This was my first year purchasing this, and I really enjoyed it. What I liked most was the surprise element. Many retailers make it very obvious what teas will be in their calendars (and I can appreciate that some people need to know what they're drinking), but I wanted to be completely surprised so I liked the elements that ensured that. It was fun to open up each package, smell it to try to guess, brew my cup, and then look at what it was after tasting.

Almost all of my favorite blends were green teas - I don't tend to gravitate toward greens and this made me think I should reevaluate that. It was neat to try teas that have flavor profiles I would be quick to disregard reading about online - some still didn't grab me taste-wise but I was still pleased regardless with the blends overall. The only one I definitely didn't enjoy was the coffee infused one - I drink tea because I dislike coffee ha. But the individually packaged portions made it easy to simply gift the second away to someone more appreciative.

I did order some of the teas when that opened up on Christmas, but at least one of them was on a clearance/to-be-discontinued sale. So if I'd have waited longer I'm not sure if it would have been available? And it's kinda hard to find these teas on the website. If they're exclusive blends you have to search for the 2024 advent calendar, not the individual teas; which makes shopping for them a bit clunky.

I saw a comment about hoping there could be tin-less options in the future, and I am intrigued by that. Year after year I'm not sure now many large tins like this I'd need to have, even though it is pretty!

I really enjoyed this and am now working my way through 2nd cups. My only comments for next year would be that it was a little disappointing that days 1 & 25 were black decaf instead of something exciting in the herbal theme. Also, it would be cool if the envelopes with suggested preparations could show if iced, latte, sweetener, etc. would be recommended. I'd say 90% of the teas were either something I'd buy separately or really enjoyed a cup or two!

Every year, I look forward to the teas in the Advent Calendar. It's a wonderful way to elevate my daily ritual to a seasonal celebration.

I have been getting the Plum Deluxe advent calendar for a few years now (I think this is year #4 for me?), and look forward to them every year as there are always some interesting teas in them. This year's calendar, however, felt underwhelming. There were about 3-4 teas that I rated higher, but overall the rest were pretty tame and a few of them tasted very similar to each other. Usually I have a hard time picking only a few teas to order more of from the advent calendar, but this year I will probably only get two (though I guess that's good for my wallet and my already large tea stash, haha.)
The tin is lovely, but hoping next year for a tea-only option.

Am loving it. So far have only 1 that I’m not to thrilled with. Have 2 favorites that I hope I can purchase after Christmas. This is so much fun to try a new one every day. My taste buds are happy.