For my birthday this year my sister got me a selection of teas from TeaGschwendner in Chicago, where she lives. I decided to try the Windy City Blend first. From the packaging, the Windy City Blend is a blend of seven sweet teas: black, green, oolong, osmanthus blossoms, sunflower, jasmine, rose blossoms, strawberry leaves,… Continue reading Drink Me: TeaGschwendner, Windy City Blend
A second tea that my friend Ana gave me to sample was the Tardis Blend from Adagio Teas. From the website, the tea is a blend of Earl grey and blackberry with vanilla (also included are orange peels and blue cornflowers.) I love the tiny Tardis blue flowers: Ana’s favorite part about the Tardis blend… Continue reading Drink Me: Adagio Teas, Tardis Blend
There is nothing that I’m more of a sucker for than limited time offers. Tell me that a yarn is a limited dye run, or a tea is seasonal and I want it. So when I got the new spring tea blends email from Tea Market, I knew I was a goner. We went over… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Market, April in Paris
The third tea I received in my Orchard Sampler from Adagio Teas was Vanilla Oolong. From the website Vanilla Oolong contains naturally sweet oolong from Taiwan blended with natural vanilla. When I opened the package I immediately smelled warm sugary vanilla. The taste was sweet, a nice mellow oolong under shades of vanilla. This probably… Continue reading Drink Me: Adagio Teas, Vanilla Oolong
