Many, many months ago (I’m ashamed to count how many) my friend Ana brought me a few bags of Tea-Historic tea that she had picked up at a local festival. I pulled them out for sampling in the next few weeks and went to the website to do more research and learned that Tea-Historic is… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea-Historic, Cretaceous Cinnamon
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
This week I was delighted to receive my second shipment from Tea Runners (I blogged about my first shipment here.) This month featured four wonderful selections. Today I’m reviewing the Black Masala from Sahpat Teas included in the shipment. From the package, this is another award-winning black tea with a “spicy south Asian kick to it,”… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Runners, Black Masala from Sahpat Teas
Last week I got to meet up with my friend Liz and she brought me some delicious teas to try from her local tea store, Tea Time Scottsdale. I have tasted teas from them in the past, and they’re delicious, so I was looking forward to trying these. The first blend I tried was Apple… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Time Scottsdale, Apple Cinnamon Coffee Cake
Another tea I added to my last order from Capital Teas was Christmas Cookie. From the website, Christmas Cookie contains organic crystallized ginger (organic cane sugar, organic ginger), organic cinnamon, organic apple pieces, organic ginger, organic star anise, organic licorice root and organic barley malt. It comes in a variety of sizes: 2oz for $8.95,… Continue reading Drink Me: Capital Teas, Christmas Cookie
When I ordered from Adagio a few weeks ago, I decided to try some of their Spiced Apple Chai. If you’ve been reading for a while, you know how I love a good spicy tea around the holidays. From the package, Spiced Apple Chai contains black tea, cinnamon bark, ginger root, cardamom, orange peels, cloves,… Continue reading Drink Me: Adagio, Spiced Apple Chai
Last week I wrote about my visit to The Perfect Blend Yarn & Tea shop in Saugerties, NY. While there I picked up a can of Tea Forté in Sweet Orange Spice. Sweet Orange Spice contains black tea, cinnamon, orange peels, clove buds, natural orange flavors, and natural cinnamon flavor. I was able to purchase 2.1 oz… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Forté, Sweet Orange Spice
Earlier this week my friend Ana gave me two containers of “new to us” tea that she purchased at Hallmark. The Crafters & Co tea is available exclusively from Hallmark Gold Crown and produced by a local Kansas City company, the Hugo Tea Company. Ana gave me two flavors: Warm Wishes, an organic Cinnamon Black Tea… Continue reading Drink Me: Crafters & Co.
When I ordered iced teas from Republic of Tea, I also couldn’t resist adding something warm and spicy to my card: Cardamom Cinnamon. From the website, Cardamom Cinnamon contains cinnamon, ginger, carob, cardamom, chicory, pink peppercorns, star anise, cloves and cassia oil. I ordered the Tasters Tin which was $4.50 for 1oz, but the blend… Continue reading Drink Me: Republic of Tea, Cardamom Cinnamon
Another tea I picked up on sale in my last order from Teavana was the Mulled Pomegranate Cider. I have a feeling this was a holiday tea, but it’s still cold here in January and February, and I thought I might enjoy it. Mulled Pomegranate Cider contains cinnamon, apple pieces, hibiscus flowers, carob bits, ginger,… Continue reading Drink Me: Teavana, Mulled Pomegranate Cider
