The Tea Girl of Hummingbird LaneBy: Lisa See As a busy wife, mother, elementary school teacher, and swim instructor it is pretty much impossible for me to get a lot of personal reading time in. But when a number of my tea friends recommended I read “The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane” by Lisa See due to my obsession with puerh teas, I decided I needed to find a way to get through it. I am a book lover. I…
Navy Black TeaSoyuz Chai$16.77USD for 150g Bar I contacted Soyuz Chai on Instagram. They commented on my #TeaTriviaTuesday post and since I’m always looking for new companies to send samples I messaged them to see if they wanted to partner up. They sent me a sample of their 3 black teas- Army, Navy, and Air Force. I picked two for Trivia and kept one for myself to taste and review. I was NOT disappointed. Packaging My samples arrived from China…
On February 20, 2018 I started Tea Trivia Tuesday on Instagram to share some “tea love” with other tea lovers like myself. I hadn’t started my blog, it was a distant dream at this point. I had only been on Instagram for a month and did not have very many followers, mostly just friends and family. I started off by giving away tea samples that I had at home. I had a few unopened samples from Teavana that I gave…
Wu Dong Mi Lan XiangLH Tea Farmer Family CN$16.00USD for 50g I was contacted by LH Tea Farmer Family on Instagram. They saw a post I had up on another tea and asked if I would be interested in trying a couple of theirs. Of, course I was super excited and replied to their comments quickly. We talked through Instagram messenger about my history with tea and their amazing family experience in the tea industry. We chatted for awhile about…
Sencha Green TeaBuckhead Tea Company$18.00USD for 3oz (85g) I contacted Buckhead Tea Company back in June through Instagram because I was so excited to find a tea company local to me after Teavana closed. North Atlanta is lacking in the specialty tea department and I am hoping to see the CommuniTea here grow! Packaging My Sencha Green Tea Sample from Buckhead Tea Company arrived with 3 other loose leaf tea samples and two tea bag box sets. The loose leaf…
Ripe Puerh Mini CakesJinglong Tea Factory$9.49USD for 50 mini cakes I found Jinglong Tea Factory on Instagram. They posted about their Puerh and immediately had my attention. They ended up sending me 4 sets of samples. Some for me to try and others for me to use for #teatriviatuesday be sure you are following me on Instagram for your chance to win! Packaging My Puerh Mini Cakes arrived in a factory sealed bag with 25 individually wrapped puerh cakes. This bag…
Yakushima SenchaMODERN TEAIST$5.00USD for 10g I won this sample of Yakushima Sencha from Modern Teaist on Instagram. He gave away 7 sets of tea. One to the winner, and one to whomever the winner tagged in his post. Since winning this tea, I have purchased my tea pet, Finnigan the Fish, from him and we have teamed up for a Tea Pet Giveaway! I was not asked to do a review on this tea but a good Sencha is hard to…