Despite the name this is not a pure peppermint, and that is the point of it. If you want single ingredient mint, the Tetley, Twinings or Teapigs peppermint bags are the cleaner choice. Lipton instead builds a rounder cup: a high cooling peppermint hit up front, then spearmint and liquorice softening the sharp menthol edge, lemon peel brightening the top, and blackberry leaf adding a bit of body so it does not drink thin. The result is a mint tea that is refreshing without being austere, the menthol punch is there but it is cushioned. It works particularly well after a rich meal or with a dark chocolate digestive. The liquorice does bring a touch of natural sweetness some will notice, so true mint purists may still prefer the unblended versions. As a smoother, more forgiving everyday mint, though, it is nicely done and caffeine free.
Lee Samuel Tucker · Curator · teas.co.uk
The full picture of Lipton Smooth Mint, 20 Tea Bags 34g in one page. Who makes it, how it is brewed, what your £4.00 actually buys, and why this tea earned a spot on the curator shelf.
Lipton Smooth Mint is the peppermint and spearmint herbal from Lipton, the standalone Lipton Teas and Infusions company that spun out of Unilever in 2022, a caffeine free dual mint blend without a tea base, picked into the Teas.co.uk curator selection as the global brand alternative to the Twinings Pure Peppermint or the Pukka Three Mint herbal blends.
The peppermint and spearmint share structural work in the cup, the peppermint giving the cool menthol lift up front and the spearmint adding the softer sweeter middle layer that distinguishes this from a single mint peppermint cup. No added flavourings, no fruit, no spice, just the two mint leaves, the proper way to drink a layered mint herbal if you find a plain peppermint a touch one dimensional on its own and want a fuller cup without committing to a three mint or four mint blend.
Caffeine status: naturally zero caffeine, suits any time including late evening. Taste profile: cool peppermint up front balanced by softer sweet spearmint and a clean herbal finish. Lifestyle: vegan, vegetarian, naturally gluten free and sugar free. Planet: twenty plant based bags in fully recyclable packaging.
A twenty bag Lipton household pack at an accessible price for the global brand supermarket tier, a sensible upgrade over the single mint Pure Peppermint alternatives across the same supermarket shelf, and a useful daily mint cup backed by the scale of the standalone Lipton Teas and Infusions group, the world's largest pure play tea company after the spin out from Unilever in 2022 created the standalone group. The dual mint structure suits both hot drinking in winter and iced drinking in summer.
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Texture & appearance
Lipton Smooth Mint pours a clear pale green with a spearmint aromatic that signals fresh mint cup before the first sip. Brewed 3-4 minutes the cup delivers cool spearmint top notes over a soft green tea body, with a clean digestive mint finish.
Mouthfeel is light and refreshing, perfect for after rich meals or on hot afternoons. Brew at 80-85°C to keep the cup from becoming astringent, the green tea base requires gentler heat than black tea.
Best drunk plain, the mint provides enough freshness without sweetener. Hot or iced both work. Storage: cool, dry, sealed.
Four dimension profile
Cool Menthol5/5
A high impact peppermint lift that provides an immediate refreshing sensation.
Herbal Sweetness4/5
A smooth spearmint and liquorice base that rounds out the sharper mint notes.
Citrus Brightness3/5
Lemon peel top notes that provide a bright and aromatic citrus finish.
Mouthfeel Density3/5
A velvety texture derived from blackberry leaves for a more substantial drinking experience.
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About LiptonEST. 1890
Lipton grew from one of the great self made Victorian retail stories. Thomas Lipton, a Glasgow grocer with a gift for showmanship, moved into tea in 1890 with a radical idea: buy the estates directly, cut out the middlemen, and sell good tea cheap, direct from the tea gardens to the teapot. He turned tea from a luxury into an everyday staple across Britain, America and beyond, and became a celebrity in his own right as the most persistent challenger in America's Cup yachting history. Lipton now sits at the centre of Lipton Teas and Infusions, one of the largest tea businesses on the planet.
