Thank you everyone for being patient. Over the next 2 days I will get orders packaged and shipped out on Monday morning. Plus, over the next week, as long as this terrible head cold doesn’t keep me at its mercy I will also be posting information of what turned into my “Tea Trek Thru Maine” I will also be listing… Read more →
Category: Tea
Time To Clean The Kettles…
Well, it is about that time. My kettles need washing and the doilies need cleaning. Ok, honestly I don’t have any doilies. This is just my way of saying that any orders placed between 8/14 & 8/26 won’t be shipped out until the following week. I will be on vacation hunting for new teas to feature here on iHeartTeas.com for… Read more →
SanctuaryT Iced Tea Contest Submission
Hi everyone, today I have decided to submit a cold brew recipe on the SanctuaryT website with the hope of winning the contest. Today I ask for your vote. It is a wonderful recipe that results in a creamy thirst quenching glass. Please check out my recipe for “Cold Brewed” Coconut Pouchong and please vote for me. http://bit.ly/rarKnu Special thanks… Read more →
How I Made My Matcha Latté
Today I will provide brief instructions on a Basic Matcha Latté that I enjoy quite a bit. I will include information based on my specific recipe and preferences. You may find your tastes will require minor adjustments to the recipe but this should get you started. What You Will Need : 2 teaspoons Ceremonial Grade Matcha Note: The better the… Read more →
“My” Cold Brew Method
Recently, I was asked about my cold brewing technique by Andrea, a wonderful tea friend of mine. So at her request, I decided to share my process. Keep in mind there was a lot of trial and error and this method I have fine tuned works perfect for me but may not work for you. However, I am certain with… Read more →
Breaking A Hard Habit
As so many of you already know I am have been cold brewing a lot of my teas lately and it isn’t just because it is hot around here but in fact there is another core reason I have yet to share. It seems I have a problem… I am addicted to Adagio’s Green Anteadote RTD bottles. I have been… Read more →
What Would You Do?
So as it turns out there is a person out there with the name Tea Geek and as some of you know I have recently started a website called TeaGeeks. The differences are of course one website is “.net” and mine is “.com” and I have a “s” on the end of my name and he doesn’t. I found out… Read more →
Capital Teas Blog Series #3 of 9
Cinnamon Roll Black Tea From Capital Teas Tea Name: Cinnamon Roll Black Company Name: Capital Teas Company Description: A delightful blend of Ceylon black tea and high quality cinnamon pieces. Tea Review: I had such high hopes for this one. As soon as I saw it I was thinking about those gooey Cinnabons. I knew it wouldn’t taste exactly like… Read more →
Adagio’s Waikato Zealong
Company Description: The moderate climate of New Zealand and its unspoiled, lush green hills have proven to provide ideal growing conditions for tea, in particular oolong. Roasted at high temps, this Zealong oolong yields a smooth, complex cup. The first infusion of our Masters Waikato Zealong is quietly toasty, with whispers of citrus fruit and floral notes – perhaps honeysuckle.… Read more →
Adagio’s New Rooibos Lemon Cloud
Review: A creamy lemony delight. The natural sweet of the rooibos only added to the lemon cream essence. The creamy aspect was the strongest in this blend. If there were any additional changes that could be made to this blend I would add more of a lemon tang. It needs a little sharpness on the finish. Doing so would make… Read more →
Tipu’s Chai Test Market Case – My Results
I was so excited when I got my package yesterday from Tipu’s Chai. Included were two gold colored individual packages and a postcard to report back my results. On each package there read…”Sample A” and “Sample B.” It was a blind taste for a new all inclusive chai where all you have to do is empty the contents and add… Read more →
Capital Teas Blog Sample Series #1-9
South Pacific – Image Provided By: Capital Teas Over the next few weeks or less, depending on time of course I will be reviewing nine different teas I was so lucky to win from Capital Teas. Some time ago Capital Teas held their first Twitter contest and the prize was $50 in loose teas of my choosing. Of course there… Read more →