Tea of the Week - Oh Canada!

This weeks tea of the week probably should have been last weeks tea of the week... In honour of Canada Day... Oh well! It is still tastey this week!

Probably my favourite thing about this tea is that it is sweetened with maple syrup. It is oh so yummy. It's a rooibos tea (and caffeine free!) and has caramel and toffee! Also these cute little maple leaf shaped sprinkles. It's one of those teas that is good any time of year. Not too winter-y, and not too summer-y. If you want to get yourself some, you can find it here.

Tea of the Week - Pom Diggety

On my most recent trip to Davids Tea I was given Pom Diggety as a sample. It was so delicious I decided to impulsively buy 100 grams on the spot! I have no regrets. It's sweet, fruity and is great hot or iced. It's a black tea but has low caffeine, which is nice. It doesn't seem to get bitter like some black teas that I have tried. Besides black tea, Pom Diggety has hibiscus, rooibos, lemon myrtle, stevia extract, pomegranate seeds, natural pomegranate flavouring. If you are curious you can get this tea as part of David's Tea's Summer Iced Teas Collection.

Tea of the Week-Maple Tea

I got so much tea from my bridal showers, and I am just getting around to trying them all out! This weeks tea of the week was given to me at my bridal shower thrown by some of the ladies from my parents church. Some of these ladies have known me since I was born! Here is a review of one of the tea's I got, Maple Tea!

This tea is made in Markham, Ontario and packaged in Canada! It's flavoured with Natural maple syrup (which is the only way to enjoy maple syrup, no Aunt Jemima for this girl!). Its a very unique tasting tea. It tastes like you drizzled some maple syrup in you regular earl grey tea! You don't need to add any sweetener to this one and I think it would make a really tasty tea latte! I'm not sure where you can find this tea, but I'm thinking I might try putting some maple syrup in my other favourite black teas!

What's your favourite tea this week?

Tea of the Week-Honey I Dew

This is my first blog post as a married lady! I have been itching to get a bunch of blog posts out for a while now but the wedding and all the stress related with the wedding prevented me from doing so. I am so excited to be finding normal life again. Posts about the wedding will be coming up, but for now please enjoy this sneak peak picture of Andrew and I. This awesome photo was taken by our awesome photographer Robyn! You can check out her website here.

On to this weeks tea of the week-Honey I Dew! My Father in Law gave me this tea as a gift at our rehearsal dinner and things have been so crazy that I haven't been able to try it until now. It smells amazing and has one of the cutest names ever. Honey I Dew is a white tea with apple, white tea, pineapple, melon, mango, rose petals, and natural watermelon flavouring. It's made by David's tea and smells AMAZING! It smells fruity and sweet. It really does taste like honey dew melon. I really like it! I would most definitely purchase it for myself! The tea is nice and light and not overly sweet but definitely doesn't need any sugar. If you have the chance you should definitely try it out!

Tea of the Week-Peach Tranquility

Recently I went on a road trip two amazing friends from camp to visit another amazing friend from camp and her new baby boy! On our way back home we stopped at starbucks!

Now, I don't go to Starbucks very much. So whenever I do go several things happen:

1) It takes me FOREVER to figure out what I want.
2) I have to ask one of my friends for help.
3) I always forget to say the proper term for the cup sizes.

So when I got up to the counter and asked for  a medium tea I probably immediately turned a bright shade of red. Thankfully the cashier person was super nice and just said "What kind of tea?" Then I said, "Well, what kind do you have?" They then handed me a Menu of tea! A MENU! It was excellent! They let me take my time and make my decision. I finally decided on the Peach Tranquility tea and I was not disappointed. I'm rarely disappointed with peach flavoured teas but this one is especially delicious. It not only smells delicious, but it tastes equally amazing. It's ingredients include apple pieces, candied pineapple pieces, rosehip peels, and peach pieces. So the next day Andrew took me to the mall and I convinced him that we should stop in at teavana and get some of this tea for at home. Thankfully he went for it so now I can have it whenever I want. I got the last 50 grams of it the store had. I'm definitely going to go back and get more once I use up some of my tea collection (my shelf is FULL right now, which is a pretty good problem to have).

Anyways, if you are looking for something new to try at Starbucks (or Teavana) I would highly recommend Peach Tranquility.

What's your tea of the week?