Globally it is known for bright, brisk Yellow Label black tea and for helping define iced tea as a category. The range we carry leans into the flavoured and fruit side, bergamot Earl Grey, mango and passionfruit, lemon, built for an easy, refreshing cup. Lipton was an early and very large scale adopter of Rainforest Alliance certification, which at its volume moved a genuinely significant share of the world's tea onto a certified footing, with packaging moving to lower plastic recyclable formats. For our shelf Lipton is the accessible, internationally familiar everyday cup: the flavoured blends are bright and uncomplicated, the quality floor is dependable, and the certified sourcing scale behind it is one of the more consequential sustainability stories in tea. It is built to be easy rather than rare, and on that brief, with more than a century behind it, it delivers reliably.
What the brand is actually doing
Lipton sits within the Lipton Teas and Infusions sustainability framework, the company spun out of Unilever in 2022 focused exclusively on tea and infusions. The majority of the Lipton supply chain is Rainforest Alliance certified, supporting biodiversity protection and fair wages for tea growers. The Pure Nature herbal range uses Rainforest Alliance certified botanicals and the European fruit and citrus range supports country specific agricultural communities (Spanish citrus, Greek stone fruit, French berry, Italian citrus). Plant based plastic free tea bags across the range and fully kerbside recyclable outer cartons.
Curator says, Lee on Lipton
"Despite the name this is not a pure peppermint, and that is the point of it. If you want single ingredient mint, the Tetley, Twinings or Teapigs peppermint bags are the cleaner choice. Lipton instead builds a rounder cup: a high cooling peppermint hit up front, then spearmint and liquorice softening the sharp menthol edge, lemon peel brightening the top, and blackberry leaf adding a bit of body so it does not drink thin. The result is a mint tea that is refreshing without being austere, the menthol punch is there but it is cushioned. It works particularly well after a rich meal or with a dark chocolate digestive. The liquorice does bring a touch of natural sweetness some will notice, so true mint purists may still prefer the unblended versions. As a smoother, more forgiving everyday mint, though, it is nicely done and caffeine free."
TSir Thomas LiptonFounder, Glasgow, 1890 · 1890“I founded Lipton in Glasgow in 1890 because tea was a luxury for the rich and I wanted to make it affordable for working families. The trick was to buy direct from the tea gardens in Ceylon rather than through the London auction houses, which meant we could put a packet of tea on the shelf at half the price of our competitors. Direct from the tea garden to the teapot was the slogan and it was literal, we owned the gardens and we owned the packaging. Within a few years Lipton was the largest tea brand in Britain and within a couple of decades the largest in the world. The model is the same today, vertical integration from the leaf to the cup, just at a different scale and across more than a hundred countries.”
LLipton Teas + InfusionsCurrent brand owner, 2022 · 2022“In 2022 we spun out of Unilever as the new Lipton Teas and Infusions company, focusing exclusively on tea and infusions across the global Lipton portfolio. The European country specific range (Spanish lemons, Greek peach and mango, French strawberries, Italian bergamot Earl Grey) is the result of a deliberate strategy to anchor each blend in the country where the dominant ingredient is sourced, supporting local farmers and giving the cup an authentic geographic story rather than an anonymous blend identity. The Rainforest Alliance certification covers the majority of the supply chain.”
Timeline
1890Lipton founded in GlasgowSir Thomas Lipton founds Lipton Tea in Glasgow, pioneering the direct from tea garden retail model that allowed working class British households to afford tea for the first time. The brand becomes a global tea pioneer almost from launch, with the slogan Direct from the tea garden to the teapot becoming an industry defining promise.
1893Acquires Ceylon tea estatesLipton purchases tea estates in Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to vertically integrate the supply chain, becoming one of the first international tea brands to own its own gardens rather than buying through commodity markets. This vertical integration is the foundation of the brand model used to this day.
1972Acquired by UnileverLipton is acquired by Unilever as part of the global beverage portfolio, expanding distribution across more than 110 countries with localised blends for individual markets. The Yellow Label becomes the global tea standard recognised in hotel rooms and supermarkets worldwide.
2000sIced tea + Pure Nature ranges launchLipton launches the bottled Iced Tea range that becomes the British supermarket benchmark for sweet bottled iced tea, alongside the Pure Nature herbal range and the country specific European fruit and citrus ranges that anchor the brand today across Spanish, Greek, French and Italian variants.
