Another tea I picked up on my last trip to Shang Tea is Tangerine Blossom Premium Red Tea. Tangerine Blossom Premium Red Tea contains organic white tea and tangerine blossoms. Tangerine Blossom is available in a variety of sizes: sample for $4.00, 2oz for $18.00, 4oz for $35.00, 8oz for $68.00 and 1lb for $135.00. When I opened… Continue reading Drink Me: Shang Tea, Tangerine Blossom Premium Red Tea
A few weeks ago I went to my local tea shop, Tea Market. Another summer blend that I wanted to try was Berryade. Berryade contains black tea blended with cranberries, raspberries, raspberry leaves, lemon zest, freeze dried lemon and a hint of basil. You can purchase Berryade tea for $4.60 per ounce. When I first opened the… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Market, Berryade
This week I went into my wonderful local tea shop, Tea Market. I was interested to see the summer seasonal flavors and see if they had anything particularly geared towards preparing iced tea. I ended up getting a seasonal sampler with 5 teas intended to be served iced. I’ll review them in the coming weeks.… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Market, Iced Tea Blend
A few months ago I received a lovely package from Plum Deluxe and I was hooked. I went ahead and joined their Tea of the Month club which I have been enjoying quite a bit. I haven’t shared those teas here, however, since they are unavailable to those outside the club. With the coming summer… Continue reading Drink Me: Plum Deluxe, Hammock Blend Black Tea
You might imagine I could get behind a company whose slogan is “Drink more tea, read more books.” The Literary Tea Co. is a purveyor of organic teas “inspired by literary geniuses.” Why not try a cup of William Shakespeare Tea, a blend of black tea with orange peels and rose petals? https://img0.etsystatic.com/060/0/10128914/il_570xN.695573854_3zzc.jpg Or perhaps… Continue reading Literary Tea Co.
Recently a friend sent me the link to this London Fog Cake with Earl Grey Buttercream on A Beautiful Plate (photo credit goes to her delightful shots). If ever I needed an excuse for tea and cake… http://www.abeautifulplate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/london-fog-cake-with-earl-grey-buttercream-1-22-600×910.jpg http://www.abeautifulplate.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/london-fog-cake-with-earl-grey-buttercream-1-5-600×900.jpg
About a month or so ago I had the privilege of doing an exchange with a knitter in Sweden. We exchanged local yarns and local teas. She sent me a delightful blend from Tehörnan called Maja Gräddnos. I couldn’t find this exact tea on the site, but I did note that they had a variety of… Continue reading Drink Me: Tehörnan, Maja Gräddnos
Two weekends ago I received an email from Andy, the lovely owner of Plum Deluxe, a tea shop in Oregon. Andy had heard about my podcast from one of his customers and asked if he could send me a cup of tea. Of course I said yes and I received a delightful package a few… Continue reading Drink Me: Plum Deluxe, Reading Nook
A few weeks ago I was contacted by a podcast viewer, Kim, who is a consultant for Steeped Tea. Steeped Tea is a company that works through its consultants and a party format to sell teas. Kim offered to send me some samples and a catalog to give it a try. I tried some of… Continue reading Drink Me: Steeped Tea, Monk’s Blend
Another flavor I picked up in my last order from Mrs. Kelly’s Tea was her Celebration blend. From the label, this blend contains Ceylon tea with cranberry, vanilla, cinnamon and orange peels. Celebration is available in a 3oz bag for $8.50 and an 8oz bag for $12.50. When I first opened the package I smelled the… Continue reading Drink Me: Mrs. Kelly’s Tea, Celebration Tea