Tea of the Week-Fruity Orange

This weeks tea of the week is also from Bentley Tea House. This was the kind that my mom had when we went out for lunch back in December. I'm really glad she let me try this one because it is so delicious. It's called Fruity Orange. It's sweet, and light and even if you let it steep for a really long time it doesn't become bitter. Another great thing about this tea is that it's caffeine free. I love caffeine free tea's because you can drink them any time you want and you don't have to worry about it keeping you up all night. 

I was really surprised because when you steep this tea it is reddish purple! I wasn't expecting that. I definitely will be buying this one again. I'm sure it would be excellent as an iced tea in the summer!

Tea of the Week-Thanksgiving Tea

I have a confession to make. I am hooked... On crocheting!! (anyone get that AMAZING pun?)

I recently decided I was going to learn to crochet and since then I have been crocheting like a mad women. I've made headbands, scarves, hats and these super adorable owls!

But in doing this I have kind of neglected blogging. But I decided that today is the day for a new tea of the week! Here we go!

This weeks tea of the week is from Bentley Tea House in Fergus! It's called Thanksgiving tea. I tried it back in December when my mom and I went to the tea house for lunch! I love going there, the staff are super friendly, the food is great and they have an awesome selection of tea! We had a meal, tea and scones, which were all delicious! Thanksgiving tea is a herbal tea with cranberries and cinnamon. It's really relaxing and perfect for these cold winter days we've been having.

What's your favourite tea this week?

Tea of the Week-24 Days of Tea Edition-Part 3

Merry Christmas! I thought a fitting Christmas post would be the final reviews of David's Tea's 24 Days of tea. Today I will be reviewing teas 17-24. Here we go!

Day 17-Organic Peppermint Armor

Before this tea I thought I wasn't a big fan of peppermint but there is something about this peppermint tea that I really enjoy. Maybe its that it's just peppermint. Yup, that's the only ingredient. It's really nice.

Day 18-Organic Silk Dragon Jasmine

I am not a big fan of this tea to be honest. But I do think that it tastes better than it smells. It is a Chinese green tea from Jiangxi and Fujian Provinces. It is scented with jasmine. To me it tasted really perfume-y.

Day 19-Organic Cream of Earl Grey

I was really looking forward to this one, and I have to say I was a little disappointed. I think the problem was I was expecting earl grey tea. I'll have to try it again with some sweetener and milk.

Day 20-Apple Custard

I loved this tea. It's nice and apple-y and light. I am definitely going to be buying more with some of the Christmas money I got! Apple Custard has apples, golden raisins, coriander and chamomile in it. I'm a big fan and I would highly recommend this tea.

Day 21-Lime Gelato

I was a big fan of Lime Gelato as well. It's citrus-y  and sweet and I think I will buy more of it sometime in the future. It has apple, sencha green tea, pineapple, lemongrass and lime flavoring.

Day 22-Sleigh Ride

I had sleigh ride last year and it was so good. I'm really glad they included sleigh ride in the 24 days of tea. I like the comforting spices in it.

Day 23-Eggnog

Ever since the Holiday tea's came out at David's tea I've been wanting to taste eggnog tea. When I first tried this tea I was a little disappointed, since it didn't taste exactly like eggnog. What this tea does taste like is the spices in the eggnog. If you add a little milk to this tea it is absolutely delicious!

Day 24-Santa's Secret

Santa's Secret was my favorite tea from last year. It was a great way to end off the 24 days of tea. It's a minty black tea with little mini candy canes!

I loved this Advent Calendar. There were a lot of surprises. And I loved getting to try all these awesome tea's! Which one would you want to try if you had the chance? Leave a comment!!

Tea of the Week-24 Days of Tea Edition-Part 2

I completely lost track of how many days had gone by and I forgot to write about the second 8 teas that I tried in David's Teas 24 Days of Tea. If you missed part one you can find it here.

Day 9-Genmaicha

I was nervous to try this one. I went to twitter and didn't see many good reviews about it. It's a green tea with toasted and popped rice. But I was surprised when I tried it because I really liked it. It tasted kind of similar to Movie Night (probably because of the popped rice/corn mixed with green tea). I found this one pretty tasty for such simple ingredients.

