Caffeine-free tea for puffy mornings: Hulhul Gabyeoun Pumpkin Tea

Lately I've been waking up feeling heavy a lot of mornings. It's even worse after a night of sweet, salty food. So I went looking for a light tea and ended up trying Hullhull Pumpkin Tea. I liked the mild flavor and the comfortable feeling so much that I kept drinking it, and that's why I'm writing this post.

What is Hullhull Pumpkin Tea made of?

Hullhull Pumpkin Tea is a blend of aged pumpkin, brown rice, oats and rooibos. Since it's a 100% natural ingredient blend, it felt even gentler to me. Doesn't the name alone sound healthy? It tastes like the ingredients themselves rather than artificial flavor or color, so it's easy to drink.

What does the pumpkin tea taste like?

The natural sweetness of pumpkin combines with the toasty, nutty flavor of brown rice and oats, so the whole thing tastes soft and comfortable. The aroma spreads mildly without being strong, so even first-timers can enjoy it. It's good hot, and it also goes down cleanly steeped cold, which makes it a great daily tea.

Is caffeine-free pumpkin tea OK to drink in the evening?

Hullhull Pumpkin Tea has no caffeine, so it works morning or night. I was especially happy drinking it in the evening instead of coffee. It's also said to be made with ingredients that pregnant and breastfeeding women can drink, which I thought was a plus since the whole family can share it.

When is pumpkin tea good to drink?

These are the days the writer reaches for Hullhull Pumpkin Tea most:

• Mornings when I feel puffy or heavy
• When my stomach feels bloated after eating out the day before
• When plain water is hard to drink

A warm cup at those times made my stomach feel settled. I could see why it so often comes up in recommendations for puffiness tea.

Can you trust the tea bag material and hygiene?

I was impressed that Hullhull Pumpkin Tea uses PLA biodegradable tea bags, which shows some thought for the environment. It has also reportedly passed a microplastics detection test, which can be a worry with ordinary tea bags, so I could drink it with peace of mind, and steeping in hot water felt fine too. It's a small thing, but details like this made me trust the product more. It's also made in a HACCP-certified facility, so I felt good about hygiene as well.

How many times can you steep one tea bag?

Hullhull Pumpkin Tea comes as 20 tea bags, and since one bag can be steeped several times, I felt the value was decent. Most tea bags tend to get used only once, after all. Steep longer when you want it strong and shorter when you want it light, so you can adjust it to your taste.

Overall verdict: a daily tea with the free bottle

Hullhull Pumpkin Tea comes with a pretty clear bottle as a gift, which I think makes me reach for it more often. It's light to carry when I go out, so I use it instead of a tumbler, and tea steeped and stored in it looks nice, so my water intake naturally went up too. It's a small extra, but it gave me a reason to keep drinking the tea, and I was happier for it.

This was an easy pumpkin tea for times like now when you want to take care of yourself lightly. The taste isn't strong; it's the kind you keep going back to, so I think it's good to keep around as a daily tea. Having a cup as a morning routine especially made the start of my day feel a little lighter. Hullhull Pumpkin Tea feels like a tea that's easy to enjoy lightly, just like its name.