Truit Frinsane - Carribbean Crush

t Leaf T's Caribbean Crush Fruit Tinsane for NZD $13.90

Very pretty fruit tinsane, smells like apple, pineapple and coconut but major flavour are the base ingredients of hibiscus and rose-hip peels. I like it with sugar, I will try making it as Iced Tea in the weekend.

Tear Pemple

T Leaf T's Pear Temple for NZD $8.18

My new friend in the world of tea, earl grey plus some. Black tea flavoured with pear and bergamot, mixed with a few jasmine leaves. I drink this tea before bed very milky and it makes me feel like I'm being hugged.

Towering Fleas

Hidden Blossom Flowering Green Tea - Red amaranth opens revealing white jasmine flowers

Hidden Blossom Flowering Green Tea - A single red amaranth flower blooms brightly

Wow! How gorgeous are these! If I even do a Stash order they will definitely be included, sure they are US$9.95 for five hand-tied bundles but I would be happy to be $2 when I am really sad to see a flower bloom into herbal tea. There are many other green and white tea varieties but I've included these as they are the most pretty!

Tash Stea

Stash Orange Spiced Tea 100g USD$6.75

Tried this at my grandmothers, the last bag in the box unfortunately. It's a lovely black tea with spicy orange, not like a 'chai' more subtle. I must say I hate it that the word chaiis now used for spiced black sweetened milky tea. Chai just means tea in pretty much every language other than English. The indians call what we call chai, chai masala = spiced tea, which is exactly what it is.

I'm a big fan of Twinings Lady Grey and this is in the same league but obviously without the lemon or flowers and with spice.

I haven't seen this tea in NZ since, my grandma's box was old and the only company that supplies it here wouldn't ship me a box or even tell me where it was sold when they worked out I was an individual rather than a company. A cafe in Christchurch sold it by the cup but didn't sell the boxes, I didn't want to try it for fear of being upset I couldn't get it.

One day I may get a shipment from Stash, they do USD$31 shipping for 2lbs. here so I'd be able to try 9 different teas for that, however that would end up costing US$92 so I think I'll wait till I'm up a few more payscales.