Whittard Raspberry Tea

Berries, and in particular raspberries, are one of our favorite foods.  Whittard of Chelsea makes an excellent raspberry tea.

Whittard Raspberry Tea is a pure fruit infusion with absolutely no caffeine or tannin. A refreshing blend of raspberry and peach pieces, rosehips, chicory, hibiscus and orange peel. Sit back and enjoy this soft and subtle fruit flavoured drink. Drink hot or cold.

Ingredients are hibiscus, apples, rosehips, orange peel, chicory root, raspberry leaves, blackberry leaves, raspberry fruit granules, peach pieces, flavoring.

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Ever Tried Italian Almond Tea?

Almonds are a favorite.  Dilmah offers an Italian Almond Tea.  A medium strength Ceylon tea, fragrant and with a slightly sweet almond finish. Mid-elevation Ceylon Tea from Dombagastalawa Estate fused with the bitter-sweet flavor of Italian Almond.

The slightly malty Ceylon Tea produces a deep amber infusion which is envloped by a delicious aroma of amaretto. The tea has a nutty, sweet edge with a rich body. Ideal taken with sweet cakes and pastries, or for something different, as a t-Shakem brewed strong cooled and poured over vanilla ice cream.

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Be Healthy and Decadent: Chocolate Tea

Here is a simple and tasty way to be healthy and decadent during the holiday season: chocolate tea.  Other than the sweetener you use, chocolate tea has no calories.  Kusmi Tea makes a great chocolate tea.

Kusmi offers chocolate tea is loose form in 3 varieties: chocolate, chocolate mint and chocolate spicy.  Kusmi Chocolate Tea is black tea with natural scents of chocolate. All are sold in 4.4 ounce tins.

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Rooibos with Passion Fruit

Flavored Rooibos tea is all the rage.  As with many items that become suddenly popular, quality starts to fade.  But, not with Tega Tea, which offers a range of flavored Rooibos tea.   Our favorite is the Rooibos with Passion Fruit.

From high in the pristine Cedarberg mountains of South Africa, Tega brings you premium quality Rooibos tea. Relax and enjoy the Tega Rooibos experience. Nourish your body and soothe your soul. Tega Rooibos teas are certified organic, naturally caffeine free and low in tannin, so they never get bitter. Enjoy the rich smooth taste all day long, either hot or iced, and with lemon or fruit juice.

Recommended brewing time for 1 cup of tea is 2 to3 minutes.

Ingredients in the tea are certified organic Rooibos and natural passion fruit flavor.

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Learn About Earl Grey

If you are fan of Earl Grey tea, you are not alone. Capt Picard, Batman and Winnie the Pooh’s friend Piglet all drink Earl Grey tea. Earl Grey is the second most popular type of tea (behind English Breakfast).

As British Prime Minster from 1830 to 1834, Earl Charles Grey is credited with developing the tea that bears his name. Earl Grey, according to lore, received the tea as a gift when his envoy saved a Chinese official’s son from drowning.

Earl Grey is black tea flavored with bergamot oil. The oil has a citrus flavor, similar to orange blossoms. The oil is extracted from the peel of the bergamot orange, a small pear-shaped sour orange cultivated today mostly in southern Italy.

Traditionally, Earl Grey applied only to black tea. Now, Earl Grey applies to green or white teas and describes any tea flavored with bergamot oil.

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Adventurous Tea Drinker? Try Ice Wine Tea

Consider yourself an adventurous tea drinker? Then, try Ice Wine tea. Ice Wine tea is made with premium high grown tea from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) infused with natural and Ice Wine flavors.

To make Ice Wine, Vidal or Riesling grapes are left on the vine until after the first frost hits, usually in late November. The grapes are picked on freezing cold nights when the temperature is less than 17 degree F or -8 degrees C.

At this temperature, the frozen grapes are as hard as marbles and during pressing, water is driven out as shards of ice. This leaves a highly concentrated juice very high in acids, sugars and aromatics, which are the required elements for perfect Ice Wine.

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Mango Tea from Taylors of Harrogate

Mango is a great fruit and is even better as a tea. But, if you are going to buy a Mango Tea, make sure it is a black tea. A fruit like Mango requires a black tea to stand up to it. In our opinion, Mango herbal teas are not as good.

Taylors of Harrogate, a tea company from England, makes a very good Mango tea. Taylors Mango Tea comes in a box of 20 individually wrapped tea bags.

Taylors Mango is made of black tea from Indonesia blended with natural mango. The tea is inspired by the Chinese, who blend their teas with the essences of fruits and flowers. Taylors Mango is light and refreshing with the flavor of mango. It is best enjoyed on its own or sweetened with sugar or honey.

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Berry Tea from Williamson Tea

We are a big fan of everything berry. Williamson Tea has come out with a new berry tea that is just great. Williamson Forest Berries Tea is new.

Williamson Forest Berries tea is bursting with fruit flavor. Williamson Forest Berries Tea is caffeine-free and has a rich and balanced taste.

The ingredients in the tea are hibiscus, apple, flavoring (Blackberry, Raspberry, Strawberry), elderberries and rosehips.

If you are a fan of berries, you really must try this tea.

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Did Earl Grey Really Exist?

Earl Grey Tea is the second most popular variety of tea, just behind English Breakfast. But, was Earl Grey a real person?

As British Prime Minster from 1830 to 1834, Earl Charles Grey is credited with developing the tea that bears his name. Earl Grey, according to lore, received the tea as a gift when his envoy saved a Chinese official’s son from drowning.

Earl Grey is black tea flavored with bergamot oil. The oil has a citrus flavor, similar to orange blossoms. The oil is extracted from the peel of the bergamot orange, a small pear-shaped sour orange cultivated today mostly in southern Italy.

Traditionally, Earl Grey applied only to black tea. Now, Earl Grey applies to green or white teas and describes any tea flavored with bergamot oil.

Here is a picture of Prime Minster Earl Grey.

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Oh Yes: Chocolate Tea

If a better combination of ingredients than chocolate and tea exists, we dont know what it is. Kusmi Chocolate Tea is one of the best chocolate teas available.

Available as a loose tea, it is is a black tea from China flavored with natural essences of chocolate. Kusmi Chocolate brews a very dark green color verging on black. The tea can be taken plain or sweetened. Ingredients in the tea are black tea from China with natural scents of chocolate.

If you want a little something extra, Kusmi makes a Chocolate Mint tea and Spicy Chocolate Tea (both available as loose tea).

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