Recently, I stumbled across a new local tea brand called ‘Teabirds‘. They had a very adorable Mother’s Day box for $20, and since my mom likes mint tea, my siblings and I decided to order a box for her!
To be honest, the payment process wasn’t the most seamless because I had to send them the money instead of just using my debit card, but it was totally worth it! The box was very adorable and I think for $20, very worth the money! The box consisted of a packet of tea, a bouquet of dried flowers, a hand-painted cup, and a card.
Here’s a closer look at the tea and cup:
Like I mentioned before, I ordered ‘The Cool Chick’ because my mother loves mint tea. When I opened this packet of tea, the smell of mint hit me immediately, which was a good sign. The tea was in a drawstring teabag, probably because it was hand blended. It’s my first time using a drawstring tea bag and I think it worked pretty well (no tea leaves fell out, at any rate).
For this tea, the peppermint taste was dominant and I didn’t really taste any green tea. But they did say that this is Vietnamese green tea so it could be that I’m just not familiar with its flavour profile. Plus the peppermint wasn’t overpowering, which made it was an enjoyable blend. Most importantly, the main tea drinker for this (aka my mom) loves the tea: she likes how the peppermint taste lingers in the throat. And if she likes it, then this present was a success.
Teabirds has a good concept and since my first purchase was a success, I’m looking forward to trying more teas from them. I just need an excuse to buy more teas.
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About Teabirds
Founded in November 2017, Teabirds is a relatively new tea brand started by two SMU students! Their teas are hand-blended and they don’t use any artificial flavouring.