Day 10-Bubbie's Baklava

Bubble's Baklava is one of my favourites out of this group of eight. Its a oolong tea with roasted chicory root, pineapple, papaya, cinnamon, walnuts, apple, ginger, roasted almonds, cardamom, rose pepper, pistachios and rose blossom. I found this one really flavourful and comforting.

Day 11-Organic Mother's Little Helper

I can totally see having this tea at night to wind down. It's a super relaxing herbal tea, similar in taste to Organic Sweet Dreams. But the peppermint gives it a really nice flavor. I think I might get this tea once I run out of Organic Sweet Dreams.

Day 12-Crème Caramel Rooibos

This tea is as delicious as it sounds! It's Rooibos tea with caramel pieces. I will probably buy more of this one when it comes time for me to stock up my tea collection again. It's nice and sweet but not too sweet. Highly recommended.

Day 13-Read My Lips

I tried this tea as part of the Sweetheart's collection back in February and I wasn't a big fan back then. But something must have changed because I really like this one! It's a black tea with peppermint, chocolate, pink peppercorns and little sprinkles in the shape of lips! I love the minty chocolate-y flavour. This tea will definitely be a contender next time I stock up on tea

Day 14-Sugar Plum Forest

I was not a huge fan of this tea. It has a very strong cinnamon flavour. But the kind of cinnamon flavour you find in those cinnamon hearts for Valentine's Day. Which I'm really not a big fan of. This tea was nice, but not for me.

Day 15-Buddha's Blend

This tea is part white tea, part green tea and has jasmine pearls and white hibiscus blossoms. I haven't had much luck with white tea's in the past but this one was pretty good. I think I still prefer herbal and black tea's though.

Day 16-Main Squeeze

I believe this is one of the only Mate teas in the 24 days of tea. It has a lot of caffeine and smells amazing. Very fruity. I think I might get more of this one in the future. I'm a big fan.

There you go! Day 8 through 16! Which one of these teas would you want to try? Let me know in the comments!

Tea of the Week-24 Days of Tea Edition-Part 1

This weeks tea of the week is actually 8 different teas! My mom gave me the 24 days of tea as a gift for advent. So each day I open up one of the flaps and get to try a new kind of tea I love it so much I thought I would share it with you by telling you my opinions of all the different teas I get to try! Let's dive right in.

Day 1-Forever Nuts

I've had forever nuts before (it was actually one of my first teas I ever featured in a tea of the week). I love this tea. I love the sweet almond-y flavor and I was super excited when I opened this tea up on day number one.

Day 2-Organic Vanilla Chai

This tea kind of reminded me of Maple Sugar. I really liked it. It has cinnamon, black tea, licorice root, ginger and vanilla. Andrew tried a bit of this one as well and he really enjoyed it (which is kind of a shock since he doesn't really like tea very much)

Day 3-Quangzhou Milk Oolong

I was really skeptical about this tea. It doesn't have a super strong smell and in the past I haven't really been a fan of oolong tea. However, this one was really nice. It was comforting in the same kind of way as I find an earl grey or an English breakfast tea. Not any super flashy flavours, but still really nice.

Day 4-Pink Flamingo

I have been dying to try this tea, but for some reason I never got around to trying it out. I was so excited when I opened up this one. And I was really impressed. Pink Flamingo definitely lived up to my expectations. It's nice and tart, but not so tart that it needs sweetener. Definitely two thumbs up.

Day 5-Organic Detox

Those of you who know me know I am not a health nut. I generally avoid anything with the word detox in it. So I was scared to try this one. But it really wasn't that bad. It had nice flavours, but it's not something I would go out of my way to have.

Day 6-Coco Chai Rooibos

This one was delicious. It tasted kind of Christmas-y to me, it would be perfect with a little bit of milk added to it. In addition to Rooibos, it has cinnamon, ginger, coconut flakes, cloves, pink peppercorns and cardamom. I was very impressed and surprised by this tea. I didn't think I was going to like it as much as I did.

Day 7-English Breakfast

English Breakfast is my favourite kind of black tea. And I've always wanted to try David's Tea's blend of English breakfast but I never got around to buying any. I definitely think I will in the future though.

Day 8-Cocomint Cream

This one is definitely my favorite so far. I plan on buying more of this one for sure! It has apple, coconut, sweet blackberry leaves, peppermint, and spearmint. I was really surprised by how much I liked the coconut flavour in this tea. I would HIGHLY recommend you try this one if you can.

