Tea Talk

Are you a lavender fan? I wasn’t a fan as a kid, but now, as an adult, I LOVE the smell of lavender. I also discovered that I enjoy it as a tea which was a very pleasant surprise. I carry three lavender teas. Lovely Lavender Ceylon and Lavender Earl Grey are fabulous black teas. But the one I want to talk to you about is Lavender Lace Herbal Tisane. Lavender Lace Herbal Tisane is a naturally caffeine-free and nicely refreshing tisane with a slightly sweet taste. It is a delightful blend of lemon verbena, organic spearmint, cinnamon, lavender, and...

I was considering what to write about today and was kind of stuck. So how to get unstuck? I wandered into my kitchen and over to my tea stash. Yes, I have quite a stash, as I never know exactly what I’ll feel like drinking and wouldn’t want to be out of options ...wink, wink. Looking at the sea of green bags and canisters, I contemplated my options. I opened a few bags and smelled their lovely contents, but none hit me just right until I opened my canister of Jasmine Pearls. Oh, the divine aroma of Jasmine. Not overpowering,...

Do your kids drink tea? They’re never too young to start drinking the world’s second-most-consumed beverage. Water is number one, tea is number two, and coffee comes in at number three. My Grandma started me on my tea journey when I was a very young girl. I can remember sitting at her table and drinking tea out of one of her pretty china cups when I was probably around 4. It’s been a love affair ever since. My three kids grew up drinking tea from a very early age too. In the winter, hot tea got us through the cold...

The easy answer for me as to why I drink tea is that I don't drink coffee. And believe me, I tried to enjoy coffee but gave up trying years and years ago as I'm not too fond of the taste, no matter what I added to it. I also don't drink pop or soda. I don't want the extra sugar from the original versions or the chemicals from the sugar-free. Now tea. That's a totally different story. I LOVE tea! I love the taste, the health benefits, and how I feel when I drink tea! I can honestly say...

One of the favorite parts of my job is looking for new teas and the tea tasting that goes along with finding those teas. I'm so fortunate to work with some wonderful master tea blenders. They combine flavors that I would never dream of and their teas are delicious. In the natural ebb and flow, some teas stay for a long time, like forever, and others only for a season. Some teas we fall in love with only last for a short time because of an unforeseen shortage of ingredients when suitable replacements cannot be found. Unfortunately, this was a...