daily updates from your downtown tea and coffee shop.

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Thursday, March 11, 2010

Drink of the Week!

Try our "Almond Joy" Flavored Bubble Tea!

A Mix of Chocolate, Coconut and Almond, it's just like your favorite candy!

Tea of the Day (3/11): Keemun Mao Feng

Keemun Mao Feng #233

From the province of Anhui, this is a fine example of Chinese black tea. It is a dark red infusion that is very mild and finely aromatic.

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Tea of the Day (3/10): Orange Spice

Orange Spice #229

Citrus peels, cloves, vanilla, cinnamon, and other spices are all blended to put an exotic, citrusy twist on this classic black tea.

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Green Chai

Green Sencha and Assam teas flavored with cinnamon, vanilla, clove, and with almond pieces and rose petals. A beautiful, exotic blend with all the benefits of green tea.

Tea of the Day (3/8): White Tea Secrets

White Tea Secrets #71

A fascinating blend of finely selected green and white China teas from Pai Mu Tan and Yunnan. This blend is scented with sweet apples and cinnamon rods, sure to remind you of homemade apple crumble.

Tea of the Day (3/5): Lavender Lace

Lavender infusions have been used for ages to relieve anxiety, depression, and stress. This delicate tea is flowery, minty, and slightly sweet. Blended with lemon verbena, spearmint, cinnamon, rosemary, and lavender.

Thursday, March 4, 2010

Tea of the Day (3/4): Lychee Red

Lychee Red #227

A fruity and robust black tea cured with the essence of sweet lychee 'fruit', a ruby-skinned, white-fleshed nut of a Chinese evergreen bush. This tea is wonderful when brewed strong, blended with tropical juices, and served over ice.

Come try a drop!

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Tea of the day (3/3): Blue Mountain Peach

Blue Mountain Peace #222

A fine Ceylon black tea flavored with the sweetness of perfectly ripened peaces. With amazing aroma and flavor, this makes an extraordinary iced tea.

Blue Mountain Peach is one of our downtown best-sellers!
Come try a drop.

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Pettifors

Come taste our beautiful pettifors!

Tea of the Day 3/2: Cocomint Sencha

Cocomint Sencha Green Tea #115

This tea brings the famous partnership of chocolate and mint to your refreshing cup of green tea. Delicious both hot and iced, it can be a fun dessert tea or afternoon uplifter. (We also make an awesome latte with Cocomint Tea and white chocolate...just ask for 'Shelly's Cocomint Green Tea Latte'.)

Come try a drop!

Tea of the Day (3/1): Snow Buds

Snow Buds White Tea #33

This white tea from Fujian, China is just what its name implies: light, airy, effervescent, and graceful. Comprised of unprocessed leaves and buds gathered in early spring, this delicate tea has a subtle, gentle taste.

Come try a drop!

Tea of the Day (2/26): Peppermint

Peppermint USA ORGANIC herbal

These organic peppermint leaves from Washington State are the most aromatic and potent form of this mint variety. Peppermint is well known to be calming and soothing to the digestive system. And according to the ancients, it promotes focus and clear thinking.

Tea of the Day (2/25): Mango Black

Mango Black black

Fragrant pieces of tropical mango are a perfect, exotic compliment to a solid Ceylon tea. Naturally sweet, this full, fruity tea is refreshing hot or served over ice on a balmy summer day.

Tea of the Day (2/24): Mount Everest

Mount Everest black

A well-balanced combination of delicately peppery Yunnans and full-bodied Assam teas. This tea makes an ideal companion to a hearty breakfast.

Tead of the Day (2/23): Five Peaks Green Jade

Five Peaks Green Jade CHINA ORGANIC green

This high-quality, first-flush tea is produced high in the mountains of Zhejiang, China. It has a mellow flavor with a clean and refreshing character. Smooth, yet refined- a great place to start a connoisseurship of green teas.