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Back to coffeeโ€ฆ

If we were having coffee, I would share with you that my run of tea has ended. This week we are back to virtual coffees. What are we sipping? You might ask. Coffee this morning is a butter pecan. The smell of it is butter with a sweet nut. It is almost black in my… Continue reading Back to coffeeโ€ฆ

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If black licorice isnโ€™t a taste for you, you will want a rain check today.

If we were having coffee, I would share with you the last flavour of tea currently in my cupboard. This tea is called Throat Rescue, curtesy of Davidโ€™s Tea. It is an herbal infusion of licorice, fennel, nana mint, anise, ginger, peppermint, nettle leaves, black pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, marigold, and cornflower blossoms. With those… Continue reading If black licorice isnโ€™t a taste for you, you will want a rain check today.

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The tea of milk & sugar

Good morning, can I offer you a cup of black tea? This morning, we will be sipping Davidโ€™s Tea Breakfast Blend. The loose leaf looks like a collection of black splinters with occasional reddish-brown twigs mixed in. It produces a deep reddish-brown tea. I would describe the smell as classic, a classic tea smell. And… Continue reading The tea of milk & sugar

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If we were having a teaโ€ฆ

My tea this morning is a loose leaf of off-white, tans, oranges and brown. I hesitate to say leaf because it is a blend of tiny cubed dried fruits: apple, pineapple, papaya, cranberries and hibiscus. It has a sweet sugary smell. Steeped, the tea has no odour and is almost colourless. This Caribbean Crush tea… Continue reading If we were having a teaโ€ฆ

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Chaga Tea anyone?ย ย ย 

If we were sharing a hot virtual beverage this morning, I would ask you if you have ever heard of, or maybe tried, Chaga Tea? It is fungus from birch trees. On the tree it looks like charcoal. When steeped into tea, it turns the water a tawny colour. I donโ€™t think it has much… Continue reading Chaga Tea anyone?ย ย ย 

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Morning Coffee & Bedtime Tea

As we sip coffee this morning, I will tell you about the tea I drank last night. I was an herbal infusion of chamomile, valerian root, rosehips, hibiscus, peppermint, lemongrass and cornflowers. This caffeine-free tea is a bedtime tea call Motherโ€™s Little Helper from Davidโ€™s Tea. In my mug, the tea was a translucent orange-brown,… Continue reading Morning Coffee & Bedtime Tea

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Itโ€™s always tea time.โ€ โ€“ The Mad Hatter

This tea is full of surprises. A sweet cinnamony smell reaches my nose as I prep my teabag this morning. This loose leaf is pretty to look at with its varying shades of orange, tan, and light brown with occasional sprinkles of deep brown. There are no leaves in this tea. Itโ€™s apple, almond, cinnamon,… Continue reading Itโ€™s always tea time.โ€ โ€“ The Mad Hatter

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A classic cup

This morning I find myself with a cup of a more classic tea, Cream of Earl Grey. I wonder briefly as I wait for it to steep if I should add a drop of milk and a spoonful of sugar, but after some thought I decide to sip it black. The Earl Grey in loose… Continue reading A classic cup

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If we were sipping teaโ€ฆ

The flavour is strong as it first crosses the taste buds but there is no after taste. Would I describe it as a medicinal taste? Maybe a faint one. This morningโ€™s tea is called โ€œOrganic Cold 911.โ€ It is a blend of peppermint, apple, eucalyptus, juniper berries, organic orange oil and peppermint oil, I enjoy… Continue reading If we were sipping teaโ€ฆ

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Buddhaโ€™s Blend

โ€œIt all began with the twinkling of the tea.โ€ - Alice in Wonderland This morningโ€™s blend of tea surprised me in two ways. The first, is with the deep blue notes of some of the loose leaf. Itโ€™s pretty. The second surprise is the smell. It has a sweet fruity smell. This morning I am… Continue reading Buddhaโ€™s Blend