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Tea Tip of the Week

Tea should be stored in airtight containers (such as our convenient resealable stand up pouches), out of direct sunlight and away from excessive heat. If you follow these guidelines, your tea should keep for 12-18 months.

Looking through the list of suggestions in our forum this week, I ran across this suggestion by Sundae1888, and a light came on in my head–THAT’S what that shipment of cacao nibs was about! Sometimes, I must confess, I am a bit like the absent-minded professor. I order stuff to blend in our teas and then completely forget why I ordered it. If you’ve ever made a blend suggestion on Twitter and I’ve asked you to post it on our forum, now you know why.

So, yeah, we got in these amazing organic, raw, all-natural, nothing added cacao nibs, and I just sort of scratched my head and thought, hmm, wonder what I got those for? Well, I got them so we could create this amazing blend as suggested by Sundae1888. I hope our customers and our subscribers will forgive me for doing two chai blends in two weeks, but I couldn’t resist the idea of this blend of our traditional masala chai, cacao nibs, almonds and a hint of cayenne pepper to make things interesting. It certainly seemed a bit more of a cold weather drink, so I thought I better get it out now.


Besides, it’s almost April, which is traditionally when the Mayan people celebrated an annual festival in honor of Ek Chuah, the cacao god. Maybe you think it’s cool that the Greeks and Romans had gods of love and war and other anthropomorphisms, but how cool is it that the Mayans had a god of chocolate? Enjoy!

Our Tea of the week for the week ending 04.04.09

Sundae1888′s Mayan Chocolate Chai

2oz. (20-25 cups) DELIVERED* for just $7.99

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Some time back, amd43 suggested a vanilla chai, and while it might have taken us a little while, we did get to it. Here is our delicious masala chai blended with real vanilla bean pieces and a touch of vanilla flavoring.

Tea Tip of the Week

The word chai, though associated with heavily spiced teas such as our masala chai or this week’s Vanilla Bean Chai, actually means “tea” in many eastern languages. It just so happens that in those regions tea is generally prepared with a number of spices and generally milk and sugar. Saying “Chai tea” is redundant and should be avoided.

If you are digging the art on this week’s label, you can thank Amy Davis of radianceart.com (@melusian on Twitter). Amy gets a free pouch of our Vanilla Bean Chai for submitting the image we used for our label. If you want to win a free pouch for yourself, stay tuned to our contest page to see what the theme for next week will be.


Amy says:

I love your chais, and have had this doodle floating around my head for a while, so here you go! Since the word ‘chai’ means tea in India, and they are known for their masala chai, I used Indian paisley and mandala motifs in my watercolor design, with a ‘vanilla’ blue background. Hope you like it!

(You can find more of my artwork at www.radianceart.com and
http://radianceart.etsy.com)

Thanks!
Amy

Our Tea of the week for the week ending 03.28.09

Amd43′s Vanilla Bean Chai

2oz. (20-25 cups) DELIVERED* for just $7.99

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*FREE Delivery to the US and Canada!