Christmas Haul: Tea-lightful Presents

My family and friends blessed me with some fun tea-themed gifts for Christmas.

 

 

My talented friend crocheted this adorable purple tissue box.

 

 

Herbal teas for late afternoon/evening sipping.

 

 

A tea and fruit infuser bottle.

 

 

A bobba (bubble) tea charm for Crocs.

 

 

A make-it-yourself mini teapot.

 

 

A whimsical Tea Party bag.

First cold-brewed tea of the summer!

Did you know that June is National Iced Tea Month?

 

 

On the first day of summer, I enjoyed this tasty cold-brewed Raspberry Lemon Verbena herbal tea.

 

This cold-brewed Cactus Rose green tea was another refreshing summer beverage.

I'll definitely be drinking lots of cold-brewed teas to stay in cool this heat wave!

Summer Teas: Strawberries

It's strawberry tea season at my place!

 

Strawberry Watermelon Yogurt Pop oolong by Dessert by Deb

 

 

Enchanted Raspberry Strawberry Lavender green tea by Dessert by Deb

 

 

Strawberry Banana oolong by DavidsTea
 

 

Summer Berry black tea by Charbrew

 

 

Strawberry Spritzer fruit infusion by Three 6 Tea
 

 

Strawberry Oat Milk herbal tea by Dessert by Deb

Creative teabags

I'm a sucker for creative packaging. So I was delighted to receive a variatea of teabags featuring beautiful artwork!

 

Albert EinsTEAn - Moroccan Experiment Tea

 

 

Fred Tea Mercury - Bohemian Raspberry

 

 

Vincent Van Goghji: Goji Berry Tea

 

 

 

FriTÉ Khalo - Watermelon Rose Hibiscus Tea

 

 

ShakeSpearMINT Tea - Spearmint Tea

Summer Teas: Watermelon fruit infusions, matcha, and oolongs!

Watermelon teas are my favourite summer flavours. So I was delighted when tea companies started offering more watermelon blends over the last several years!

 

I can always rely on DavidsTea for some tasty watermelon fruit infusions.

Cold-brewed Witchy Watermelon (left), Watermelon Heat (center), and Watermelon Mint (right) kept me cool during the heat waves!

 

DavidsTea's Watermelon matcha (iced) was also great for the hot weather!

 

 

I also quenched my thirst with Dessert by Deb's Watermelon Lime Slush and Watermelon Jasmine Sorbet oolongs (but I kept forgetting to take photos of my cold-brewed watermelon oolongs).

 

 

A few months ago, I asked Deb if she could create a watermelon lavender blend. She said that she'd give it a try...and I was thrilled when she added the Watermelon Lavender Blush oolong to her summer collection! It's such a lovely balance of the watermelon and lavender!
 

August sipped away like a bottle of cold-brewed tea!

July wrap-up: new teas and tea empties

We're in the thick of summer and I'm still drinking hot teas!

 

New tea #1 (Murchie's): Victorian Garden is a delicious fruity black and green tea blend.

 

New tea #2 (Tealish): Fairy Dust is a strawberry kiwi roiboos that would also make a tasty iced tea.

 

New tea #3 (DavidsTea): Pink Papayadise fruit infusion was a refreshing cold brewed tea.

 

 July tea empties

What I will or have already restocked:
1) Lavender Peach Pound Cake green tea (Dessert by Deb)
2) Rated R black tea (T by Daniel)
3) Sleepy Lychee fruit infusion (DavidsTea)
4) Lavender Buttercream roiboos (DavidsTea)

 Tomorrow: Salt air, and the rust on your door

April Tea Haul: DavidsTea

 It's been over 4 months since my last DavidsTea purchase.

 

I caved and finally checked out my online cart when I saw this gorgeous purple mug. The butterflies change colour when you fill the mug with hot water (see photo below).

 

 

I took advantage of the Friends and Families sale (20% off regular-priced loose leaf tea) to try some new teas form the spring collection: Jelly Donut rooibos, Bahama Blue fruit infusion, and Horchata Chai mate.

