Let's Talk About Tea

Thanks to all of you who commented giving me permission to totally geek out about tea! It's my current obsession. I've always liked it, but recently I've really started to LOVE it. Last year, Holly introduced me to David's Tea, and that's when my love for loose leaf began! Since David's is not available locally where I live, I've spent many nights carefully reading tea descriptions and ordering (maybe a few too many) different flavored teas. The list I am sharing with you now are my favorites and recommendations and what I love about them. Hope you enjoy! 

1. Forever Nuts: This is the first tea I tried, because Holly brought us some as a gift. It's amazing. It's creamy and smooth. It's also caffeine-free, so I drink it at night a lot. 2. Movie Night: This is, by far, the weirdest tea I've ever had. I love it. It tastes like buttered popcorn. It also smells just like popcorn, so my husband always makes fun of me when I'm drinking it. It's just fun! 3. Indian Summer: This is currently my favorite tea (although it's a close tie with #5). I love the rich, fruity flavor. 4. Alpine Punch: This is Emma's favorite tea. Emma doesn't even really like tea, but this converted her. It's delicious! 5. Jessie's Tea: My other favorite! I'm a lavender fan and love it even more with coconut! This tea is so good. It's what I drink to relax and wind down. 6. Birthday Cake: This tea was an impulse buy that became a favorite. It's my favorite treat tea. It's sweeter and smells just like cake! 7. Egyptian Chamomile: I've always been a big chamomile fan and recently discovered that it's even better when mixed with other teas. It mixes well with other floral and fruity flavors. 8. Glitter & Gold: I don't usually like black tea but this tea is special, because (a.) I used it to make this delicious chai and (b.) the gold sugar balls make the top of our tea sparkle a little. That's just cool.  9. Cocomint Cream: I love any type of mint tea but this combination with coconut is really delicious! I have been skipping my morning coffee and replacing it with this tea. :) Oh! And I can't forget to mention my two favorite holiday teas. I've been enjoying Santa's Secret (there are little bits of candy cane in it!) and Sleigh Ride (fruity and delicious!). 

Thanks for letting me geek out a little! I hope that you guys are inspired to try some new teas! If you know of any amazing flavors or brands that you think I should try, please let me know in the comments. xoxo. Elsie 

Comments

[Becky]

I love this post and tea so am totally stoked you decided to "geek out".
I have been making my own tea for a while, chai is my fav but I have what I call Confetti tea which is made from coconut and sprinkles!

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Becky xo

[Melinda]

I'm a huge Chai fan, so I have various forms of Chai in my parents house at the moment. There have been some Make-your-own-Chai Concentrate wandering Pinterest as of late, and I use black tea as a wake-me-up in the morning with vanilla soy milk.

Also, my mother uses CHamomille with this stuff that she grows in our back yard "Estafiate" is the term my mom and grandmother uses for it, have no clue what the heck it is in other languages, but the two together with Honey and lemon make a great Sick Tummy tea. I have terrible anxiety and this helps me enormously to keep my tummy and my nerves calm. I use it some mornings when my Morning anxiety is off the charts and I can't calm my tummy down at all.

Melinda

[Kimberly McCarty]

I tried David's tea for the first time after you posted about it a while back AND I LOVE IT. I ordered Organic Chai, Pumpkin Chai, Jasmine, Rose Congou Green, and Jessie's Tea and it's all so delicious. I ordered so much that I won't be needing tea for a longgggg time. :)

[Vicki]

Oh my goodness! There's birthday cake tea?! I really want to try that!

[call me debbie]

Damn it Elsie, now I will go and buy the whole store. You destroyed me :D Well I am seeking for my next favorite caffeine free tea too, 'cause I am drinking too much cups of tea during the day(4-5) and I don;t like disturbing my sleep too (my other favorite thing apart from tea :D ). Thanks for the recommendations! :)

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[Katie]

The Ozark Mountain Coffee Co. has really good loose leaf teas, if you haven't tried them. Their blueberry is my favorite!

They aren't quite as good as David's Tea, but it's a really great local option.

[Rhoda Wong]

what a great look at all the variety! but i always tend to just stick to my basic green tea as much as i want to try other ones!

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[Chelsey]

I love David's Tea and loose leaf in general! My three current favourites from them are Cream of Earl Grey (tastes like a london fog without all the milk!), toasted walnut (an amazing green tea!) and banana nut bread (it actually tastes like banana bread!). I'm excited to try the glitter & gold and cocomint cream now. :)

[Mary]

I LOVE tea!! Thank you so much for sharing!

[christin]

This is like the most perfect timing because I was just about to place an order! I'm SO obsessed with tea!

[Erin]

Your excitement about these made me go and buy some for Christmas gifts... plus a few for myself :)

[Nancy Ngok]

That's so crazy that you wrote this blog post because I just started obsessing over david's teas yesterday!! It's like you're my soul mate! <333
xoxo Nancy

[Viper]

My favorite is Cloud Catcher by Tin Roof Teas! It smells really tutti-frutti but actually tastes really light and smooth, almost like a fruit yogurt.

[ralizabeth]

I love loose tea! I'll have to try David's tea!! (You convinced me!) If you're ever in New Jersey, you must check out Teaberry's Tea Room!!! That's where my love for tea started! http://www.teaberrys.com/

[Charlotte]

I'm not usually a fan of flavoured teas, but that movie night one sounds amazing!

[Denisa]

Really perfect post. I love tea and your pics.. Wow. Have a nice Friday.

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[Becky G]

Oh, I love tea! We just have good ole Teavana around here. This place looks fun! Ordering some for the hubby for Christmas! Thanks!

[Amy Powell]

I just got into tea & am amazed at how many different flavors there are! thanks for sharing :)

[amber]

I. Love. This. Post.

TEA.

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[Charlotte @ Midnight Caramel]

Lovely post, Elsie! Oh, how I love tea...

My favorite-one-in-the-whole-wide-world is called "Noël en Alsace" ("Christmas in Alsace"). It's a blend that can be found in a lot of French teashops. I drink it all year round. My local teashop only sells it during the Christmas period, so I always buy an ENTIRE box (you know, the huge ones they use to showcase their teas?).

It's a mix of two kinds of black teas, with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, orange peel and cornflower. Delicious! You've probably got an equivalent somewhere in the US, or even at David's Tea.

I also love almond in my tea, so I think I would LOVE the "Forever Nuts" one!

My favorite brand is Le Palais des Thés. It's a French (Parisian) brand, but they've got a US shop! http://us.palaisdesthes.com

Oh well, I could talk about tea for days, so I'll just stop now.

Thanks again for the lovely post, I love your blog! :)
Have a nice day!