Welcome back to Tea With Me and Friends - we hope you're feeling tea-riffic today!
It's always an exciting time when the next Teatourist subscription box arrives through the post - each month they manage to curate an exciting and diverse collection of teas that I have not discovered before! They package up enough tea for you to enjoy about four cups of each variety - meaning you really get a good taste, but there is not much waste if something isn't to your liking.
This month's collection is light and fun, perfect for springtime...it includes two black teas, three herbal teas and a veggie tea!
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| Teatourist April subscription box |
In this post we are going to look at the first couple of teas I tried.....one of the black teas and the veggie tea! First off we have the Thieves Brew by Bev's Tea company. This 100% Vangedi Pekoe black tea is a medium caffeine tea from Sri Lanka, which sounded perfect when I found myself in a rather delicate (self-inflicted) state on Bank Holiday Monday.
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| Thieves' Brew tea by Bev's Tea Company |
The tea should be brewed with 95 degree water for 3-4 minutes to produce a cooper-coloured tea that will make you smile...
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| Thieves' Brew tea by Bev's Tea Company |
The flavour is smooth, with a slight nutty note. I enjoyed it black, but it can be drunk with milk or lemon. Bev is a tea consultant, based in Scotland, who has previously managed a tea estate and set up a sustainable micro tea factory in Sri Lanka. I think it's safe to say she knows her tea!
Thieves' Brew was a very refreshing cup of tea, perfect for my delicate state....
The other tea that really intrigued me was the "veggie tea" from Leaves of the World. This company was started by The TeaNomads and it specialises in certified-organic tea and boasts one of the largest selections of vegan-friendly teas in the UK!
Pumpkins Go Bananas is a sweet brew which can be enjoyed hot or cold and is packed full of fruit and veg.....just take a look at the "leaves"....
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| Pumpkins Go Bananas - Leaves of the World |
This tea is full of apple, carrot, pumpkin, pineapple, banana chips, ginger and coriander. It should be brewed using 2 teaspoons of leaves in 100 degree water for 5-8 minutes.
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| Pumpkins Go Bananas - Leaves of the World |
This pale yellow tea smells and tastes just like banana!
It's sweet and can apparently be enjoyed hot or cold. It's definitely something really different, that I wouldn't have tried if I didn't have this month's Teatourist box. I hope this post illustrates how diverse the Teatourist boxes can be - keeping both traditional and experimental tea lovers happy!
To find out more about these companies or the teas they offer pop by their websites - you never know what you'll discover!
Thank you to Teatourist for sharing another one of their tea-riffic subscription boxes with me. To find out more about their monthly boxes pop by their website.
Thank you for popping by today,
Rachel
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