Five in June

I can't believe how fast June flew by!

 

1. My front garden's tea-themed decorations.

 

2. This is the first year that I had lilies in my garden. I was delighted to see them bloom.

 

3. I've been loving my awesome Hario cold brew tea bottle.

 

4. Tea Buying Ban Update: I'm proud to report that I've gone over 1 month without buying any new teas. I was tempted by DavidsTea's semi-annual sale, but I've manged to resist so far.

5. June tea empties

What I may repurchase:

1) Teamancy's Key Lime Chamomile herbal tea

2) Dessert by Deb's Fireside S'mores black tea

3) DavidsTea's Peach Zing fruit infusion

 

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Summer Teas: Strawberries Edition

Welcoming the summer season with these delicious strawberry tea blends!

DavidsTea's Strawberries and Cream Oolong

 

 Whittard of Chelsea Tea's Piccadilly Blend Black Tea

 

Clearview Tea Co.'s Martha's Vineyard Black Tea

 

Monarch Tea Co.'s Love You Tea Black Tea

 

Dessert by Deb's Strawberry Swiss Jelly Roll Green Tea

AM Tea's Strawberry Sour Herbal Infusion

 These strawberry tea blends also made fantastic cold brewed teas!

A Sweet Peas Teacup

This week I'm sharing a lovely teacup that an acquaintance gave me years ago.

 

The vintage bone china teacup features these lovely pink and purple sweet peas.

 

 The Royal Standard backstamp (circa 1949+)

 

Love the brushed gold on the scalloped rims!

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Hario Filter in Bottle: Cold Brewed Tea

My new cold brew tea bottle arrived just in time for National Iced Tea Month!

I first spotted the cold tea brew bottles on Bird and Blend Tea Co.'s website, but it was too expensive to order from the U.K. shop. So I searched online until I found a similar bottle from a Canadian distributor (Bed, Bath & Beyond Canada).

 

The Filter in Bottle is made by a Japanese company called Hario. The silicon top comes with a removable strainer.

I just love the wine bottle shape, and the 750 ml capacity is perfect! Plus it's super easy to clean!

 

The inaugural cold steep: Goji Pop herbal blend by DavidsTea.

 

 Tropicalia herbal blend by DavidsTea

 This cold brew tea bottle will definitely get a workout this summer!

Tea Haul: Dessert by Deb's new spring collection!

As Asian Heritage Month draws to an end, I thought it would be fitting to share my latest tea haul from Dessert by Deb. I was beyond excited when Deb announced the theme of her new spring collection: Japanese & Asian Patisserie! 

She also added new teas to existing collections (Garden Tea Party; Cake & Celebration), as well as released the first blend for the upcoming Deb's Vintage Diner collection.

 

 As you can see, I wanted to try all the teas from spring arrivals!

I got 2 bonus teas (75g of Lychee Mango Mochi green tea and 100g of Peach Crumble Cake black tea) as part of the special launch promo for e-mail subscribers.

 

 

I also couldn't resist getting a keychain and set of pins. They're perfect for my tabletop tea-themed Christmas tea (I'm on the lookout for tea-themed ornaments all year round)!

 

 

Deb generously included these bonus goodies in my order.

 

I'm not a fan of floral teas, but I actually enjoyed this Blueberry Lavender Angel Food Cake black tea. 

I was delighted to finally find a peach tea that was NOT a peach ginger blend. The Peach Crumble Cake was a yummy peach black and rooibos tea with cinnamon, Canadian maple, and brown sugar!

 

 

The Thai Banana Cake black tea was a delicious blend of two of my favourite fruits: banana and coconut!

I love bubble tea and am fortunate to have multiple bubble tea chains near my office. Pre-pandemic, I used to buy bubble teas all the time during the spring/summer.

The tasty Boba Milk Tea is the classic brown sugar milk tea flavour: Assam black tea, vanilla, and brown sugar. The raisins don't actually contribute to the flavour profile; they're supposed to mimic the tapioca pearls. I followed the steeping instructions and prepared it with milk!

 

May sipdowns

Tea(s) I may buy again: Paris black tea by Harney and Sons

International Tea Day

 Did you know that the United Nations designated May 21 as International Tea Day?

"The Day will promote and foster collective actions to implement activities in favour of the sustainable production and consumption of tea and raise awareness of its importance in fighting hunger and poverty" (The United Nations).

I celebrated International Tea Day by drinking various types of teas from across the globe!

1. Oriental Beauty Tea Oolong (Taiwan)

 

2. Kusmi Tea's English Breakfast Tea black tea: Ceylon (Sri Lanka) and Assam (India).

 

 

3. DavidsTea's Japanese Sencha green tea (Japan)

 

4. Ten Fu's Jasmine Pearls green tea (China)

 

5. Dessert by Deb's Orange Ginger Shortbread Rooibos (rooibos is from South Africa)

6. Monarch Tea Co.'s Love You Tea Black Tea

"Tea is resilient, sustainable and and healthy - from bush to cup." 

 (Tea & Herbal Association Canada)

Tea-themed colouring books

 Remember when adult colouring books were all the rage?

I got "Time for Tea" from the Dollar Tree many years ago. The paper is thin, but the book was great for getting started with adulting colouring!

"Vintage Charm" was a Michaels find from a few years back. The paper stock was better quality and had perforations so you can rip the pages out.

I received this "Tea Time" colouring book as a birthday gift this year.

Do you use adult colouring books?