I realized the other day that I have not reviewed any artisian loose leaf teas in while.

Alot of the reason for that is that our finances have been tight and grocery store teas are so much easier to come by…Kettle and Cup is not beig enough or well known enough that tea companies offer to send me teas for review so I buy them. Read more

Numi Dry Desert Lime was an interesting tea. This is not a wimpy kids limeade from Sonic. Nope. Very lime. Very Dry. I have no clue how they did it.

Personally I like my drinks to be a little sweeter. Even with added sugar this one makes you pucker.
Numi Dry Desert Lime is refreshing, and I can see it as one of the ingredients in a herbal tea based sangria or punch. But how to explain the taste? Read more

Cooking and baking with flowers just seems to be the ultimate in tea room fare.  When I had my tea room we used several of the flower flavor Monin syrups, as well as candied flowers, flower petals, etc.

They just look pretty, but also give an unusual and delicate flavor to foods.  Lavender has somewhat of a citrus flavor but it can be overpowering if you aren’t careful with it.  The small purple flower buds are beautiful scattered Read more

The poll I posted for January was, What is your favorite tea?

Earl Grey won with- 6 votes

English Breakfast- 3 votes

Herbal, Green, Oolong, White-2 votes each

Irish Breakfast, Flavored, Other- 1 each

So, what is it about Earl Grey that people like so much? Read more