When I placed my last order with Arbor Teas, I also ordered a few of the less flavored ones to try. One of those was Vanilla Bean. Now I know that it is flavored with vanilla, but it is at base a good strong black tea. Vanilla Bean contains Indian black tea, organic vanilla beans,… Continue reading Drink Me: Arbor Teas, Vanilla Bean
Last week when we were in Garden of the Gods, I found a package of Colorado Prickly Pear Tea and picked it up to try. The package is scant on details – there are no ingredients and I can’t figure out who the manufacturer of the tea is because it’s all under the Garden of… Continue reading Drink Me: Colorado Prickly Pear Tea
Last week I wrote about an order I placed with Arbor Teas. Another tea I decided to try (having never heard of it before) is Holy Basil. From the website, Holy Basil is organic Indian Holy Basil, also known as Tulsi. Holy Basil is available in a variety of sizes: sample for $3.95, 1.5oz for… Continue reading Drink Me: Arbor Teas, Holy Basil
Last week I decided to place an order with Arbor Teas. I was especially delighted that Arbor Teas offers sample sizes, which means I can buy several small selections to try. The first one I was excited about trying is the Organic Plum Oolong. From the website, Organic Plum Oolong contains organic Chinese oolong tea, organic… Continue reading Drink Me: Arbor Teas, Organic Plum Oolong
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
Many months ago I wrote about a wonderful local Chinese tea shop, Shang Tea. This time I decided that I wanted to sample their Jasmine White Tea Classic. From the site, Jasmine White Tea Classic is quality white tea infused 4-5 times with jasmine blooms. Not everyone is a jasmine fan, but I really like it.… Continue reading Drink me: Shang Tea, Jasmine White Tea Classic
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
In my neverending quest to find a licorice tea that I love, another selection I added to my last Teapigs order was their Liquorice and Mint tea. This blend contains liquorice root and peppermint leaves. That’s it. I love the simplicity of these teas. Liquorice and Mint is available in a sample size for $2.50, 15 tea… Continue reading Drink Me: Teapigs, Liquorice and Mint
Two weeks ago I went to my local tea shop, Tea Market. Another summer blend that I wanted to try was Double Mint. After all, what sounds better on a hot day than a cool glass of mint iced tea! The Double mint blend is a blend of peppermint and spearmint. I bought the seasonal sampler… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Market, Double Mint
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
