This week I was delighted to receive my second shipment from Tea Runners (I blogged about my first shipment here.) This month featured four wonderful selections. Today I’m reviewing the Black Masala from Sahpat Teas included in the shipment. From the package, this is another award-winning black tea with a “spicy south Asian kick to it,”… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Runners, Black Masala from Sahpat Teas
When I ordered from Adagio a few weeks ago, I decided to try some of their Spiced Apple Chai. If you’ve been reading for a while, you know how I love a good spicy tea around the holidays. From the package, Spiced Apple Chai contains black tea, cinnamon bark, ginger root, cardamom, orange peels, cloves,… Continue reading Drink Me: Adagio, Spiced Apple Chai
When I ordered iced teas from Republic of Tea, I also couldn’t resist adding something warm and spicy to my card: Cardamom Cinnamon. From the website, Cardamom Cinnamon contains cinnamon, ginger, carob, cardamom, chicory, pink peppercorns, star anise, cloves and cassia oil. I ordered the Tasters Tin which was $4.50 for 1oz, but the blend… Continue reading Drink Me: Republic of Tea, Cardamom Cinnamon
Another tea I picked up on sale in my last order from Teavana was the Mulled Pomegranate Cider. I have a feeling this was a holiday tea, but it’s still cold here in January and February, and I thought I might enjoy it. Mulled Pomegranate Cider contains cinnamon, apple pieces, hibiscus flowers, carob bits, ginger,… Continue reading Drink Me: Teavana, Mulled Pomegranate Cider
Last year for my birthday I received a gift card to Teavana from a generous co-worker. I’d been sitting on it for a while, trying to decide what to order. A few weeks ago I got an email advertising a sale on quite a few teas so I decided to bite the bullet and order… Continue reading Drink Me: Teavana, Oprah Chai
When I podcasted earlier this month with my friend Liz, she surprised me by giving me some tea from a tea shop semi-local to her in St. Joseph, Missouri – Simply Tea. She brought me a delightful sample of Christmas Tea (and this will be the last gasp of the holiday season!) Christmas Tea contains… Continue reading Drink Me: Simply Tea, Christmas Tea
A few weeks ago I placed an order for a whole mess of samples from Harney & Sons. I’m excited to try them and share them with you. The first one I decided to try was their Chai. From the site, the blend contains Indian Black Tea, cardamom seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and vanilla. It’s… Continue reading Drink Me: Harney & Sons, Chai
A few weeks ago, on Ravelry, I was part of an interesting discussion about Masala Chai. This discuss was primarily about how Americans refer to chai as chai tea. But the Hindi word for tea is chai, which makes the American version redundant. The correct name for the spiced tea that we Americans refer to… Continue reading Drink Me: Upton Tea, Masala Chai
