Adagio Teas is running free shipping on an order of $25 or more from now until the end of November, and the really cool thing is that you can schedule the delivery for any time.
So, if you want to get Christmas Tea and send it along with a teapot then you can order it now, save the shipping and schedule the delivery in December.  What a great idea?
I love Adagio. I have been buying their tea for several years, and used to send it to my daughter when she lived out of state. The favors are clean and clear and …read more

I have to admit that this was a tea that Kyrie picked out and I was skeptical.  I thought that it would be maybe too sweet, too nursery, too something.
In reality it was too awesome! If you like gingerbread you need to try this tea. Spicy, gingery, definitely chai, Zhena Tea Gingerbread Chai is a great way to get some down time on one of those shop ’til you drop afternoons. Sip it and you can just about hear Christmas carols and sleigh bells in the background.
Gingerbead Chai is organic, fair trade, and I may be thoroughly addicted. Add some …read more

I like peach tea. It is a very southern thing, I think. I used to be highly addicted to sweet tea with peach in the summertime when I was a kid. It was so sweet it was cloying with an aftertaste of fresh peaches, warm in the hot southern sun. Well..this isn’t like that.

Stash White Peach Oolong Wu-Yi tea is delicate and refreshing. The clean Oolong is followed by definite peach flavor but there is nothing overpowering or in your face about it. This is a tea to relax with, to sit by the fire and remember summer with all …read more

I don’t know if you have ever bought tea online from the English Tea Store but they have some awesome tea and tea items. Until November 14 (2009)  you can get free shipping on an order of $20.00 by adding coupon code fall09.

We used to buy this tea when we had the tea room and I can tell you that the tea is very high quality. One of our favorites was called Casablanca, also one of Marc and my favorite movies! The prices are very reasonable and the coupon code makes it impossible to turn down a few tins of …read more

O.k. browsing the internet today I came across a really cute idea. These homemade tea bags  are just awesome. They would make incredible Christmas gifts for the tea lover for sure.

I found them at Bonzai Aphrodite, which may be added to my top ten, because the blog, images, and stuff is amazing. Hey, you know I am impressed; I said awesome, incredible, and amazing in the first 55 words! Basically you take unbleached cheesecloth and fill it with your own personal tea blend. The result is an adorable, whimsical, cozy looking array of tea bags that would look fantastic in …read more

I have wanted to do this temperature chart for brewing different kinds of tea for awhile and I keep forgetting about it.
Were you aware that different types of teas had different optimum brewing temperatures? Well, it is true, and you can coax the most flavors out of the tea leaves when you bathe them at their favorite heat. Why?

Well, each type of tea is made differently. Some is more delicate than others and some needs massive amounts of heat to get every molecule of flavor. Do your own taste test and see if you can’t tell the difference.
Black Tea- 203F …read more

I have never owned an electric tea kettle like this. I am used to the plastic ones you get at the dollar store that my mom used to use…
I made a huge decision that had been in the works a long time. About a month ago I got rid of the microwave. I think it wastes energy, but more than that it was making me a lazy cook…and since we are also trying to move toward an off grid lifestyle it needed to go.

I kept meaning to get a kettle but didn’t do it and then a few weeks ago …read more

I love chai and there are so many varieties of it that there are plenty of new ones to try. My favorite chai is homemade – infusing half and half with spices and adding it to black tea. However, there are some very good commercial chais and many of them as close as your grocers.

Here is my dilemma, of course. I prefer loose tea but the nearest tea shop is Teavana at Northpark and that is a good 30 minutes away. Not far but my days are not so leisurely that I can head to the mall very often. I …read more

Autumn has just started and here in the Dallas area it is chilly. I am hoping we get a nice, white winter for a change. It is mornings like this that you want to linger over something comforting and hot and yummy. It’s mornings like this when you need the perfect tea recipe.

Try this when you need something to warm you up.
Cranberry Ginger Tea Recipe

2 teaspoons loose Black tea (your choice but try this Black Dragon Pearl by Teavana)
2 cups hot water (just under the boil)
6 tbs sliced, peeled, fresh ginger
1/2 cup cranberry juice (warmed)
1/2 cup cranberries
Pinch of cinnamon
Pinch of …read more

I know that lately Kettle and Cup has been more Cup than Kettle but there is a good reason for that. Apparently coffee roasters are a more generous bunch than purveyors of fine teas because I regularly am offered coffee for sampling and reviewing and tea companies prefer that I pay cold hard cash.
Since cold, hard cash has been a little elusive around the Audet household lately I have been drinking coffee.

There are a number of teas out there, perfect for Autumn, that you need to try if you like tea.