I happened to stop into my local tea shop last week while shopping for a gift for a friend and I found that their summer teas were out! I debated for a bit but settled on trying some of a blend called Bora Bora. The description said that it was a black tea with strawberries,… Continue reading Drink Me: Tea Market, Bora Bora.
I’m still sampling the teas from TeaGschwender, and today’s tea is Darjeeling Margaret’s Hope. From the packaging, this is an autumn harvested tea resulting in a softer tea with woody undertones. Darjeeling Margaret’s Hope is available in the following sizes: 100g for $11.93, 250g for $28.34, 500g for $50.70 and 1000g for $101.40. When I… Continue reading Drink Me: TeaGschwendner, Darjeeling Margaret’s Hope
I’m still loving tasting the teas that my sister bought me from TeaGschwender. Today’s is Pomegranate Elderflower White Tea. From the website, the tea is a blend of organic white tea from India, elderflower blossoms and pomegranate. This tea is available in a variety of sizes: 100g for $14.90, 250g for $35.38 and 500g for… Continue reading Drink Me: TeaGschwendner, Pomegranate Elderflower White Tea
Another tea that my sister got me from TeaGschwendner is their Blackberry Fruit Tea. From the website, the blend contains apple pieces, hibiscus blossoms, rose hips, elderberries, and blackberries. It’s available in a variety of sizes: 100g for $9.27, 250g for $22.03, 500g for $39.42 and 1000g for $78.81. When I opened the bag all… Continue reading Drink Me: TeaGschwendner, Blackberry
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
The third tea I picked up this spring from David’s Tea was Licorice Twist. I know people have mixed feelings about anything that tastes like black licorice, but I was intrigued by the ingredient list. From the website, Licorice Twist contains licorice root, nana mint, fennel seeds, anise seeds, cocoa, candied pineapple, ginger, peppermint, nettle… Continue reading Drink Me: David’s Tea, Licorice Twist
Another of the spring flavors I picked up in my last order from David’s Tea was the Cool Cucumber. Again it appears I’m too late to post, because now it’s only available in the Spring Sampler as one of five teas for $27.50. From the packaging Cool Cucumber is a black tea with honeydew melon,… Continue reading Drink Me: David’s Tea, Cool Cucumber
This spring David’s Tea sent out an email with some new limited time spring flavors. Now if you know me, the key to getting me to buy things is to make it a limited edition. Some of the blends sounded so good I couldn’t resist, even though my tea room overfloweth. One of the ones… Continue reading Drink Me: David’s Tea, Blue Lagoon
A few months ago, one of the members of my Wednesday night knit group brought me a sample of some Teavana Rooibos Tropica tea that she had bought her son for Christmas. I’m happy to say that even though I’ve decided I’m not a rooibos enthusiast, this blend was really tasty! From the website, Rooibos… Continue reading Drink Me: Teavana, Rooibos Tropica
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
