Quick answer

Choose Refresh Tea Blend when you want a caffeine-free, mint-and-dried-fruit infusion that feels like a tropical getaway and works any time of day. Choose Focus Tea Blend when you need smooth, peppermint-y concentration with yerba mate and a touch of stevia—no jitters, no crash. If you want a single bag that does both, keep both on the shelf: Refresh for afternoons and evenings, Focus for deep work blocks.

Flavor and ingredients: mint-forward vs. peppermint with yerba mate

Refresh Tea Blend is an herbal infusion of mint tea, rose buds, and dried fruit. The dried fruit brings light sweetness without the overpowering sugar of soda or artificially sweetened juices, so the cup stays balanced between sweet and minty. Focus Tea Blend is super smooth and peppermint-y, with a hint of stevia sweetness and yerba mate as its super ingredient. Both are mint-based, but Refresh leans fruity and floral while Focus stays clean and peppermint-forward.

Caffeine and timing: when each blend makes sense

Refresh is an herbal infusion, so it does not carry the caffeine load of a green tea or black tea blend. That makes it a practical choice for the afternoon slump, after dinner, or any time you want a cool, minty reset without winding up your sleep. Focus contains yerba mate, a green tea known to enhance focus, and the catalog describes it as providing sustainable energy all day long with no jitters or crashing. If you are sensitive to caffeine in the evening, keep Focus to the morning or early afternoon and switch to Refresh later.

What each blend is actually for

Refresh is built around a vacation feeling: mint, rose buds, and dried fruit that give you summer vibes all year long. Reach for it when you want to feel like you are on a tropical getaway with every sip, or when you want a lighter alternative to sugary drinks. Focus is built for the feeling of having a million tabs open in your brain. The catalog suggests walking away, brewing a cup, and taking things one tab at a time. It is a work-block tea, not a wind-down tea.

Trade-offs to weigh before you pick

  • Flavor direction: Refresh goes fruity, floral, and minty with rose buds and dried fruit. Focus stays peppermint-forward with a hint of stevia. Pick Refresh if you want a vacation-style cup; pick Focus if you want a clean, sharp mint taste.
  • Caffeine and timing: Refresh is an herbal infusion and works any time of day. Focus contains yerba mate and is best for morning or early afternoon. If you drink tea after 5 p.m., Refresh is the safer choice.
  • Sweetness source: Refresh gets its light sweetness from dried fruit. Focus gets a hint of sweetness from stevia. Both avoid the overpowering sugar of soda, but the sweetness style is different.

Product facts

  • Refresh Tea Blend: Refresh Tea Blend is an herbal infusion of mint tea, rose buds, and dried fruit, with light sweetness from the fruit rather than added sugar. The fruit-forward, minty profile makes it easy to drink unsweetened, so you can replace soda or sweetened juice without a sugar crash.
  • Focus Tea Blend: Focus Tea Blend is super smooth and peppermint-y with a hint of stevia sweetness and yerba mate, described as no jitters or crashing—just sustainable energy all day long. If you want steady focus without the anxious edge of too much coffee, this is the blend to brew before a long work block.

Which blend fits you?

Best for

  • Afternoon or evening tea drinkers who want a caffeine-free mint and fruit infusion
  • Anyone replacing soda or artificially sweetened juice with a lighter, naturally sweet drink
  • People who want a tropical, vacation-style cup without leaving home
  • Focus Tea Blend: deep work blocks, study sessions, or morning routines that need smooth concentration without jitters

Not for

  • Refresh Tea Blend: if you need a caffeinated pick-me-up for a workout or a long drive
  • Focus Tea Blend: if you are sensitive to caffeine in the evening or want a fruity, floral flavor profile