I also purchased the Cherry Blossom matcha and used my rewards to get the pricey Matcha Matsu for free.

 

 

The Jelly Donut Rooibos was a delicious blend with strong strawberry notes. I enjoyed it both as a hot tea and iced latte!  Jelly Donut is now sold out online, so I'm happy that I got the chance to try it out!

 

 

The Horchata Chai mate was a lovely spiced tea. It would also make a great iced or cold-brewed latte.

I think that the Cherry Blossom matcha is one of my favourite DavidsTea matchas. I enjoyed it as a hot latte in this beautiful teacup that Lyn from Australia sent me in a teacup swap years ago.

 

 

I'm grateful to see the cherry blossoms in bloom this year!

Holiday Teas Hauls

I should not be left to my own devices.
They come with prices and vices.
I end up with tea hauls.

  

Holiday Tea Haul #1: Stash and Celestial Seasonings

I kept checking my local Bulk Barn until they finally had the Stash and Celestial Seasonings holiday teas available. I restocked on my faves!

 

Holiday Tea Haul #2: Monarch Tea Co.

 

I'm excited to try the new green tea and rooibos in the Monarch Tea Co.'s holiday tea collection.

 

Holiday Tea Haul #3: Murchie's Tea

 

After years of browsing their online store, I finally made my first purchase!

 

Admitting I have a tea problem is the first step...

 

Halloween Teas

Happy Halloween!

During spooky month, I enjoyed DavidsTea's new Halloween fruit infusion teas.

 

 

Trick or Treat is a "Carnival-inspired caramel corn lightly coated in butter" tea. I'm glad I tried it, but it's not a fave. I think I would have preferred a caramel corn flavour profile on a black tea base.

 

 

Witchy Watermelon had the cutest witch hat sprinkles and tasted like a Jolly Rancher watermelon candy.

 

It's hard to see in the photo, but the tea is purple! This would also be enjoyable cold brewed or iced.

October tea empties

What I've already restocked or will repurchase:

1) Dessert by Deb's Bobba Milk Tea

2) Dessert by Deb's Lychee Mango Mochi green tea

3) DavidsTea Banana Matcha

 

Autumn Teas: Apple Ciders

 

Happy Thanksgiving to my Canadian friends!

Hot Apple Cider Served Here:

An oolong by Geek+Tea (top) and fruit infusions by Stash Tea (middle) and DavidsTea (bottom)

Dessert by Deb also has a delicious Caramel Apple Cinnamon Bun black tea!

Apple cider teas are perfect for the transition from hot to chilly temperatures!

Repurposing broken teacups: Tiered Tray

Do you remember the teacup that I accidentally cracked when washing? 

I've found a second life for it as a tiered tray!

 

Tier Tray (Short Version)

 

Tiered Tray (Tall Version)

The pieces aren't glued together so I can have fun mixing and matching them!

July tea empties

Teas that I've already restocked:

1) DavidsTea Happy Kombucha oolong

Teas that I may repurchase from time:

1) DavidsTea Watermelon Mint fruit infusion

2) DavidsTea Maui Madness fruit infusion

3) DavidsTea Kiwi Lemonade fruit infusion

4) DavidsTea Peach Zing fruit infusion

5) Dessert by Deb Lemon Lavender Spritzer green tea

New teas I tried in July

Let's wrap up July with the new teas that I tried this month!

 

Green Teas

Top: Genuine Tea's Lavender Sencha was a pleasant green tea blend of berries and lavender. 

Bottom: I finally tried the Genmaicha tea that my friend gave me when she visited the Tokyo Disney Resort in 2019 (!).

 

DavidsTea's fruity matchas were perfect for the summer! Next time, I'll have to try them as iced lattes.

Left: Banana

Right: Peach Unsweetened (top) and Blueberry (bottom)

 

 More fruity blends from DavidsTea that are also great cold brewed.

Left: Happy Kombucha is a mango oolong

Right: Reishi Relax is a berry fruit infusion (top); Bumbleberry Burst is a berry pu-erh (bottom)

 

What have you been sipping this summer?