The Oolong Drunk
- Mar 26

The Best Mint Tea in the Tea Industry

Hello hello!

Around September of 2022 (18 months ago), I quietly took on the task of tasting as many mint teas as I possibly could. As of now, I've tried and tasted 54 mint teas! I tried pure mint tisanes, mint-based blends, and various other mint-oriented teas that the industry has to offer.

Why did I do this? I honestly don't know. It was a compulsive action that had little-to-no thought going into it. This might be very left-field for many of my readers, and honestly, it's surprising to me too.

Which mint teas did I try? Which mint teas are the best of the best?

Below is my comprehensive list of categories of mint-based teas that I’ve tried over the past year, and at the end, will reveal the best mint tea that I enjoyed the most.

Categories are broken down by three sub-categories, and the winners of the categories were selected by the following factors,

Mint flavor profile
The aroma-to-taste ratio (does the mint taste as strong as the smell?
Freshness
Natural sweetness
Quality
Accessibility & Affordability

At the end, two grand-prize winners will be announced. They will win nothing, besides the gratitude of knowing that a Colorado gay favors them.

Note: Multi-flavored mint-infused tea blends will be omitted from this list, as there are way too many to obtain to completely rank/judge for this list. So if you’re a fan go chocolate mint or watermelon-mint teas, I’m sorry to say that you wont see them on this list!

Anywho, let’s move forward!

Grocery Store Brand Mint Teas:

Walmart: Great Value, Peppermint Herbal Tea
Target: Good and Gather, Mint Tea
HyVee: Decaf Peppermint Green Tea
Traitor Joes: Decaf Peppermint Green Tea
Kroger, Private Selection: Peppermint Herbal Tea
Whole Foods, 365 Whole Foods Market: Peppermint Herbal Tea
HEB: Caffeine-Free Peppermint Herbal Tea Bags
HEB Organics: Caffeine-Free Peppermint Herbal Tea
Meijer: Peppermint Tea
Wegmens: Just Peppermint Herbal Tea
Sprouts: Organic Peppermint Herbal Tea

Winner: Traitor Joe’s Decaf Peppermint Green Tea

Mainstream Box Brand/ Bagged Tea Brands:

Traditional Medicinals: Organic Peppermint Tea
Traditional Medicinals: Organic Spearmint Tea
Stash: Peppermint Herbal Tea
Celestial Seasonings: Peppermint Herbal Tea
Harney & Sons: Peppermint Herbal Tea
Twinings: Pure Peppermint
Yogi Tea: Purely Peppermint
Snarky Tea: Cheer The F**K Up Limited Batch Mint Tea
Bigelow: Peppermint Herbal Tea
Tazo: Organic Regresh-Mint
Teapigs: Peppermint Leaves
Smith Tea Maker: Peppermint Leaves Herbal Tea
The Republic of Tea, Super Herb Tea: American Peppermint
The Republic of Tea: Organic Mint Fields Herbal
Rishi: Mystic Mint
David’s Tea: Peppermint Armour Tea
Mariage Frères: Peppermint Tea (Mentha Piperita)
Adagio Teas: Peppermint
Mina: Moroccan Nana Mint
Taylor’s of Harrogate: Organic Peppermint
The Tea spot: Organic Herbal Peppermint Tea
Mighty Lean: Organic Mint Melange Tea
TeaLyra: Pacific Coast Mint
Pukka: Three Mint Organic Herbal Tea

Winner: Mariage Feres: Peppermint Tea (Mentha Piperita)

Moroccan Mint/Mint-Infused Tea:

Art of Tea: Mint Green Tea
Tea Forte: Moroccan Mint
Tea Drops: Peppermint Tea
Numi Tea: Moroccan Mint Herbal Tea
Mina: Organic Moroccan Mint Green Tea
Mighty Leaf: Marrakesh Mint, Mint Green Tea
Organic India: Tulsi Peppermint Tea
Stash: Moroccan Mint Green Tea
Smith Tea Maker: Moroccan Mint Green Tea
Tealyra: Moroccan Mint
Fortnum & Mason: Moroccan Mint Green Tea
The Republic of Tea: Moroccan Mint Green Tea
The Tea Spot: Moroccan Mint Tea
Mariage Frères: Casablanca (Green Mint Tea)
Adagio: Mint Moroccan Tea
Oliver Pluff & Co: Mint Gunpowder Green Tea
Bigelow: Perfectly Mint Black Tea
Tea Forte: Moroccan Mint
Harney & Sons: Organic Moroccan Mint

Winner: Numi Tea: Moroccan Mint Herbal Tea

Before I list my winners, I want to point out some observations that I’ve notated in my journey:

Many of the same mint teas were duplicates. By this, I mean, it was very evident that many of the same companies used the same supplier for the same mint tea. It wasn’t until almost a year into this journey that I made this realization. Though, by this point, I was too knee-deep into the journey to want to re-visit half of the teas to pinpoint which ones were duplicates.
I would argue/predict that for many of the larger national-brands (including the grocery store brands), come from the same 3-4 vendors. If you enjoy one of the teas from my list, chances are, you have already drank 3/4 other ones.
Believe it or not, mint had a very subtle difference in taste depending on the region it was grown in. My OCD kicked-in to really notice, and you’d have to hyper-focus to notice a huge difference.
To piggy-back off the last point, I’d argue Pacific North West mint was arguably the best out of all of the regions of mint I’ve tried.
I now hate mint tea