Tuesday Tea Tasting: I saw the new Bond film Spectre at a preview screening last week (lucky me!) - don't worry, no spoilers - but I will mention the one mug of steaming hot tea that was featured. It was Q's, so I'm presuming it was Earl Grey (see Skyfall video clip above for evidence!) and so in recognition of Ian Fleming's clever tea-lover, today I'm tasting Piacha's Earl Grey Vanilla. (It seems Q also owns a Wild & Wolf Scrabble mug - in Skyfall.) It's a dark brew, quite a strong Ceylon...
Tuesday Tea Tasting It feels like an Earl Grey kinda day... Looking luxurious, Jadu Tea fits the bill with their Mademoiselle Grey (Great Taste Award 2015). The Sri Lankan Uva black tea leaves are peppered with lemon peel, orange peel, lemongrass and fiery red cornflowers - so pretty you almost don't want to add hot water (but do). The taste is your classic earl, with delicate hints of orange - I'd say it needs a long brew for a nice strong flavour. With or without milk...basically as you...
Tuesday Tea Tasting Hello fellow tea lovers and late night wide-awakers! While other people can turn off the light and fall asleep in an instant, it takes me a good few hours to travel to the land of nod. And for a tea lover this proves a bit tricky when gasping for a cuppa in the evening. Caffeine is a bugger and so, despite my addiction, I had to give myself a cuppa-cut-off: 6pm. Rooibos (Afrikaan for red bush) has been my saviour. No it is not a proper cup of tea, it never will be. But it is...
Tuesday Tea Tasting: I like white tea for its delicate flavours. Twinings Pure White tea does not need much brewing - in fact while they recommend 1-2 mins I wouldn't let is stew for longer than 1 minute. Then the sweet flavour comes through and it's light and refreshing. Another tip is to reuse the teabag - I found the second brew even better than the first!
Tea lovers can support Macmillan's Coffee Morning too! Really happy today because I have decided that 50% of profits from any High Teal set sold until Macmillan's Coffee Morning on the 25th September, will go towards the campaign. (Thought I'd keep with their green theme!) Buy here! I know it's tea not coffee but hey, it's all for a good cause. You can get involved too - check out the World's Biggest Coffee Morning website for help setting one up or find one to attend near you.
Tuesday Tea Tasting: I'm a bit of a newbie when it comes to green tea (and so are PG Tips having only launched the range in 2014) so I sent off for one of their samples to give it a try. Green tea can be slightly bitter I think, but PG's was pretty smooth and with Monkey on the label, it did make me smile! And now I want to give other green teas a try as I hear they are loaded with antioxidants and nutrients - so healthy and tasty.
Cheshire Tea was founded by friends Phil and Paul - with the aim to ‘bring exceptional tea to every palate in Great Britain'. Their Breakfast Blend with leaves from Kenya and India was beautiful to look at due to the fiery licks of calming Safflower petals. The brew itself was a lovely morning cuppa - nice and mellow - and I loved the extra touch on the packaging which detailed the picking time and flush.