A few months ago I got a cup of tea at our local Barnes & Noble. After perusing their list I selected a Blueberry Green by Harney & Sons. I went home that night and placed a Harney & Sons order, it was THAT good. From the website Blueberry Green is a blend of Chinese… Continue reading Drink Me: Harney & Sons, Blueberry Green
As I said last Friday, a few weeks ago I placed an order for a whole mess of samples from Harney & Sons. This week I decided to try was their Soho Blend. From the site, the blend contains black tea, chocolate, coconut and vanilla flavors, and amaranth petals. It’s available in a variety of… Continue reading Drink Me: Harney & Sons, Soho Blend
As I said last week, at Christmas my sister brought me several teas to try from Distinctly Tea. The second one I decided to try was Vanilla Cream Black. From the label, the blend contains Ceylon black tea and bourbon vanilla pieces. I couldn’t find it on the site right now, but there are a number of other… Continue reading Drink Me: Distinctly Tea, Vanilla Cream Black
I took a visiting friend to Tea Market a couple of weeks ago and couldn’t resist trying a new tea for myself. I picked up an ounce of White Vanilla Grapefruit. The blend boasts “white teas infused with vanilla and grapefruit” and was available for $4.35 per half ounce. When I opened the package I… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Market, White Vanilla Grapefruit
Several months ago I ordered an Earl Grey Creme Vanilla from Upton Tea (review here). I shared some with my friend Ana and she suggested that we do a comparison of as many Earl Grey Vanilla Creme teas as we could get our hands on. What follows is a list of what we sipped, in order of… Continue reading Tea Wars: Earl Grey Vanilla Creme
I was all set to present another holiday tea to you today, but when I went to sample it I couldn’t get past the first sip. Definitely not something I wanted to recommend. So I took stock of my samples, and found one I think could be considered a holiday tea: David’s Tea in the… Continue reading Drink Me: David’s Tea, Buttered Rum
A few weeks ago a fellow tea drinker gave me a little box from SerendipiTea of their Buccaneer tea. From the site, the blend contains: apple, cacao beans, chocolate bits, coconut, cream flavor, Indian black tea, Rooibos, vanilla and white chocolate bits. Buccaneer is available in a variety of sizes: 0.5oz sample bag for $2.50, 1oz… Continue reading Drink Me: SerendipiTea, Buccaneer
I just received the new Republic of Tea catalog and I was delighted to find more Downton Abby inspired teas are now available. The Upstairs Collection includes: Lady Cora’s Evening Tea: Lemon balm, linden flower, orange blossoms, chamomile, lavender flower, skullcap, passion flower and valerian root Grantham Breakfast Tea: Organic Assam Black Tea If you’re… Continue reading A Very Downton Par-tea
Another tea I picked up in my last order from Upton Tea was the Season’s Pick Earl Grey Vanilla Creme. The tea is described as a classic Earl Grey with hints of creme and vanilla. It is available in a variety of sizes: 15g sample packet for $1.00, 250g packet for $7.80, and 1000g bag… Continue reading Drink Me: Upton Tea, Season’s Pick Earl Grey Vanilla Creme
Last week, while my husband was out of the country, my good friend K. sent me a fabulous care package and included some tea she found from Tea is for Texas. One of the teas she sent was Cloud Dancer. From the package, the blend contains white and green tea with vanilla, pineapple and peppercorns.… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea is for Texas, Cloud Dancer
