, its not a bad tea.Â
Isn’t one I would like to aquire more of? Not really, but it’s a decent tea.
This is the Fabled Foliage Flavor from Many Worlds Tavern for January.
From the website:
Flutterfronds • Some aeronauts will deploy small, mesh nets on the crow’s nests of their ships in hopes of catching flutterfronds: little leaves that grow upon aptly named floatferns. These weightless plants are blown about at the whim of Cielaterran winds, kept alive by hyperactive photosynthesis not seen in any other flora.
When flutterfronds and floatferns stop being tousled about by wind and thus stop losing their quickly growing leaves, their extreme photosynthesis continues, causing a rapid ripening of a leaf into a copper- and brass-colored pome fruit, similar to that of an apple.
The fabled foliage flavor is made in a limited batch and as of the writing on this, has already been sold out.
This tea is a rooibos based tea, with honeybush, organic apple bits, and organic marigold flavoring.
Its a very mellow tasting tea, but not unpleasant.
 So the first tea of 2025 is an Earl Grey.
This should surprise no one.
I will be honest, after my experience with the Spice and Tea Exchange’s Chocolate Black Tea, I was not that hopeful about the taste of another chocolate tea.
That being said, I’m glad that I was proven wrong about this one. I thoroughly enjoyed it. I will be adding this one to my list of ones I need to have on hand year round.
If you would like to try it for yourself, it can be purchased here.
As always, I do not get paid for these reviews. i do them simply because I want to.
Trying a new tea company today.
This particular tea is available as part of their Winter Tea collection.
It can be purchased here in sample, 8oz and 26oz sizes.
The tea definitely invokes the scents and taste of a traditional Hot Toddy. The website actually does provide a recipe that includes adding honey, lemon juice, and bourbon to make it a real Hot Toddy.
I will be the first to admit that I am not a fan of Hot Toddies but I’m also not a big bourbon fan either.
That said, I do like this tea. It has a could fruit mix and is a good choice of cold weather.
Also, I think this is the only tea I’ve ever had with a suggested steep time of 5-10 min.

*Disclaimer: I am NOT being paid to write this, or any other tea review. I write them because i want to, and because it makes it so I’m actually drinking the teas in my collection.*
Trying something new today.
To be fair, I actually got this last month, but I haven’t had a chance to try it until today.
This tea was October’s Fabled Foliage Flavor. It arrived in a box that also contained, a card with a backstory, a 5E compatible spell card, stickers and dice. They have 1000 of the Fabled Foliages each month. They are available individually for about $30 or as a subscription service for $27 a month.
If you would like to order the November Fabled Foliage Box, it can be found here. It is a White Tea Chai Blend. I will be doing a review on this one as well when my box arrives. They also have have other teas, coffee and DnD related merch available for purchase.
This is a Rooibos based tea that contains honeybush, cinnamon, marigold, cloves, and ginger. All of the main ingredients are organic. It does not contain caffeine.
Scent-wise: it reminds me of the fall drinks, like spiced apple cider or pumpkin spice.
Taste-wise: it is exactly what I expect from a fall drink. I will admit, I was somewhat apprehensive about trying this one, as rooibos teas are not my favorite, but I really do enjoy this one.
Today’s tea is a subtle earl grey from Friday Afternoon Teas.
This is part of their Signature House Collection.
I promise I have other brands of tea, I’m just on a fixation at the moment. Also, I am not getting paid for any of these endorsements.
I’ve made no secret about the fact that i am, absolutely, an Earl Grey Tea kind of girl. I’m also not a big fan of lavender in tea, as most of the time I find is very overwhelming.
This time however, I was pleasantly surprised. The lavender is there, but it is very, very subtle. I enjoyed this tea, alot. So much so that I forgot that I should be writing down my thoughts on this as I was drinking it and ended up making a 2nd cup.
I do plan on getting the largest bag of it that they have available.
