24 Days of Tea Advent Calendar from David’s Tea 2015 Days 6-10 Day 6: Glitter & Gold (Least Favorite & Most Disappointing) This tea is the perfect example that being pretty doesn’t always equal deliciousness. This is actually one of the teas I was most looking forward to. I too was taken by the name, the tiny adorable gold glitter… Read more →
24 Days of Tea Advent Calendar from David’s Tea 2015 Days 1-5 Day 1: Sleigh Ride Ah yes! Finally after waiting for so long and not sneaking a peek no matter how tempted I made it to December 1, 2015. I was eager so even before the sun came up I opened the box to discover my first tea of twenty… Read more →
Over the course of two evenings I sampled two out of three of the tea infused chocolate candy bars David’s Tea has to offer. The first night I indulged in the Cardamom French Toast Milk Chocolate Bar paired with the very same tea. The next evening I devoured the Hot Chocolate Milk Chocolate Bar and paired it with a coconut… Read more →
Part 2 of 2 In part one of two featuring the Tea Infuser Mug from American Tea Room I showed you a few of the features the mug has to offer. A few of my favorites start with the infuser basket that clicks securely into the mug, its large capacity, and clear glass design. In part two you will see… Read more →
It has been a very Merry Christmas for me already. I was fortunate and thankful to receive a wonderful gift from Tony Gebely of American Tea Room. He asked me to try out this cool new tea infuser mug and I jumped at the opportunity. I am always on the look out for new tea accessories. Some main features I look for… Read more →
After years of trying to get my very own tea advent calendar (sold out) from David’s Tea it’s finally mine but not without its ups and downs. When the calendar was first announced as being available I attempted to make my purchase but was too late. It sold out the same day as it was released just as year’s prior.… Read more →
Recently I was fortunate to have been invited to a exclusive tea tasting of some new Taiwanese teas that were just recently released on The Devotea USA website. Before the official unveiling Nicole Schwartz the proprietor of the US branch and tea blender asked a select few tea bloggers such as Geoffrey Norman (@lazyliteratus) and Jo Johnson (@jopj) were in… Read more →
If you are anything like me you have a ton of bulk holiday gifts to purchase this season. I for one need to put together a lot of gifts for both my kids teachers and various caregivers. So imagine my delight when I was notified of these new affordable but still 100% elegant and luxurious artisan sugars from Chambre De… Read more →
One of my favorite things just happened on October 23, 2015. A tea tasting with some of my most favorite tea friends and bloggers. This particular event was hosted and coordinated by none other than the wonderful Jo Johnson (@jopj) of Scandalous Tea (aka @agiftoftea). As many of you already know she is quite the talented jewelry maker, her muse the… Read more →
First, I would like to thank the good people over at teageeks for sending me some samples of their tea. Though they didn’t ask me to review them I felt I really needed to share my experience. Today I write about Balancing Blend. It is a loose herbal tea blend of cardamom, cinnamon, coriander, fennel, ginger, liquorice, and rose leaves. This… Read more →
My house guest has officially departed. Which means back to normal life for us. Which also means more “me” time. For me that includes not just drinking tea but writing about tea too. It also means creating with tea and believe it or not activities unrelated to tea. I am certain there were a gasp or two when reading that. Let… Read more →
First let me say Happy 4th of July to everyone and please let it be a safe and wonderful day of celebration with friends and family everywhere. For me everyday and especially every holiday starts and finishes with tea. Let’s just say the party hasn’t started until the tea arrives. This can be iced tea, hot tea, and of course tea… Read more →