Category: Tea
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Tea Review: Independence Coffee Company’s Party on the Brazos
There’s something I’ve noticed about teas I’ve tried through the years. The busier a tea is, the less likely I am to like it. So as I read the label on this one, I found myself squinting and frowning. Especially since I haven’t tried a tea from Independence Coffee Company… Read the rest…
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Living a beautiful life
When I was a child, my mom took a liking to teapots and teacups. One teacup in particular was special; it was what started her collection and it was the cup I recognized most out of all her tea things: a cup and saucer with delicate Japanese maple leaves. She… Read the rest…
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Tea Review: Bigelow Tea Vanilla Chai
A little while back, I received a message from someone who said she enjoyed seeing my tea commentary, but felt like she couldn’t relate. Loose leaf tea isn’t for everyone, and sometimes, it’s hard to get. So this one is for her! My favorite supermarket tea, easy to get just… Read the rest…
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Tea Review: Independence Coffee Company’s Tranquility
One morning, when the first whisper of fall filled the air, and I was still struggling to get past the lingering cough that Covid had planted in my chest, I brewed a cup of Tranquility tea from Independence Coffee Company and sat out on my new back patio to drink… Read the rest…
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Tea review: Independence Coffee Company’s Chamomile/Peppermint Plus
So on a less than fun note, the first week of school this year, my little one brought home the plague. I’d expected it would be unavoidable, all things considered, but I had hoped we’d make it longer than the first week. I did what anyone does when sick: made… Read the rest…
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Tea review: Independence Coffee Herbs for Her
On a particularly yucky spring day, when I found myself in need of a warm pick-me-up and I discovered I was out of my favorite vanilla chai, I decided to dip into my tea cabinet for something else. I found the Herbs for Her blend tucked in with my other… Read the rest…
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Tea review: Adagio vanilla oolong
I haven’t had a lot of great luck with oolong teas. The people who drink them seem to be passionate about a good oolong, but I’ve never found any that particularly wow me. Most of them are pretty samey, to my taste, and when I got a sample packet for… Read the rest…
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