Every year I eagerly await the holiday season and holiday spice teas. This year I placed a small order with Adagio Teas for some samples. One of those is Gingerbread. Adagio’s Gingerbread blend includes black tea, gingerbread flavor, cinnamon bark, orange peel and ginger root. Gingerbread is available in a variety of sizes: sample for… Continue reading Drink Me: Adagio Teas, Gingerbread
Late last year I heard about a new tea club that would be starting in 2017, Tea Runners. Tea Runners is the brain child of Jewel Staite and Charlie Ritchie. Each month Tea Runners sends out a box of 4 loose leaf teas along with tasting and brewing instructions. I was lucky enough to get in… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Runners
One thing I have noticed this year is a number of new advent calendars geared towards my favorite interests! I missed out on nabbing a David’s Tea Advent Calendar, but I am drooling over the possibilities! I must remember this for next year. Quite a bit more pricey, but ever so incredibly lovely is the Fortnum… Continue reading Holiday Gifts: Advent
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
Two weekends ago I spent the weekend in Chicago with my sister and her family. As a treat, I took myself to one of the Argo Tea Shops there and purchased a few goodies to sample at home. The first of those was the Charitea blend. From the website, Charitea includes hibiscus petals, dried cherries… Continue reading Drink Me: Argo Tea, Charitea
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’m still working my way through my last box from Upton Tea, and today I’m reviewing the Moroccan Green Mint. The ingredients to this one are simple: green tea and peppermint leaves. It’s available in the following sizes: 15 sample for $1.00, 125g packet for $5.40, 250g packet for $9.72, 500g packet for $18.50 and… Continue reading Drink Me: Upton Tea, Moroccan Mint
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
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
I recently placed an order with David’s Tea for some of my favorites that I had run out of and I took advantage of the sales and promotions to pick up a few new teas as well. The first of these was Sugar and Spice. From the packaging, Sugar and Spice is a blend of… Continue reading Drink Me: David’s Tea, Sugar and Spice
