Chocolate Truffle Tango Tea from Thistle Dew!

Some teas make their way to me.  A friend was kind enough to bring me some of this tea from Gatlinburg, TN.  First of all, I got a chuckle from the name of the shop.  Thistle Dew!  Creative, inventive things make me happy.  So does good tea. This particular tea is called Chocolate Truffle Tango.…

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Tea at Sterling Health & Wellness

Continuing the thread of where to buy tea in Huntsville, AL… I popped into Sterling Health & Wellness and lo and behold they had a space devoted to tea.  They offer Matcha Source Tea and Piper & Leaf Tea along with some nice books, teapots and accessories. Important to know:  They also have dark chocolate to…

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Starting your tea collection?

If you want to get into tea a little more and advance past Bigelow Constant Comment, which is not bad for tea bag tea, I’d recommend the following online tea stores.  I’ve tried their teas and they have consistently delightful and good quality teas. Embassy tea at http://www.teaembassy.com/ is out of Austin, TX.  They have a simple…

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Kaleisia Black Currant Tea

As many of you know, Black Currant tea is one of my favorites.  I tried this Black Currant tea from Kaleisia.  They have a beautiful website where you can download their tea menu called “the book of tea”. It’s a good sturdy tea and I would drink it again.  It tastes fine but the smell…

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Funky Fairy update

I popped in the new Funky Fairy shop at Lowe Mill.  They’re still on the second floor but they’ve moved into a larger spot across the hallway.  Best of all they now have a much larger stock of loose leaf teas to choose from.  It’ll take awhile to taste them all but I’m the person for the…

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Piper & Leaf Splendid Shindig

Check out the upcoming “Grand Opening” of the new Piper & Leaf shop on Saturday, August 2 at Lowe Mill.  More details at http://www.piperandleaf.com/splendid-shindig/. Here is my review of Piper & Leaf at https://civili-tea.com/piper-and-leaf/

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Savannah Breakfast Tea review

I really like breakfast teas.  They have a tendency to be stronger than your average tea and will really wake you up.  I’ve never been much of a morning person so I can appreciate a good breakfast tea. This is a special blend of Chinese, Indian and Ceylon teas from the Tea Room in Savannah GA. …

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going out of town?

If you’re going on vacation and want to know what tea rooms might be where you’re heading check out www.teamap.com.  You can look up by zip code or state and the website provides you a list and a map of what’s close by.  It’s a great resource!

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Where to buy tea in Huntsville, AL

Drinking tea is really growing in popularity!  I had to stop and do a double take at the Madison Farmers Market this summer where I discovered Samovar Gardens Tea out of Brownsboro but they seem to be popping up all over town in shops and markets here and there.  The Funky Fairy out of Killen is…

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