A Nice Cuppa

Painting with fragrance and sound ……

Tealosophy“>Tealosophy CD by Ines’ Berton provides music for a sanguine reflection perhaps on the sound of tea and its ancient streams of inspiration. Ines Berton is a painter from Argentina who founded the successful tea company called “Tealosophy” based in Buenos Aires with beautiful shops in Spain. Tealosophy’s […]

Those translucent to-go tubes filled with delightful honey varietals, even some infused with fruits, always seemed like a sweet idea to me, yet somehow the honey never ended up in my tea.  Instead I managed to sip on the tubes after giving up on squeezing it successfully into my cup.
Then I came across these Honibe […]

Spring has arrived! Spring Glorious Spring! There are so many occasions of divinity in life which may require a petite celebration. A milestone achieved is perfectly distinguished when enrobed in chocolate varnish. A secret admirer gives you chocolate to speak words only cocoa can articulate. On Valentines, chocolate is hallmarked by red foiled moulin rouge. […]

Discover the artifact-ual Tea Treasures of Yunnan. A Forgotten Waltzing
Dragon transforms your Tea pot into a musical jewelry box full of wonders…

 
Yunnan Province is considered the birthplace of all tea. Evolutionary tea roots are alive today within the “Jing Mai Ancient Tea Forests”, home to our ancestral tea trees. Some of the oldest tea trees […]

Holiday gatherings don’t have to be complicated. Some of the easiest and best celebrations are impromptu to start, requiring nothing more than a rich and tasty cup of coffee paired with a sweet treat. These types of gatherings can take place at home or the office. Munn’s World Coffee offers some fun […]

Adagio Teas is offering a nice selection of tea gifts on sale. The gifts section of Adagio.com includes an assortment of tea sampler gifts at good-value prices. Each offers a great introduction to loose leaf tea and practical piece of teaware. Take for example the glass infuser mug shown at left, paired with […]

Is there a fashionable tea lover on your shopping list this year? Then, consider this…

England based Emeyu offers a selection of beautifully designed tea samplers. Each Tea Library, as Emeyu calls them, contains four loose leaf teas gathered around one of six themes: Pure, Scent, Wellness, Health, 24-Hour and Princess Margarita of Romania. […]

Southern Living magazine recently ran a piece on grabbing celebratory drinks while on the go this holiday season.  One of the drinks they featured was Hot Mexican Coffee from a place called Hugo’s in Houston.  It’s one of chef/owner Hugo Ortega’s popular traditions, and, as they described it, is “coffee infused with Mexican cinnamon, piloncillo […]

I rarely purchase Stash Organic Tea.  Their pretty zen-like labels are just not enough to warrant the price tag.  But as an avid tea fan, I was stoked when I spotted two flavors of Stash Organic Tea marked with a huge discontinued tag at the Albertsons just down the road.  For just $1.44 each, I […]

I know that people have very strong feelings about brands like Apple and Starbucks, inevitably you either love them or hate them. Personally I’m a lover not a hater and I’m not entirely sure if I could survive my work day without frequent white mocha and passion fruit iced tea excursions.
Now Apple and Starbucks have […]