There you go. My review on the first eight teas from the 24 Days of Tea! I'm so excited for what the rest of this collection has in store.

Which tea out of these would you want to try? Leave a Comment!

Tea of the Week-Salted Caramel

I bought this weeks tea of the week a while ago, when I had decided I wanted more Pumpkin Chai and Sweet Apple Cider from the fall collection. I ordered it online instead of going to the store and I've got to say I was extremely happy with my experience. My order came quickly and I even got three free samples! I have one more sample left to try, and I'm going to blog about it when I try it. The only bad thing about ordering it online was that when it arrived at my house, the contractors who were working on our kitchen floor moved the box to the counter... And then proceeded to put cement on the floor! I wasn't supposed to walk on the floor for a whole day! It was a real crisis... So I put down some plywood and walked on the floor anyways :) A girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do.

This weeks tea of the week is Salted Caramel by David's Tea. It's a sweet black tea with English Toffee, Caramel, Coconut and Sea Salt. I find this tea super comforting, especially now that the weather has really cooled off around here. I love that the flavours aren't too loud, but more subtle, in a good way. This tea is perfect with a little bit of milk, and it's sweet enough that you don't need any extra sweetener. Definitely a thumbs up in my book!

Tea of the Week-Snickerdoodle

This is the last tea in the fall collection... I'm so sad that I am running out of all these great teas. The fall collection was so great, I liked all of them, Which rarely happens when it comes to teas I get in collections. This weeks tea was actually the first tea I tried when I opened up the box. I almost ordered 100 grams of it, but in my opinion Sweet Apple Cider and Pumpkin Chai beat it out.

Snickerdoodle is a really sweet tea that has brittle pieces, cinnamon, and monk fruit. I'm a big fan of it and I'm a little sad that I'm currently drinking my last cup of it. Maybe it will come back next year. I love thats it's caffeine free and has a really warm and comforting flavour to it. Perfect for fall!

Also, take a look at these awesome pictures I can take now with the new lens Andrew got for me! I'm loving how close up I can get now.

Tea of the Week-Maple Sugar

This weeks tea of the week is again from David's Tea's Fall Collection. I've been so happy about this collection and I am so happy I went for it and bought the whole collection instead of just one or two kinds from the collection. I like every single tea in this collection.

This weeks tea is Maple Sugar. It's a sweet black tea that has Apple, Cinnamon, and Maple Syrup pieces! It's so tasty. If it wasn't caffeinated I would drink it more at night, but since it has quite a bit of caffeine I usually just have it on the weekends. This tea tastes great with a little bit of milk added to it but it definitely doesn't need any sweetener. It must be the maple syrup in it. I love it! If you have the chance (I'm not sure how much longer this tea will be available, since they are bringing out their Winter Collection now!) you should definitely give this tea a try!

Another thing I want to tell you guys about is my new tea shelf! My dad made this for me for the apartment and I love how it turned out. I spray painted it blue since we had left over spray paint and it matched out kitchen perfectly! It works so well and has space for 24 David's tea tins! As you can see it isn't full right now, Guess this means I'll have to go buy more sometime!

Tea of the Week-Yes We Cran

This weeks tea of the week is a tart cranberry and spice tea. It's called Yes We Cran (one of the best names ever!) and it's made by David's Tea. I got this tea as part of their fall collection and I really enjoy it! Some of my favourite things about it are that it's caffeine free and that it's tart. I'm a pretty big fan of tart teas, which I know is not everyone's favourite by when I get in the mood for it, this is definitely the tea I reach for. It has hibiscus, cranberries, rosehips, apples, and cinnamon and has a deep rich red/pink colour when steeped. I love it, and you should definitely give it a try if you get the chance.

Tea of the Week-Sweet Apple Cider

In this weeks tea of the week I'm going to tell you about my second favourite tea from David's tea's fall collection. It's called Sweet Apple Cider. Obviously the main ingredient in this tea is apples but it also has sweet blackberry leaves and vanilla. I love it. I've been looking for a really comforting caffiene free herbal tea to drink this fall, and this is definitely it. I love drinking this after work under a blanket while watching tv. Even Andrew likes it! So it must be fantastic. This tea and the Pumpkin Chai tea I told you about last week are the teas I chose to buy more of from the Fall collection. I'm going through them so quickly I'm thinking I'll have to get some more before long!

