Enjoy this lively, quick video that will walk you through the six types of tea. Plus, a few tisanes too! Watch it in full-screen mode to get the total, awesomeness effect from the types of tea video. Have fun! Photo Credits: Flickr.com/Creative Commons Attribution License ~ Camellia Sinensis: Gwydion Williams Puer Tea: Teajournaling Rooibos: Akuppa [...]
Living a Loose Leaf Tea Lifestyle: A Commitment?
January 20, 2011 By 2 Comments
It has been just four short months since I made the commitment to start drinking loose tea. I thought it would be fun to take a look back and see what changes I’ve made to accommodate my loose tea lifestyle. Loose Tea Seemed Too Complicated During my tea bag years the thought of drinking loose [...]
Does Bad Mood Equal Bad Tea?
January 18, 2011 By 5 Comments
Yesterday, I decided to open a sample pack of Grand Imperial Yunnan I had purchased from the America Tea Room and ended up having a wonderful tasting experience. The flavors were rich and complex with hints of dark chocolate and black pepper. Yum! I was looking forward to re-living that experience today, but alas my [...]
I Love Lemon
January 16, 2011 By 2 Comments
For some reason I was in the mood for lemon yesterday. I did have a few Bigelow ”I Love Lemon” tea bags squirreled away in a drawer, so I steeped one of those up. The taste wasn’t too bad, it was actually quite refreshing. But, it got me thinking about lemon tea. My Lemon Tea History: I’ve [...]
Organic & Fair Trade Tea from Persimmon Tree Tea
January 14, 2011 By 11 Comments
Yesterday, I stopped at the Post Office to check to see if any new teas had arrived, and I was pleased to see a package from Persimmon Tree Tea. This is the first tea vendor I’ve run across that provides only organic and fair trade teas. I think that’s pretty cool! Anyway, back to my new [...]
Obstacles to Drinking Loose Tea in a Cubicle
January 13, 2011 By 8 Comments
Life in a cubicle can be a challenge, especially when trying to appreciate loose tea, so I’ve found myself resorting to old habits: the tea bag. Three Main Obstacles For me, there seems to be three main obstacles when trying to drink loose tea in a cubicle: 1. Access to good tasting water 2. Access [...]
No More “Fishy” Tea Please
December 28, 2010 By 22 Comments
Today, I tried puerh for the first time. It’s an experience I won’t soon forget! A New Tea Experience I decided to start the day with a new tea, something I had never tried before. After several minutes of deliberation, I selected a puerh I had purchased a couple months ago from a teashop that [...]
I Dread The Greens
December 13, 2010 By 10 Comments
Yesterday, after the 16-inches of snow had been plowed and the cars de-iced, I settled in with a pot of Gyokuro Imperial from Teavana. I had been putting off trying this green tea since October, the day I purchased it at the Teavana store at the Mall of America, simply because I was afraid I [...]
Scones, Tea and Creative Flow
December 9, 2010 By 2 Comments
The day started off with a Trader Joe’s Wild Blueberry Scone and a pot of Teavana’s Copper Knot Hongcha. Yum! Then I got to taking some tea pictures and uploading them to Flickr.com and before I knew it, I was starving and in need of food and drink. Not Wanting to Stop When I get [...]
A Trip to Trader Joe’s for Tea
December 8, 2010 By 8 Comments
On the way home from work tonight, I decided to stop at the new Trader Joe’s store in town. I had never been to one of their grocery stores before so, I was looking forward to a new adventure. I was also hoping to find some cool new tea to try. After wandering around the [...]
