When I placed by last order with Tea Embassy, they slipped in a sample of their Snow Flake tea. From the website, Snow Flake contains black tea, almonds and coconut rasps. It is available in a variety of sizes: 1oz for $3.25, 2oz for $6.50, 4oz for $13.00, 8oz for $26.00 and 1lb for $52.00.… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Embassy, Snow Flake
The final tea I ordered from Upton this last time around is the Sweet Almond tea. Sweet Almond contains black tea, almond pieces and flavoring. It is available in a variety of sizes: 15g sample for $1.00, 125g packet for $7.20, 250g packet for $13.68, 500g packet for $26.60 and 1000g bag for $50.40. When I… Continue reading Drink Me: Upton Tea, Sweet Almond
When I purchase teas from a tea shop, online or otherwise, I like trying the “local” blend. In this case it was Capital Teas Chesapeake Sunrise blend. From the website, the blend contains: green Tea, black Tea, orange peel, jackfruit, and almond. It is available a variety of sizes: 2oz for $7.00, 4oz for $14.00,… Continue reading Drink Me: Capital Teas, Chesapeake Sunrise
When I started this blog, many readers sent me links to their favorite tea stores. I’ve slowly been working my way through them. The next few weeks’ reviews will come from Capital Teas, in the nation’s capital. The first one I decided to try is Almond Cream Biscotti. From the website, the blend contains: black… Continue reading Drink Me: Capital Teas, Almond Cream Biscotti
Every year my sister goes up to Canada to attend the Stratford Shakespeare Festival. This year she brought me a trio of teas from Distinctly Tea. The first one I decided to try was Almond Cookie Green. From the label, the blend contains green tea (China sencha), coconut rasps and almond flakes. It is available… Continue reading Drink Me: Distinctly Tea, Almond Cookie Green
The next tea I wanted to try from my Teavana order was Berry Almond Amaretto. From the packaging, this blend contains: hibiscus flowers, rosehip peels, apple pieces, grapes, black currants, marigold petals and almond and amaretto flavoring. It is available in a variety of sizes and currently on sale: 2oz for $4.89, 4oz for $9.77,… Continue reading Drink Me: Teavana, Berry Almond Amaretto
One of my favorite things about starting this blog is how many friends (and strangers!) have come out of the woodwork to tell me all about their favorite teas. One of my good knitting friends, upon hearing I was starting a tea blog, immediately brought me what she and her husband refer to as “crack… Continue reading Drink Me: Lana’s Snowflake Tea
A few weeks ago I ordered a variety of samples from Adagio. One of the things I ordered was the Oolong Orchard sampler pack (4 teas, 2 ounces, $7). I was very excited to try and Almond Oolong in particular. You can purchase the Almond Oolong in a few different sizes: a half ounce sample… Continue reading Drink Me: Adagio Teas, Almond Oolong
