GermanyOverview
The 24 teas: Alpenpanorama, Orange Salbei, Schwarze Johannisbeere, Rosmarin Himbeere, Ingwer Tee, Creamy Chai, Vietnam Mao Feng, Guten Morgentee, Green Apple, Ingwer Zitrone Rooibos, Green Spirit, Innere Gelassenheit, Ayurveda Pur, Bratapfel Zimt, Minze Himbeere, Chai Gewürz Tee, Kalahari Natürlich Rooibos, Familientee, Herbstzauber, Abendkräuter, China Genmaicha, Winterhaustee, Pfirsich Lavendel and Weihnachtstee.
Types run from herbal and fruit teas through black, white and green tea to rooibos and chai. The shop says the blends contain no flavour enhancers, preservatives, flavourings, colourants or additives. Each jar sits in a numbered box with a window in the form of a typographic T, and a leporello card gives preparation tips for each tea.
The outer box is black natural board with black and bronze hot-foil embossing, from an idea by Clormann Design, and the shop lists a German Design Award and two Red Dot Awards. Fill quantity is 250 g, filling weight 238 g.
Taste & variety
The twenty-four are a wide shelf. The herbals lead: Alpenpanorama, Rosmarin Himbeere, Minze Himbeere, Innere Gelassenheit, Guten Morgentee and Abendkräuter, which suggests the maker thought carefully about the hour of day. Black comes in Orange Salbei and Schwarze Johannisbeere, white as Vietnam Mao Feng, green as China Genmaicha and Pfirsich Lavendel.
Three rooibos, Bratapfel Zimt among them, and two chai, plus Winterhaustee and Weihnachtstee for the season. The shop says there are no flavourings, preservatives, colourants or additives, and the list holds more herbal infusions than black tea, so this is closer to a tea cupboard than a caffeine delivery system.
Packaging & gift appeal
The outer box is black natural board finished with black and bronze hot-foil embossing, 320 x 225 x 44 mm, and Clormann Design is credited with the idea. Inside are 24 numbered boxes, each with a window cut in the shape of a typographic T, and in each box a numbered 30 ml glass jar with a screw cap.
The shop lists the German Design Award and two Red Dots. The glass is the clever part: the jars refill, so the calendar survives December.
What is in the box
24 teas in numbered, refillable 30 ml glass jars with screw caps, each in its own numbered box with a T-shaped window, plus a leporello card of preparation tips, in a 320 x 225 x 44 mm gift box. Fill quantity 250 g.
Key features
- 24 loose leaf teas in refillable 30 ml glass jars
- Black natural board box with bronze foil, 320 x 225 x 44 mm
- Numbered boxes with a T-shaped window for each door
- Assembled by hand in Germany, without plastic
Our verdict
The most designed calendar in the lot, and the jars make the design useful. It is herbal-led, so someone who wants a month of strong black tea will be underserved. For a gift recipient who keeps things, it is the right object.
What we like
- 24 loose leaf teas in resealable glass jars
- An award-winning black box with bronze foil
- A wide mix of herbal, black, white, green, rooibos and chai
- Made without flavourings or additives, assembled by hand in Germany
A few things to know
- A high price for 24 small jars
- Traces of nuts, sulphites, soy and milk are possible
- Delivery only to Germany and Austria
Questions about MEIN GENUSS Tea Advent Calendar
What is in MEIN GENUSS Tea Advent Calendar?
24 doors. 24 teas in numbered, refillable 30 ml glass jars with screw caps, each in its own numbered box with a T-shaped window, plus a leporello card of preparation tips, in a 320 x 225 x 44 mm gift box.
