The Year of Tea

The Year of Tea


Latest Episodes

Episode 355: Rooibos Polar Fire
December 21, 2015

All the teas I've tried from The Georgia Tea Company so far have been pretty good! (And bonus points for being in the same metro area as Teavana's headquarters -- they couldn't be more different!) The next blend from them I'm trying is Rooibos Polar Fire

Episode 354: Maple Bacon
December 20, 2015

For a short while, Zoomdweebie's had a line of tea blends called "Man Teas" -- basically, tea for men. The flavor profiles were bold -- in other words, bacon plus another flavor -- and this maple bacon blend was one of them. This is a mix of Indian black

Episode 353: Mint Rose
December 19, 2015

Zhena Tea's Mint Rose is a pretty simple blend -- Egyptian peppermint and rose petals. That's it! This is an extremely fragrant tea, so let's skip the small talk and give it a taste! The peppermint is nice and strong, and certainly dominates the blend in

Episode 352: Imperial Blend
December 18, 2015

Someone from Wooree Tea in New Zealand contacted me and sent a sample of their Imperial Blend to try on the show. I was very intrigued, mainly because this is a South Korean tea (and I've never had South Korean tea). Thanks for sending this so I can squee

Episode 351: Green Gold
December 17, 2015

Teaspressa's "tea inspired by coffee" gimmick sounds good in theory, but how does this carry over to different types of tea? I've tried Manhattan Black, and now I'm trying Green Gold. This is a proprietary green tea blend, so it's hard to discern what all

Episode 350: 2015 Loose Sheng
December 16, 2015

I've raved a bit in the past about Verdant Tea because 1) the tea tastes phenomenal and 2) the tea is super fresh. Take this 2015 Loose Sheng, for example. This is a little over a month old as of this tasting! And get this -- it comes from 300 year old te

Episode 349: Jammin' Lemon Ginger
December 15, 2015

I love a good lemon herbal tea with some zing to it! I remembered that Celestial Seasonings did send me a box of their Jammin Lemon' Ginger, so I figured now's a great time to try it. This zesty blend of lemongrass and lemon verbena also includes rosehips

Episode 348: Down River Harvest
December 14, 2015

Down River Harvest from Winterwood Tea Company came to me recently via Kickstarter. The Washington-based tea vendor has a number of different blends -- this is an herbal detox blend with lemongrass, gotu kola, rosehips, hibiscus, cinnamon, ginger, ginkgo,

Episode 347: Beet Cabbage
December 13, 2015

I've really been kind of dreading trying this tea blend from Numi Organic Tea, but I'm going to soldier on and make it happen. This Beet Cabbage blend has a black tea and honeybush base and includes apple, mustard seed, parsley, orange, coriander, and clo

Episode 346: African Bird Pepper Tea
December 12, 2015

I'm a sucker for spicy food, so when I read the description for M&K's Tea Company's African Bird Pepper Tea, I knew I had to try it. According to them, this is a mix of Chinese black tea (keemun congou), cayenne pepper, and bird's eye chili pepper. Bring