United StatesOverview
Twelve pyramids and no doors: this is a presentation box to open on any evening. Teabloom, a glass teaware brand known for flowering teas, makes this box with plain pyramid sachets: six winter blends, two of each, in plant-based sachets sealed one by one.
The black teas are White Chocolate Peppermint, Spiced Pear and Wild Cinnamon Spice. The caffeine-free half is Festive Chai on rooibos, Mulled Spice and Cinnamon Plum, which also carries carob. The box is described as a beautifully illustrated gift box.
Teabloom says the blends are made in small artisanal batches. The shop notes possible traces of tree nuts. The box is $29.95 at teabloom.com, with free US standard shipping.
Taste & variety
The black teas carry the sweets. White Chocolate Peppermint pairs creamy sweetness with a crisp mint finish, Spiced Pear is orchard pear with warming ginger, and Wild Cinnamon Spice is deep cinnamon brightened with tangerine.
The caffeine-free half runs on rooibos and fruit: Festive Chai has chai spices and a gingery finish, Mulled Spice tastes of spiced wine with fruit and citrus, and Cinnamon Plum softens bold cinnamon with sweet plum and mellow carob.
The ingredient list includes white chocolate and cocoa pieces, dried fruit and citrus peel, and the box may contain traces of tree nuts, a line worth remembering when wrapping it for a stranger.
Packaging & gift appeal
It comes in a beautifully illustrated gift box, as the shop puts it, and it looks like a present before anyone has wrapped it, which is exactly the point of a presentation box.
Each pyramid is individually sealed, and the sachets are plant-based, with room for whole spices, fruit and leaves to expand in the cup. Steeping instructions are printed on the box.
Teabloom is better known for glass teaware and flowering teas, and the care shows in how tidy the box is.
What is in the box
Twelve individually sealed pyramid sachets, two each of White Chocolate Peppermint, Spiced Pear and Wild Cinnamon Spice (black teas) and Festive Chai, Mulled Spice and Cinnamon Plum (caffeine-free herbals), in an illustrated presentation box.
Key features
- Twelve sealed pyramid sachets, two of each blend
- Three black teas and three caffeine-free herbals
- Illustrated gift box
- Steeping instructions printed on the box
Our verdict
Twelve sealed pyramids in six winter blends, half of them caffeine-free, in an illustrated gift box. Pairs of each blend make it a box to share, and it is an easy present for a host, a colleague or a stocking.
What we like
- Half the box is caffeine-free
- An illustrated box that looks like a present already
- Pyramid sachets need no infuser
A few things to know
- Only two sachets of each blend, so a favourite runs out fast
- No flowering teas, the brand's best-known style
- May contain traces of tree nuts, worth checking before gifting
