Bluebird Tea Co. Advent Calendar — Day 19 — White Christmas tea bag



It’s the second ghost of Christmas Past  —  White Christmas.



Ingredients: Chinese white tea, Apple pieces, cranberry,  Hibiscus, Rosehip, orange peel, Cocoa shells, Morello cherries, Rose petals, Flavour.

They describe it thus:

Apparently everyone is dreaming of a white Christmas… One full of white tea, white chocolate and Morello cherries by any chance? No?! Well, you sure will be once you've tried this brand new limited edition Christmas blend. Packed full of juicy cherries + white chocolate chunks, this tea is sure to be top of your Xmas gift list! 

Just as the Mulled Wine was brought back for the day yesterday, so Bluebird have resurrected White Christmas for one day only and made it the advent calendar tea bag of the day.

The first thing to say about this tea is that it smells absolutely fantastic, with the most mouth-watering cherry smell that transfers in colour to the mug.

This isn’t a particularly strong flavoured tea though, nor does it become bitter (fortunately), so I left the bag to brew for at least 5 minutes, probably more as I wasn’t really checking (they recommend 3) and then I left it in the mug while I drank the tea.

The taste is pleasant and I was able to drink it without sugar, although the next time I try it I will add a teaspoon of white sugar or honey as I think this will make the cherry flavour pop more. It’s the sort of tea that I could drink quite a lot of without feeling bloated or sick and that’s always a good thing.

I’ve got more on order as I bought the 5 Ghosts of Christmas Past set, featuring the 5 teas being offered each day this week (and there’s free delivery on it at the moment) and I suspect that I’ll be drinking most of it in one go.


A subtle blend but definitely one worth checking out.

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