Tea of the Week-Pumpkin Chai

Before I dive into this weeks tea of the week I want to shine the spotlight on one of my favourite blogs! Melissa from Purpsicle started writing a tea of the week too! Check out her first one!

This weeks tea of the week is part of David's Tea's Fall collection! I have to admit, I went and bought this collection the day it came out. I got the email in the morning and I convinced Andrew to take me to David's Tea that night. I might be a little obsessed. I am actually so happy with the fall collection. I love all of the tea's and I can't wait to share them with you.

The first tea I am going to tell you about is Pumpkin Chai. This one is my favourite out of the five tea that came in the fall collection. This black tea has cinnamon, cloves, caramel and little sprinkles shaped like pumpkins! It is so delicious! This tea really screams fall. I loved it so much that I bought 100 grams of it online! I hope this lasts me a while (but I feel like it won't)

What's your favourite tea this week? 

Tea of the Week-Root Beer Float

This weeks tea of the week is yet another iced tea! Recently David's Tea had a sale on a lot of their summer tea and tea accessories so obviously a trip to david's tea was a must! I picked up a root beer float pitcher pack since it was under three dollars! Root Beer float is a medium caffeine black tea. I love the cinnamon and white chocolate flavour. I'm curious as to how this tea would taste hot but the pack I bought only had enough for one pitcher. As you can see from the picture I don't have much left, but I might try the last glass as a tea-pop! That's when you add sparkling water to the iced tea. I had a tea pop in david's tea once because I got a free cup of tea with my Frequent Steeper card and the salesperson recommended it and I was pleasantly surprised. I'm really glad I bought root beer float. It's one of those really fun teas that come out every once in a while. I highly recommend you try it!

What's your favourite tea this week?

Tea of the Week-Just Peachy

It's been a while since I reviewed a tea! This weeks tea of the week is featured as an iced tea, but I also like this tea as a hot tea. It is called Just Peachy and is made by David's Tea. Just Peachy is a simple tea that is really sweet and fruity. It has apple, sweet blackberry leaves, and peach. It quickly became one of my favourites this summer after my mom surprised me with it along with the blue pitcher you see in the picture. I love that this tea is caffeine free and I loved learning how to make iced tea.

Making iced tea is really simple, you brew tea like normal and then chill it and serve it over ice! I've been trying iced banana tea as well and I'm hoping to make another trip to David's tea in the near future to get some more herbal fruity teas to try iced!

Have you ever tried to make iced tea? 

Tea of the Week-Warmth (Cinnamon Spice with Orange Blossom)

This weeks tea of the week is another one of the teas I bought when I first went back to work at the beginning of May. It's called warmth cinnamon spice with orange blossom and it's made by Tetley.

One of my friends recommended it to me and so when I saw it at the store I had to pick some up. This tea is a very comforting tea.  I'm not sure why but cinnamon teas tend to remind me of Christmas, and that makes me think of warmth and comfort. I love it, and I will definitely be buying more when I run out of this can. I love drinking this tea at work when I need to relax a little bit. Computers can be so frustrating sometimes so I try to take a break and have some calming tea whenever I can. I love this tea for work and if you are looking for a nice comforting caffeine free tea, then this one might be for you!

What's your favourite tea this week? 

Tea of the Week-Summerberries

This weeks tea of the week is in celebration of summer. I'm so excited that the warmer weather is here to stay. I'm actually sitting outside while I write this weeks tea of the week. It's really nice. This weeks tea of the week is Summerberries by Tetley. This tea is very fruity and has rosehip, hibiscus, apples and strawberries. I think I'm going to look for more teas with strawberries in it, because this tea is delicious! It's a little bitter though, so I think I will add some sugar to it when I drink it at home.  I also love that this tea is caffeine free, since I'm trying to watch how much caffeine I'm putting into my system. I've been finding that this tea is a great pick me up at work when I'm feeling a little tired, since the bitterness wakes me up a little bit.

This weeks tea of the week also features the new mug I got for my birthday from Andrew! One of my friends got this mug at her bridal shower a few years ago and I've wanted one ever since. As you can see it says "Mrs." on the front and on the inside it has a heart at the bottom of the mug and says "I found the one my heart loves. Songs of Solomon 3:4". It's adorable and I love it.