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Drank this at The Whistling Kettle this afternoon with lunch and fell in love. I tried it without cream and sugar to start. But this tea was WAY better with a little cream and rock sugar. The maple and taffy flavors just popped with the additions. I walked out of there with 4oz. :)

This was also my tea of the evening to enjoy while watching the season finale of Downton Abbey. I won’t say more about the episode. But I will say I enjoyed sipping this through the first hour.

I headed to The Whistling Kettle this afternoon for lunch with some friends and well I can never leave there without picking up a few new to me teas. This was one of them. I was looking for a nice light black tea for the afternoon and I think I found one. There are others, but this is really nice and light. In fact I may brew a pot for the Downton finale tonight!

This one was pretty yummy. Read all about it here: http://thepurrfectcup.com/2013/02/02/mothers-daughters-and-tea-a-best-international-tea-tea-review/

My sweet friend’s picked this one up for me on their way home from celebrating their first anniversary. I like it, light and crisp for a black tea. The decaf is nice after a long stressful day or in this case to ease into a nice day off from work. The peach flavor is really yummy and I’m not usually a peach fan. But it’s very fruity and juicy in a way almost like the black tea isn’t there at all. Def. a keeper!

Trying some of this sample this morning as I’m feeling poorly. Went to bed feeling so/so. Woke up with a fever and feeling like an elephant is sitting on my chest. So I wanted something strong. This is quite good. malty with a hint of spice. I like it. I’m sure I’ll like it more when I’m feeling better. Today is all about tea, couch, and past seasons of Downton Abbey.

I forgot I had this sample until I went digging into my sample box this afternoon. I can really taste the mango and spice, but very little cream. But I’m really ok with that. This makes for a really yummy afternoon caffeine free cup of tea. It might even bring on an afternoon nap if I’m lucky.

Celebrating the birth of Sherlock Holmes with this tea at the moment. It has turned into one of my go to teas and I will not go without it in the house. :)

I love the smoke flavor and smell. But I still love that the Darjeeling and Keemun balance out the smoke of the Lapsang into a really enjoyable cup. You can read a little of my “sort of” birthday tale here: http://thepurrfectcup.com/2013/01/06/taking-tea-with-11-sort-of/

Tried this with my meal at The Whistling Kettle this afternoon. Yummy! It was sweet, but not too sweet and the graham cracker added a nice flavor to the tea. I found that a little rock suger and cream went a long way to making this tea even more tasty! Might have taken some home with me.

Not a fan of green teas usually. But I had a sip of this while at The Whistling Kettle today and ended up going home with a to go cup and 4oz of this tea. It has a really nice flowery/sweet taste to it. Hot it was interesting…but iced it jumps to amazing. All the flavors of this tea come out to play, green and white teas, rose petals, mallow…everything just works and works well with this tea!

This is actually take two. I let the first cup steep oh…20 minutes over! Never sit down to mess with your websites look/feel when you have tea steeping!

Anyway this is a new one for me from Upton. As I’m really trying to find my “must haves” to keep in my cupboard year round and only add seasonal teas to the mix here and there. Based on dry leaf smell alone this could be a keeper! Very strong and almost stout-like. Which has to be the Assam talking. I was a little concerned this would be too strong. (I’m trying to ease into the morning)

The steeped tea still smells stout-like, with a hint of malt and honey. The taste is rich and robust. I’m really enjoying this one.