Mighty Leaf Tea is an artisan tea company that sells regular and specialty teas in handcrafted tea pouches. Their tea is available for purchase at stores across North America and also via a very easy to navigate website.

The Experience

The first thing you notice about Mighty Leaf Tea are the very pretty and perfectly woven silk tea pouches. Intricately hand crafted, the pouches let the hot water seep into the fresh herbs and leaves within in order to create a five-minute pouch brew experience that rivals most steeped teas. The leaves and herbs themselves are fresh and aromatic — whether you buy them in the pouch or loose — so that every different kind of Mighty Leaf Tea (and there are several!) packs a ton of flavor into your cup.

The quality of the tea aside, one of the other strengths of Mighty Leaf Tea is the diversity of leaves and herbs that they have for purchase. Their website arranges all their teas by region, caffeine content, and type, and each tea has extensive information about its ingredients, history, flavor, and use.

The Mighty Leaf tea pouches are biodegradable and environmentally friendly, and their loose tea blends — while flavorful on their own — are perfectly suited for mixing with your own herbs before steeping.

The Gotchas

It is hard — actually, almost impossible — to say anything negative about the tea itself, so I’ll focus on the web ordering experience. While the website is easy to navigate, the shopping bag is still a clunky application and doesn’t allow for payment by PayPal. Other than that, there is very little to say about Mighty Leaf Tea that isn’t complimentary.

What It Costs

If you’re used to buying the cheap Tetley Orange Pekoe boxes, Mighty Leaf Tea might seem a bit expensive. For those of you that have purchased good tea before, Mighty Leaf is moderately priced and provides tons of value for the money. If you decide to purchase a pack of 100 pouches, you’re looking at spending just under $60 Canadian. You can also purchase loose leaves for a good price.

Recommended If You Like

Tea, hot beverages, silk pouches, fresh herbs, great packaging design, a great way to spend a solitary weekday evening.

This Unsolicited Testimonial has been inspired by (shamelessly stolen from?) Anil Dash’s series by the same name. Please see that post for more information and background.