The second tea in my last order from Upton Tea was Peach with Flowers. I love peach flavor and peach teas so I had high hopes for this one. From the label, Peach with Flowers contains black tea, marigold flowers and peach flavor. It is available in a variety of sizes: 12g sample for $1.50,… Continue reading Drink Me: Upton Tea, Peach with Flowers
A few weeks ago I got a sale email from Upton Tea and I just couldn’t resist picking up a few things. The first thing on my list was the Black Tea Wild Berry. From the website, the blend contains China black tea with blueberry and strawberry flavors. It is available in a variety of… Continue reading Drink Me: Upton Tea, Black Wild Berry
The third tea from Tea Emporium that I was intrigued enough to order was Royal Benghal Tiger. From the website this is a blend of Ceylon and Assam teas with mango, cinnamon and passionfruit. It is available in a variety of sizes: 50g for $5.25, 100g for $$10.50 and 250g for $23.63. When I first opened the… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Emporium, Royal Benghal Tiger
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
There’s nothing I love more than blueberries. Well, maybe blueberry colored yarn and blueberry tea in a beautiful blue mug? The Tea: The Republic of Tea, Wild Blueberry The Yarn: Unwind Yarn Company, Journey Sock in I Want it Now The Sweater: Chicory Top by Sarah Pope, handknit by me The Mug: Blue Drip Mug… Continue reading Knittea: Blueberry
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
Readers and friends often ask if I only drink flavored teas since that seems to be so much of what I review here. The simple answer is that the flavored teas are fun to try, but there’s also nothing like a strong cup of black tea. Today I’m sipping Irish Breakfast tea from Harney &… Continue reading Drink Me: Harney & Sons, Irish Breakfast
When I was placing my order with Harney & Sons, they had tins of Cranberry Autumn on sale. I just checked and they’re still on sale! While Cranberry Autumn is a loose leaf tea, this time I bought it in tea bags in a beautiful tin. The blend contains Chinese black tea with cranberries, orange… Continue reading Drink Me: Harney & Sons, Cranberry Autumn
Today I decided to sample the Apple Cinnamon blend from my recent Harney & Sons order. From the website, the blend contains black tea with apple and cinnamon spice. It’s available in a variety of sizes: sample for $2.00, 4oz for $7.50 and 1lb for $21.50. When I first opened the packet I smelled dried… Continue reading Drink Me: Harney & Sons, Apple Cinnamon
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
