Our 11th Tea Party
Puerh and rooibos was the theme of this party. The innovation of Numi’s puerh blends was my highlight, but the rooibos head to head challenge was the most debated. Then getting our black tea flavour fix from Germany’s Florapharm was a lot of fun. This party took our taste buds in every direction.
1. We had it all at this tea party. From Florapharm the Lemon Cream, Raspberry Black Tea and Spring Black Tea, brought the flavours to the party. Our Rooisbos challenge put Sonnentor’s Organic Rooibos Vanilla against Tree of Life Tea’s Organic Green Rooibos and Organic Red Rooibos. The Pu-erh hour was exclusively brought to us by Numi’s Aged Earl Grey Pu-erh, Cardamom Pu-erh, Chocolate Pu-erh, Basil Pu-erh and their Jasmine Pearls.
2. Straight into the Rooibos challenge by unanimous decision. Tree of Life Teas are the best rooibos tea blenders we have met so far, while Sonnentor is best Herbal Tea company period. So this should be one of the epic brew battles of tea history. (Assuming you’re a tea nerd)
3. Look at those gorgeous colours!
4. That’s my no messing around face, I’m in my tea Zen. — with Michael Menashy.
5. Jenny and Darcy are pulling information off the box to get a better feel for the kind of rooibos we are drinking and the region it came from.
6. Everyone was given three cups of tea and they almost finished them all. Impressive! I’m excited to find out which tea got the best overall score.
7. What an introduction to the Numi’s Organic Pu-erh blends. We had so much fun exploring their Pu-erh catalogue. The Cardamom Pu-erh and Chocolate Pu-erh brought the house down. Look forward to seeing more from Numi in your upcoming tea boxes.
8. Introducing Tea Sparrow subscriber Ryan, joining us for his first tea party. Ryan is a level 10 tea enthusiast and is currently studying to be an official tea sommelier. — with Ryan Fry.
9. And introducing Ariella, also another Tea Sparrow subscriber. She has been working on a series of chocolate tarts that infuse several of teas we have featured. Look forward to some exciting recipes.— with Ariella Cepelinski.