Happy International Tea Day!

Every year on December 15 we celebrate International Tea Day. Here’s to the second most consumed beverage in the world after water. I thank everyone involved in getting tea to my table – all of the tea growers, producers, blenders and sellers. It takes so much to deliver a simple cup of tea to my…

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Winter Walnut Tea

Located in Huntsville Alabama, The Kaffeeklatsch is a well-known coffee shop that has been providing fresh-roasted, quality coffee to coffee lovers since 1976. Guess what? They also sell tea. First-rate teas. Worth tasting, I promise! I had been tipped off so I thought I’d go check them out. I picked up some of their Winter…

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10 Great Gifts for Tea Lovers

Shopping for your favorite tea lover? We’re here to help. Here’s our Top 10 picks. Tea in Your Garden Is your tea lover a gardener too? Many are. Why not get them started growing their own chamomile? Use the flowers to brew up your own home-grown chamomile herbal tea. Etsy – Plants From Seed: Grow…

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Harney & Sons Jasmine Tea

How about a delicate and flavorful, green tea? If that’s what you’re looking for, I’d recommend Harney & Sons Jasmine Tea. Technically the tea Harney & Sons uses here is a Pouchong (pronounced pow-chon) tea rather than the typical green tea base commonly used in jasmine teas. Pouchong is slightly darker than a green tea…

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High Tea

I don’t care who you are; this is funny. And also, an appropriate use of the term, High Tea. Here’s a company I found online called High Tea that makes tea with phyto cannabinoid – derived from the leaves of the hemp plant contains omega-3 fatty acids, terpenes, vitamins and chlorophyll. They say it is…

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10 Ways to Celebrate National Hot Tea Month

1. Get a cup of hot tea for yourself Enjoy a quiet moment just for you.   2. Stock your pantry Some of my favorite providers of quality loose leaf tea are: Harney & Sons Piper & Leaf Simpson & Vail Steeped Tea Teabox Perhaps this is a good time to try something new and…

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Celebrate International Tea Day

Happy International Tea Day to you!  Here at Civili-tea, we believe every day is tea day but the day the world celebrates tea is on Dec. 15. I am grateful for my simple cup of tea.  It provides me with warmth, peacefulness, and a pleasing flavor.  A little bit of perfection right here in my…

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