As you've probably guessed (!), I'm a coffee drinker. Mike, however, drinks tea. Recently, we've both discovered loose leaf tea as opposed to bagged tea.
Mike's Mom always said I didn't like tea because with bagged tea -- you taste the paper. When given the opportunity to review loose leaf teas from The Tea Gallerie, I jumped at the chance!
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At Tea Gallerie, we want to help YOU make healthier and more exciting choices of drink and give you the opportunity to take time in your day to just be with your cuppa tea. We are proponents of the tea culture and advocates of giving back to the community. Our expertise is in making tea a complete sensory experience since tea is so delicate and sensitive yet versatile and unique- just like each and every one of our happy tea customers!
I admit, I wasn't sure what to expect. And I really wasn't sure I could master brewing it. It seemed a bit daunting to me. But we took the tea to the MIL's (Mother-in-Law) house and she taught me. No fuss, no worries, and a perfect cuppa tea!
We tried the lovely, bright and Christmas-y Peppermint Herbal Tea. Herbal blended peppermint leaves for full flavor. Great before or after a meal! This tea is so refreshing. I actually liked it without sugar -- how's that for amazing! MIL swears by it -- it's now her favourite! She tells me it really helps her relax after a long, stressful day.
Next up, we tried the Coconut Cacao Black, A unique concoction of chocolate, vanilla, coconut scented black tea blended with the smoothness of rooibos and apples. This is an unusual blend, but so very good. It's almost like "drinking" a chocolate-coconut candy bar! Very soothing, but also energizing. Mike really likes this one. He's made this his morning drink instead of sweet iced tea. GO MIKE!
Last, but not least, we tried the Organic Gunpowder Green tea, Organic Gunpowder green tea is a special tea rolled in the shape of a gunpowder pellet. This is a very popular tea, especially for those who like the smokey taste! Green Tea is just fantastic. Mike and I switched to iced green tea about a year ago. So this was a natural for us. This is a great tea for that afternoon rejuvenating break -- it's a pick-me-up! I really like it the flavour... it's... a very "Southern" tea in my opinion -- the smell of Scotch Pine, a wood fire burning, sitting on the porch in late afternoon... that's what I get from it.
The Tea Gallerie has really opened my eyes (and my palette) to loose leaf teas. I'm eager to try more varieties and flavours. The Jasmine Blueberry has my name written ALL over it!
You can buy more than Tea at the Tea Gallerie -- oh yes! Just visit the Gallerie Shop for some amazing teaware such as infusers, mugs, tea sets, and brewers.
Tea Gallerie is always eager to hear from their fans! You can connect with them on their website,
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The generous folks at The Tea Gallerie have offered one of my readers the chance to win the same amazing tea selection that I received: Coconut Cacao Black, Gunpowder, and Peppermint.
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47 comments:
I learned that loose teas keep up to a year on the shelf.
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I learned that oolong requires a very specific method of tossing, withering, heating, and cooling the leaves.
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I learned that tea could be rolled into shapes! A bullet? Neat!
I learned that tea could be rolled into shapes. A bullet? Neat!
I like
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I learned about Pu-erh tea. Pu-erh teas go through a distinctive fermentation process in which microbes act on the tea leaves causing them to darken and the flavor to alter.
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I like the teas are virtually calorie and sugar free. I learned the difference between black and green tea and how its Green tea is from leaves of Camellia Sinensis.
I learned about black teas. " While in the western it is known as black tea, in East Asian countries and China commonly refer to it as "red" tea; this is evidently because of the bright golden-red color of the infusion. The tea leaves are withered and allowed to completely oxidize during the process of making black tea."
I learned that different types of tea need different temps of water for maximum flavor ie 208 degrees for herbal tea.
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I learned that all teas derive from the same shrub, Camellia Sinensis.
tea has hardly ant calories
What determines whether the leaf becomes black, white, green, oolong, or pur-erh tea, depends on the way in which it is harvested and processed.
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different teas should be steeped in different temperature hot water
I learned that the brewing temperature is different for different types of tea. Interesting!
I learned that I make tea all wrong! No wonder it never tasts like when I go to the tea shop. Varying temps for each tea type. Going to go make a cup of oolong right now and try it.
I learned that white tea leaf buds are processed into white tea immediately after picking by drying and withering the tea leafs.
I learned that green tea isn't oxidized!
I learned that Black tea is often called Red in East Asian countries as a reference to the color of the tea it produces.
I learned that teas are virtually calorie and sugar free. . (ruth ramos)
I learned that tea helps with metabolism and weight loss.
All teas derive from the same shrub
I learned that different teas brew best if they steeps at different temps and lengths of time.
I learned different teas need different water temps.
o White and Green Teas: 175 degrees
o Oolong Tea: 195 degrees
o Black Tea: 195-205 degrees.
o Herbal Tea: 208 degrees.
I learnedthat different tea needs different temperature.
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I didn't learn much...I have toured a couple of tea factories, but the site is very pretty!
The earthy delight of pu-erh teas go through a distinctive fermentation process in which microbes act on the tea leaves causing them to darken and the flavor to alter.
Black tea leaves are withered and allowed to completely oxidize during the process of making black tea. =) Cool!
Kaci Guisinger Harrison
East Asian countries and China commonly cal black tea "red" tea;
I learned that the Tea originates from China some 5,000 years ago!
I learned that the organic white tea they use is harvested in China, only a few weeks out of the year.
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I learned that the way teas are harvested determines their type or classification.
I learned that they hand blend the teas.
Teas have no calories! What a pleasant shock :)
I like the Libre Tea Glass for Loose Leaf Tea on the Go - Original
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I learned that different types of tea should have the water at different temperatures to steep properly
The organic white tea we use is harvested in China, only a few weeks out of the year.
I learned that in China, black tea is called red tea. hmmm.
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that its very easy to make :)
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Our 18 oz. stump teapot features an extra-fine 0.3 mm stainless-steel tea infuser and an attached hinged lid for easy use! The infuser allows you to steep fine loose-leaf tea such as Rooibos as well as large whole-leaf teas, like white teas. Available in white, carrot, marine and black graphite.
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I read that different teas need different temp of water
over 75 teas to choose from
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I learned that tea lowers cholesterol.cardshark42(at)hotmail(dot)com
I learned that the water temp makes a difference in how tea tastes- I love herbal tea and water has to be 208 degrees
I never thought about or realized but a number of teas actually contain vitamins in it. Another reason to drink it up!
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I wasn't aware that different teas should brew at different temperatures.
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