The outer layer is aromatic: a caffeine free infusion of lipton smooth mint. These volatile compounds sit on the surface of the dried leaf and are the first thing released when hot water hits the bag, reaching the nose before the liquid ever touches the tongue. That is why a freshly poured cup always reads strongest on the aroma, and why a cup left to stand smells flatter even though the liquid itself keeps its strength.
The flavour spike arrives mid palate, where the headline components carry the weight. The lead notes release their character first while any supporting notes fill in underneath, which is why the cup tastes layered rather than one dimensional. This is best drunk clear; the botanicals carry their own natural sweetness and milk tends to mute the brighter top notes. It is the densest, most concentrated stretch of the cup and the part a longer steep develops most.
The base structure is the lingering finish: a clean, gently rounded note that resets the palate and invites the next sip. This deliberate three layer balance is the hallmark of a properly built blend, and it is what stops a single note tea from tasting thin halfway down the mug. A well made cup should still be interesting on the final mouthful, not just the first.
Getting it right in the cup. Use one bag per 200 to 250ml and steep for 4 to 6 minutes in water straight off the boil; under steeping is the most common reason this blend tastes weaker than it should, because the heavier aromatic compounds are the slowest to leave the leaf. Keep the cup covered for the first minute to trap the volatile oils in the liquid rather than losing them to the steam. Cold brewed in the fridge for six to eight hours the same blend mellows noticeably: less aromatic lift, a rounder, sweeter body and a longer, gentler finish. Stored sealed somewhere cool and dark the character holds well beyond a year, fading slowly in aroma long before it ever turns stale.
How water and temperature change it. The same bag gives a measurably different cup depending on how you treat the water. Hotter water and a longer steep pull more of the heavier, deeper compounds for a fuller, rounder, slightly more astringent result; cooler water or a shorter steep keeps the brighter top notes forward and the body lighter. Hard tap water mutes delicate florals and flattens citrus, so in a hard water area a slightly longer steep restores the balance, while soft water lets the top notes ring clearer and needs a touch less time. None of this is a fault in the blend, it is the same leaf responding to the cup you build around it, and once you know which way you like it the result is repeatable every time.
Ingredients & pack
Ingredient
Proportion
What it brings
Spearmint
present
42 percent sweet herbal base providing a soft mint flavour sourced from Europe and North Africa.
Peppermint
present
30 percent cool menthol lift included for its crisp aromatic profile and digestive benefits.
Blackberry Leaves
present
Added to provide a natural sweetness and body to the infusion without added sugar.
Liquorice Root
present
Sourced from Central Asia to create a smooth mouthfeel and lingering sweetness.
Pack: Lipton Smooth Mint, 20 Tea Bags 34g; caffeine free infusion. Best within 18 months of the pack date.
Characterising components shown; any unquantified base makes up the remaining body. Globally sourced, blended and packed to brand specification.
Sourcing & blend. Lipton Smooth Mint, 20 Tea Bags 34g is put together by Lipton, the global tea brand with Rainforest Alliance sourcing. Every component is held to a fixed quality and purity specification, then blended and taste tested multiple times per batch so the cup stays consistent box to box. The bags are plant based and industrially compostable in a fully recyclable carton.
What's in Lipton Smooth Mint, 20 Tea Bags 34g, and what isn't:
In: a caffeine free infusion of lipton smooth mint, with nothing in the bag but the listed components and any infusion base.
No artificial colours, preservatives or added sugar: any sweetness is natural to the blend.
Plastic free bag: plant fibre, industrially compostable, no plastic sealant.
Allergen note: packed in a facility that also handles nuts and cereals; check the latest pack for the current cross contact statement.
Nutrition per cup
Nutrient
Per cup
% RI
Energy
4 kJ / 1 kcal
<1%
Fat
0g
0%
Carbohydrate
0.2g
<1%
of which sugars
0g
0%
Protein
0.2g
<1%
Salt
0g
0%
Caffeine
Caffeine free
n/a
Per 200ml cup, no milk, no sugar.
Caffeine vs other drinks
Decaf coffee
4mg
Green tea
30mg
Lipton Smooth Mint, 20 Tea
0mg
Instant coffee
80mg
Brewed filter coffee
95mg
Energy drink (250ml)
80mg
This tea: Caffeine free per 200ml cup.
