Category Archives: Tea

January Tea Selections + Chocolate!

We’re starting things off right at dose this year with a some fabulous new tea selections and a great new chocolate from artisan chocolatier Ritual Chocolate.

For our January Tea Selections, we have two teas from a new source, SerendipiTea:

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  • Guatemala “Chirrepeco” – Black Tea
    First off, it’s a tea from Guatemala, which is pretty cool considering how many great coffees we’ve had from there. Second, it’s really good. Smooth and medium bodied with some nice sweetness, this is a black tea worth enjoying sans cream and sugar.
  • Darjeeling “Makaibari Estate” – White Tea
    An incredible offering from the Darjeeling region of India, typically known for its black teas. This organically grown tea is beautifullyprepared and steeps up a sweetly fragrant cup with subtle fruit notes.

20120104-172047.jpgAnd if a couple of unique teas aren’t enough to get you going after the holidays, consider the newest addition to our chocolate offerings, a single-origin Costa Rican chocolate bar made by Ritual Chocolate in Boulder, CO. This 75% dark chocolate bar is nothin’ but cocoa beans and cane sugar and Ritual’s taste descriptors are right on: “High notes of blackberry, earthy undertones and a long, floral finish.”
Ritual also just received mention in the Jan/Feb issue of Imbibe Magazine, which also happens to be available at dose :)

Happy New Year!

 

 

December Tea Selections

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We don’t talk as much about tea around here as we do coffee, which is really too bad considering how many great teas we actually have. A well brewed cup of tea can be quite refreshing and on these cold, damp,  & sniffly, December days – and it can be quite restorative as well. Here are three selections that we’ve been enjoying lately:

  • Assam Mokalbari Estate
    :: A wonderfully dynamic tea. Assams are typically considered “breakfast” teas, and they take to milk and sugar well. However this one is great on its own too, with more delicately “bright” flavor notes than usually found in Assams (4oz/12) ::
  • China Downy White
    :: Light, sweet, and fresh aroma and flavor. This white tea will take you right back to the warm spring days we miss so much right now. (3.50/oz) ::
  • Fujian Iron Goddess of Mercy
    :: Besides having the best name for a tea, the Ti Kwan Yin style oolong is also a customer favorite. It’s got a great blend of sweet and toasty notes from its moderate oxidization. (4oz/10) ::

And, if you’re looking for a great way to brew these teas at home, or a special gift for a tea lover this season, we still have several colors left of the ForLife Stump Teapots (23/ea)!

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