Two weekends ago I received an email from Andy, the lovely owner of Plum Deluxe, a tea shop in Oregon. Andy had heard about my podcast from one of his customers and asked if he could send me a cup of tea. Of course I said yes and I received a delightful package a few… Continue reading Drink Me: Plum Deluxe, Reading Nook
A few weeks ago I was contacted by a podcast viewer, Kim, who is a consultant for Steeped Tea. Steeped Tea is a company that works through its consultants and a party format to sell teas. Kim offered to send me some samples and a catalog to give it a try. I tried some of… Continue reading Drink Me: Steeped Tea, Monk’s Blend
I recently placed an order with the Republic of Tea, which is one of my favorite sites. I rarely get a tea from them I don’t love. Recently I have been enjoying their Orange Ginger Mint at a local cafe, and I wanted a stash for my desk. From the website, Orange Ginger Mint contains… Continue reading Drink Me: Republic of Tea, Orange Ginger Mint
Another flavor I picked up in my last order from Mrs. Kelly’s Tea was her Celebration blend. From the label, this blend contains Ceylon tea with cranberry, vanilla, cinnamon and orange peels. Celebration is available in a 3oz bag for $8.50 and an 8oz bag for $12.50. When I first opened the package I smelled the… Continue reading Drink Me: Mrs. Kelly’s Tea, Celebration Tea
A few weeks ago a reader of the blog suggested that I check out Mrs. Kelley’s Tea. I ordered a few teas to try, the first of which is her French Vanilla White Tea. The tea is a mix of white tea and French vanilla flavor. It is available in a variety of sizes: 3oz… Continue reading Drink Me: Mrs. Kelley’s Tea, French Vanilla White Tea
A few weeks ago I posted about a beautiful necklace that I wanted to purchase from Churchmouse Yarn & Teas. As long as I was placing an order I had to try some of their tea. I ordered a package of Blend No. 512, Churchmouse Winter. Per the site, Winter is a blend of Assam,… Continue reading Drink Me: Churchmouse Yarn & Teas, No. 512 Winter
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
Last year for my birthday I received a gift card to Teavana from a generous co-worker. I’d been sitting on it for a while, trying to decide what to order. A few weeks ago I got an email advertising a sale on quite a few teas so I decided to bite the bullet and order… Continue reading Drink Me: Teavana, Oprah Chai
When I podcasted earlier this month with my friend Liz, she surprised me by giving me some tea from a tea shop semi-local to her in St. Joseph, Missouri – Simply Tea. She brought me a delightful sample of Christmas Tea (and this will be the last gasp of the holiday season!) Christmas Tea contains… Continue reading Drink Me: Simply Tea, Christmas Tea
As I posted a few weeks ago, late in the fall I got to go over to Shang Tea and I was enchanted with the tea shop. While we were there the staff was so kind and gave us all kinds of tea to sample. One of these was the Chai Matcha. The spices are… Continue reading Drink Me: Shang Tea, Chai Matcha
