Tea Advent Calendar: Days 1-7

My "Drink What I Own" Tea Advent calendar lives on for an 11th year!

 

 Day 1: DavidsTea's Sweet Potato Pie black tea

 Day 2: Dessert by Deb's Hazelnut Chocolate & Butter Pralines black tea and rooibos

 

 

Day 3: Monarch Tea Co.'s Banana Nut rooibos

 

Day 4: DavidsTea's Dark Chocolate Orange black tea

 

 

Day 5: Dessert by Deb's Cinnamon Coconut Milk Horchata oolong and green tea 

 

Day 6: Blue Mountain Tea Co.'s Poached Pear Brulee black tea

 

Day 7: DavidsTea's Eggnog matcha

Tea Advent Calendars: Days 1-8

 The countdown to Christmas is on!

Day 1
DIY: Steve's Teas Vanilla Honeybush
Charbrew: English Breakfast black tea

Day 2
DIY: DavidsTea's Dark Chocolate Orange black tea
Charbrew: Chamomile

Day 3
DIY: Dessert by Deb's Salted Maple Sugar Croquembouche oolong
Charbrew: Earl Grey black tea

Day 4
DIY: Blue Mountain Tea Co.'s Poached Pear Brule black tea
Charbrew: Afternoon Tea black tea

Day 5
DIY: Kusmi Tea's Tropical White
Charbrew: English Breakfast black tea

Day 6
DIY: Murchie's Tea's Roasted Chestnut black tea
Charbrew: Rose Blush black tea

Day 7
DIY: DavidsTea's Gingerbread matcha
Charbrew: Chai black tea

Day 8
DIY: Harney & Sons' Celebration black tea
Charbrew: Peppermint herbal tea

Due to the ongoing Canada Post, I haven't mailed any Christmas cards yet. I hope that the postal workers reach a fair deal soon.

Autumn Teas: Going Nuts!

The autumn chill that wakes me up.

I love nutty teas so much!

 

 

Nutty Tea #1: Hazelnut Buttercream Cake Pop black tea by Totalitea

 

 

Nutty Tea #2: White Chocolate Pistachio rooibos by Totalitea

 

 

Nutty Tea #3: Truffle Nut black tea by Blue Mountain Tea Co.

 

 

Nutty Tea #4: Hojicha Almond Coconut Ice Cream by Dessert by Deb

 

 

Nutty Tea #5: Peanut Butter Chocolate Hojicha by DavidsTea

National Bubble Tea Day

Happy first week of May!

On National Bubble Tea Day (April 30), I enjoyed Dessert by Deb's delicious Boba Milk Tea.

I also tried Wall's Bubble Tea ice cream which my mom found at her local grocery store. The brown sugar swirl tastes exactly like the real thing!

April tea empties

What I've already stockpiled or will repurchase:

1) DavidsTea's Tropicalia herbal tea

2) DavidsTea's Sweet Potato Pie black tea 

3) DavidsTea's Elf Help green tea

4) Geek+Tea's As You Wish black tea

What I may repurchase from time to time:

1) Blue Mountain Tea Co.'s Up and At 'Em pu-erh

2) DavidsTea's Peach Zing herbal tea

Five teas in April

I continue to sip down my teas one cup at a time!

 

1. Black Tea: 

Whittard of Chelsea's Piccadilly Blend is a lovely fruity tea with a light floral (rose) note.

 

2. Pu-Erh: 

Blue Mountain Tea Co.'s Up and at 'Em is a delicious blend of orange and vanilla.

3. Honeybush: 

Teamancy's Cranberry Head Crumble is a sweet and spicy blend that would also be perfect for fall!

4. Oolong: 

DavidsTea's Coconut Oolong is enjoyable as both hot and iced drinks.

5. Fruit infusion: 

DavidsTea's Coco Colada (cold-brewed) was a refreshing beverage. This tropical tea is the closest I'll get to a holiday these days!

2020 Wrap-up

 We've made it to the end of this loooong and difficult year!

Thank you for your visits and comments throughout 2020! The pandemic would have been much harder without your friendships.

 

Drink What You Own Advent Calendar: Days 21-24

One of my 2020 tea goals was to support small Canadian tea businesses. Nearly all of my tea hauls this year were from my favourite local tea companies.

Spring: Tea at the White House, Geek+Tea, Dessert by Deb, Monarch Tea Co.

Summer: Blair Elements, Blue Mountain Tea Co., Tea Amo, DavidsTea, Tealise

Fall: Monarch Tea Co., Tea Sante, Tea at the White House, Dessert by Deb, DavidsTea

Holidays: Celestial Seasonings, Plan de Vida, Geek+Tea

Other seasonal hauls (not featured): Clearview Tea Co., Tea Amo, T by Daniel, DavidsTea, Dessert by Deb 

My primary pandemic coping strategy was drinking lots of TEA!

 

Tea empties: January to June

 

 

Tea empties: July to November

 

 

May 2021 bring better days!

Please join me next week when I celebrate my 6-year-blogiversary. You don't want to miss out on my fun giveaway!

Summer Teas: Tropical Edition

The closest that I'll get to a tropical vacation these days is by sipping some refreshing mango or coconut teas!

Left: Organic Mango Green Tea by Touch Organic

Right: Summerhill is a mango black tea blend by Clearview Tea.

Ahmad Tea's delicious Mango & Lychee Souffle green tea served hot (left) and cold (right).

Dessert by Deb's Matcha Cream Puff green tea had a nice light coconut flavour.

Left: Coconut Crunch Oolong by Tea at the White House

Right: Coconut Milk Oolong by Blue Mountain Tea Co

 

Tealise's Pina Colada black tea

 Blair Elements' Coconut Almond black tea

Coconut ice cream topped with crushed pineapple.

Thank you, Maristella, for the suggestion!

The last of my tea hauls (I hope!)

We're in the midst of a heat wave and my A/C is broken, but I'm still drinking hot tea!

Sipping delicious maple teas from handmade in Canada mugs on Canada Day:

1) Morning: Sipping Geek+Tea's Dark Side oolong from a teacup by Scott Barnim.

2) Afternoon: Sipping Dessert by Deb's Butter Toffee Cream black and rooibos tea from a mug by Greg Voisin. The raspberry matcha chocolate almonds were by a Toronto chocolatier.

June empties

Oldest sipdown (Sept 2018): Chinese black tea with the cream packaging.

Newest sipdowns (May 2020): Monarch Tea Co.'s Love is Love herbal tea and Stay Young, Go Dancing (a peach black tea).

I regret to report that I also ordered more teas in June. I wanted to support the small Canadian tea companies!

Blair Elements (free shipping): two black teas and one green tea

Blue Mountain Tea Co. (free shipping): Two of the teas were gifted to other people. I kept four teas for me (three black teas and one Pu-erh).

Tea Amo (free local delivery): After months of online stalking, I finally bought this cute 3-cup turquoise teacup and teabag holder. I also purchased one green tea and one Pu-erh.

Me on my June 15th post: I also received a Davids Tea gift card, but I'm going to try to wait a while to use it.

Eleven days later, this was delivered to my door: Jasmine Creme Brulee green tea is one of my favourite DT blends and I had been wanting to try the Sticky Rice Oolong and Organic Black Thai teas. This was my "last chance" to stock up on these discontinued teas. 

I added the "Fan Faves" and metal strainer to get the free shipping. The tin was a free gift with purchase of 100g of tea.

My last June order: one fruity herbal and two black teas from Tealise.

Once again, the number of new teas exceed the number of sipdowns. My poor wallet! There are several more tea companies on my wish list. But I'll try my best to use up some of my stash before buying new teas.