When I perused the David’s Tea site for my initial order I was intrigued by Guava Cadabra. From the packaging the tea contains mango, apple, hibiscus blossoms, elderberries, guava, and rosehips. This is actually a tisane, a beverage made from the infusion or decoction of herbs, spices, or other plant material in hot water, since… Continue reading Drink Me: David’s Tea, Guava Cadabra
If you’re using tea bags, or a separate infuser, or even a tea spoon to stir your tea, you’re going to need a place to rest your favorite implement. One reader sent me the link to this adorable Beary Spoon Rest on Modcloth: I also found a variety of cute plates on my very favorite… Continue reading Teacessories: Tea Bag/Spoon Plates
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
For those who need more knitting and fiber related mugs, I love the Peep Mugs from The Herdy Company:
Another tea that I just couldn’t resist trying from David’s Teas was the Creme Brulee. From the website it includes organic green and red rooibos tea as well as safflowers, marigold and caramel flavoring. Creme Brulee is available in a few different sizes: 50g for $7.75, 100g + free tin for $15.50, 250g + free… Continue reading Drink Me: David’s Tea, Creme Brulee Rooibos
When I started my tea journey, I mostly planned to buy loose leaf teas to taste and test. I still do have some favorite tea that I purchase in bags from the grocery store, or other stores and before I started learning more about tea I didn’t know what the difference was. So now I’ll… Continue reading Universi-tea: Loose Leaf v. Tea Bags
The final tea I purchase from Tea Market was a Pu-Erh. Some readers have asked about my favorite unflavored teas, so I decided to pick a simple Pu-Erh for review. Per the Tea Market, the tea is “aged with special health properties and early flavor. Chinese Penicillin.” It is available for $4.35 per ounce, and… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Market Pu-Erh
When I ordered from David’s Teas mid-February, one of the teas that they were promoting was Love Tea #7. It sounded delicious so I added it to my cart. From the website, it includes Chinese black tea, dark chocolate (sugar, chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, soy lecithin and vanilla), freeze-dried strawberry, and red rose petals. Love… Continue reading Drink Me: David’s Teas, Love Tea #7
I don’t remember who first told me about David’s Tea but I was excited to place and order with them. It wasn’t until after I had already ordered that I realized that they were located in Canada and it would take a little extra time to receive my box. Even so I was pleasantly surprised… Continue reading Teashop: David’s Tea
If you’re not interested in purchasing an infuser mug or using paper filters, there’s no reason you can’t brew tea at home in your own mugs. All you need is an infuser and those can be obtained at a variety of price points. The easiest, cheapest alternative is to purchase a tea ball. You can… Continue reading Teacessories: Infusers