Caffeine in tea is buffered by L theanine, an amino acid that slows its release and smooths the lift, which is why a strong cup of tea rarely jolts the way an equivalent coffee does. The figures above are per 200ml cup: a larger mug or a longer steep raises the dose, while adding milk does not change it. Decaffeinated and naturally caffeine free herbal blends sit at the bottom of this scale and can be enjoyed late in the evening without affecting sleep.
Allergens, dietary & safety
🌱VeganNo animal derived ingredients.🌾Gluten freeNaturally gluten free.😴Caffeine freeSafe at any hour.🍃0 kcalNo sugar, no fat in plain cup.🤰PregnancyUK guide: 200mg caffeine/day max.👶ChildrenServe cooled; caregiver judgement applies.
Manufactured in a facility that handles multiple tea types. Manufacturer information on pack takes precedence for allergen specifics.
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Questions about Lipton Smooth Mint, 20 Tea Bags 34g
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Is Lipton Smooth Mint caffeine free? Most asked+
Yes, this is a 100 per cent caffeine free herbal infusion. It contains no tea leaves or stimulants, making it the perfect choice for any time of day, especially as a relaxing drink late in the evening before bed.
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What are the main ingredients in this herbal blend? +
This blend features a unique mint matrix dominated by Spearmint (42%) and Peppermint (30%). It is expertly balanced with sweet blackberry leaves, liquorice root, and a touch of lemon peel for a bright finish.
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What is the best way to brew mint tea for maximum flavour? +
To get the most out of your mint tea bags, pour freshly boiled water over one sachet and steep for 3 to 5 minutes. If you prefer a more intensive, cooling experience, the bags can be left in for longer without any risk of bitterness.
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Does this tea help with digestion and bloating? +
Absolutely. This blend is highly valued as a mint tea for digestion. The natural oils help to soothe the stomach and relieve feelings of fullness or heavy bloating after large meals.
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What does Lipton Smooth Mint taste like? +
It provides a multi layered taste experience. It opens with the sharp, icy lift of peppermint, settles into the mellow sweetness of spearmint, and leaves a refreshing citrus top note on the palate.
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Can this peppermint tea help with trapped wind and gas? +
Yes, the high menthol content acts as a natural relaxant for the digestive tract. This makes it an effective herbal tea for bloating and easing the discomfort caused by trapped wind.
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Is drinking mint tea good for fresh breath? +
It is a fantastic natural breath freshener. The combined antibacterial properties of the mint help to neutralise odours in the mouth, leaving you feeling clean and refreshed after eating.
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Can I use this tea to soothe a sore throat or cold? +
The cooling menthol provides natural sore throat relief by gently numbing a scratchy throat. Sipping the warm infusion and inhaling the minty steam also helps to clear congested sinuses.
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Are there any allergens or health warnings to consider? +
There are no major allergens declared. However, as it contains liquorice root, those with high blood pressure should avoid drinking it in excessive quantities. It is completely gluten free and suitable for vegans.
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Is this mint tea sugar free and low calorie? +
When brewed with water, this tea is a low calorie drink with no added sugars or artificial sweeteners. The delicate sweetness comes entirely from the natural blackberry leaves and liquorice root.
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Is it safe to drink mint tea during pregnancy? +
Mint is often used by expectant mothers to help manage morning sickness and nausea. However, it is always best to consult your doctor or midwife before making any herbal tea a permanent part of your daily routine.
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How many bags are in a box and can I make iced tea? +
Each pack contains 20 individually wrapped sachets. This blend is also perfect for making mint iced tea; simply brew it hot, allow it to cool, and serve over plenty of ice for a crisp summer refresher.
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Is the Lipton packaging sustainable and recyclable? +
Lipton uses fully recyclable cardboard boxes for their UK products. The tea bags are plant based and designed to be disposed of in your local council food waste bin.
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Where can I buy Lipton Smooth Mint in the UK? +
You can purchase these mint tea bags directly from our online store Teas.co.uk. We offer fast shipping across the United Kingdom to ensure your tea cupboard is always well stocked.
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