July’s Tea Box
Tieasta Tea’s Flap Jack Oolong
Description: Remember that excitement of waking up to fresh-made pancakes smothered in maple syrup? Bring back that childlike enjoyment with a nostalgic maple aroma of full-favored oolong leaves, blended with fresh picked walnuts straight from California.
Ingredients: Oolong tea, walnut pieces and maple syrup.
Steeping Instructions: Steep 2 teaspoons per 8 ounces (1 cup) of not-quite-boiling water for 3 to 4 minutes.
Tea Sparrow Suggests: Steep 1 tablespoon per 8 ounces (1 cup) of not-quite-boiling water for 2 to 3 minutes.
Health Benefits: This tea, known in China as ‘black dragon tea,’ boasts many health benefits such as maintaining healthy cholesterol levels, aiding in weight loss, maintaining healthy teeth and bones, as well as reducing stress and promoting healthy skin.
Zeta Newis, Tea Sparrow Family – “It’s the perfect match to a strong oolong. Mmm…love it.”
Jenny Dent, Tea Enthusiast – “Round subtle layers of coconut nutty bliss. The best oolong blend I’ve tasted.”
Bird Pick’s Tranquili-Tea
Description: Tranquili-Tea is a harmony of lavender, chamomile and mint leaves that offers an herbal combination known to soothe and calm the body. Best consumed before bedtime, this tea has a delightfully melody of sweet floral flavors and minty undertones that truly appeases one’s senses.
Ingredients: Chamomile, Lavender and Mint.
Steeping Instructions: Steep 2 teaspoon per 8 ounces (1 cup) of boiling water for 5 minutes.
Tea Sparrow Suggests: Steep 1 tablespoon per 8 ounces (1 cup) of boiling water for 4 to 5 minutes. Add a touch of honey to round it off.
Health Benefits: Chamomile throughout the ages has been regarded as a medicinal cure-all. It was considered a universal remedy by the ancient Egyptians, and the Romans and Greeks used chamomile flowers as a compress to apply to wounds to speed healing. It’s no wonder that modern medicine has been able to find so many additional health benefits to this flower as a tea. Here are but a few: chamomile tea boosts the immune system and fight infections associated with colds. It also helps relieve muscle spasms and menstrual cramps, relaxes the nerves, soothes the stomach, reduces inflammation, improves liver function, helps relieve back pain and rheumatism and is most well-known as a sleep aid.
Jenny Dent, Tea Sparrow Enthusiast – “The mint blended in adds such a twist. The lavender blends harmoniously too. Mellow, soothing, enjoyable; a definite yes for all chamomile lovers.”
Michael Menashy, Tea Sparrow Family – “Second favourite chamomile all time. Really smooth, minty, super flavourful. Touch of honey makes it desert.”
Might Leaf’s Mandarin Rose Tea
Description: Mandarin Rose boasts a garden of aromatic, candy-pink petals and rich black China tea leaves that result in a delicate wine essence with hints of chocolate and rose. This exotic Mighty Leaf signature blend offers a fragrant and visually memorable experience.
Ingredients: Black Tea, Longan Fruit and Rose Petals.
Steeping Instructions: Steep 1 teaspoon per 8 ounces (1 cup) of boiling water for 4 minutes.
Tea Sparrow Suggests: Steep 1 tablespoon per 8 ounces (1 cup) of boiling water for 3 to 4 minutes.
Health Benefits: Most people don’t realize black tea comes with many of the similar health benefits as green tea, including reduced risk of stroke and heart disease, among many others. As well, black tea is said to increase energy, aid in digestive health and to promote healthy skin and hair. Black tea’s tannins are also great immunity-boosters.
Darcy McMurray, Tea Enthusiast – “The rose comes through perfect. A heavenly iced tea.”
Michael Menashy, Tea Sparrow Family – “Add a touch of honey if drinking hot. It will give it an extra richness. But iced, drink it as is, just perfect.”
Bird Pick’s Indian Cinnamon
Description: A bold aromatic tea with spicy and sweet undercurrents. Indian Cinnamon Tea combines a lightly robust black tea with pieces of cinnamon bark for a satisfying brew. Cinnamon has been known to boast antibacterial properties as well as aid in lowering LDL cholesterol and blood sugar levels.
Ingredients: Cinnamon Bits, 100% Natural Cinnamon Flavor, CTC Indian Black Tea.
Steeping Instructions: Steep 1 teaspoon per 8 ounces (1 cup) of boiling water for 3 to 4 minutes.
Tea Sparrow Suggests: Steep 1 tablespoon per 8 ounces (1 cup) of boiling water for 3 to 5 minutes.
Health Benefits: Most people don’t realize black tea comes with many of the similar health benefits as green tea, including reduced risk of stroke and heart disease, among many others. As well, black tea is said to increase energy, aid in digestive health and to promote healthy skin and hair. Black tea’s tannins are also great immunity-boosters.
Michael Menashy, Tea Sparrow Family – “So beautiful, so flavourful and so richly floral. Doesn’t need anything, just perfect!”
July’s Teas Have Been Delivered, Enjoy!
From tea growers to blenders to world-leading sommeliers, our community includes people at every step of the process. We taste dozens of teas each month, with no affiliation to blenders, and chose the blends that inspire us most to share with you. We do this by having our team of tea connoisseurs and sommeliers sample and score the teas for look, region, aroma and of course, taste. We take pride in delivering a variety of world-class blends to your door every month – we feel we deserve it, and so do you!
Check out July’s teas below. Now taking orders on June’s teas, shipping on the 17.
Testimony
Growing up we all had our heroes: parents; teachers; athletes and comic book characters. Never did I think the Mad Hatter would be the one I would most emulate. Sure, I don’t have a talking mouse, invisible cat or white rabbit, but I do have my own crew of off-the-wall regulars who guarantee me my own person gong show. By nature, I love to elevate anything I do, so it struck me one sunny afternoon: why not spike the punch bowl at the next tea party? And spike it I did. Two of the teas this month along with two teas from last month we have created delicious summer Tea Cocktails. Follow this link to try out our simple recipes that everyone has been raving about, http://bit.ly/15rp9VV. This is part two of my favourite Tea Box yet, so with no further ado, Enjoy!
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Tea Sparrow Tea Party Cocktails
Growing up we all had our heroes: parents; teachers; athletes and comic book characters. Never did I think the Mad Hatter would be the one I would most emulate. Sure, I don’t have a talking mouse, invisible cat or white rabbit, but I do have my own crew of off-the-wall regulars who guarantee me my own person gong show. By nature, I love to elevate anything I do, so it struck me one sunny afternoon: why not spike the punch bowl at the next tea party? And spike it I did.
For two of the teas this month along with two teas from last month we have created delicious summer Tea Cocktails. Follow this link to try out our simple recipes that everyone has been raving about, http://bit.ly/15rp9VV. This is part two of my favourite Tea Box yet, so with no further ado, Enjoy!