My taste for tea has changed over the years. When I was pregnant with my youngest I stopped enjoying my normal cup of builder’s tea and started drinking Earl Grey, a tea I didn't like when I was younger. When I gave up dairy in January I stopped drinking tea for a while because none of the alternative milks tasted quite right. I slowly realised that I preferred my tea without milk and suddenly I discovered a whole new world of tea flavours.
The True Tea Club is based in York and specialises in 7 types of loose leaf tea: white tea, green tea, black tea, oolong, chair, rooibos and herbal tea. They have a new monthly subscription box with 4 different loose leaf teas to try each month. The standard box costs £10 a month and makes 40 cups, but if you drink a lot of tea you can go for the premium or deluxe packages which make 60 or 80 cups of tea. Delivery is free in the UK (International delivery also available).
Handily the box fits through a normal letter box which means you can find it on your door mat when you get home, or in my case there was no delivery man knocking noisily on the door and waking my baby up (she always seems to have just gone down for a nap when a delivery comes).
It doesn’t matter how much you know about tea as each packet tells you what temperature the water should be and how long the blend should be left to brew. Each box contains 4 loose leaf tea packets and 4 empty tea bags so if you don’t have a tea strainer you can try them straight away. I found that the small pieces of some of the blends floated out the large holes in my infuser so if you are buying a tea infuser, go for one with small holes.
The tea in the box I was sent:
Rainbow Chaser
This herbal blend looks beautiful and a bit like potpourri. A base flavour of peppermint makes a lovely refreshing tea with other fruit flavours mixed in.
Mighty Mango
A green tea with sunflower blossoms and mango flavouring.
Earl Grey Rebel
A familiar flavour to me as a regular drinker of Earl Grey. This tea smells amazing and the the orange and lemon peel give it a subtle citrusy taste complimenting the tea perfectly.
A rooibos with fruit flavours and flower petals. A good complex flavour, but I don’t like rooibos and this didn’t change my mind. Fortunately if you don’t like a type of tea you can let True Tea Club know by leaving a note when you check out.
The people at The True Tea Club have kindly agreed to send a box to the winner of my latest giveaway so if you fancy having a cup or two enter via the Rafflecopter widget below. The winner will be selected at random and giveaway closes midnight Sunday 26th March (that’s Mother’s Day by the way).
If you can't wait you can get 50% off your first box using the code "LOVE" in the checkout.
a Rafflecopter giveaway
If you can't wait you can get 50% off your first box using the code "LOVE" in the checkout.
The good old digestive biscuit or maybe two.
ReplyDeleteI just love a mug of tea on it's own then you can really appreciate the tea more :) x
ReplyDeletei do love a good old bourbon biscuit!
ReplyDeleteA nice slice of Victoria sponge
ReplyDeletea slice of banana cake
ReplyDeleteI love tea with a digestive biscuit!
ReplyDeleteI just have it on it's own while I read a book- I especially love a cup of peppermint of sleepy valerian tea in the evening to settle down for the night. :)
ReplyDeleteAnother cup of tea!
ReplyDeleteA decadent Twix to dip in it! x
ReplyDeleteI love a Rich Tea with a cup of tea
ReplyDeleteI love a nice piece of homemade cake, usually a spice one :) x
ReplyDeleteA nice dunky Rich Tea biscuit but you need to time it right otherwise there lies disaster and a soggy mess in the bottom of your cup.
ReplyDeletechocolate hob nob biscuits
ReplyDeleteA slice of homemade cake
ReplyDeleteGosh this is a bad, but erm an electronic cigarette!
ReplyDeleteMorning toast and birdsong.
ReplyDeleteA pancake & jam!
ReplyDeletei usually have tea and toast!
ReplyDeletea crumpet x
ReplyDeletea digestive biscuit
ReplyDeleteIt's got to be a box of chocolates!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing to have with a cup of tea is a chat! :) x
ReplyDeleteCake!
ReplyDeleteChocolate digestives xx
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing to have with a cup of tea is a slice of Victoria Sponge.
ReplyDeleteAs a child I would have said biscuit. As my family enjoy remembering me as a child asking for :- " A wee cup of tea and a biscuit". Now I'd say cake, possibly carrot cake. I do enjoy cake and there is much variety. I love a cup of tea :- refreshing!
ReplyDeleteRachel Craig
A rich tea to dip or a jaffa on the side
ReplyDeleteCustard Creams :)
ReplyDeleteha to be a chocolate biscuit
ReplyDeleteSome peace and quiet.
ReplyDeleteI do love a bit of that
DeleteA sugar glazed doughnut
ReplyDeletei like tea on its own or perhaps with medjool dates
ReplyDeleteGinger biscuits.
ReplyDeletea mars bar
ReplyDeletea mars bar
ReplyDeleteCustard cream biscuits!
ReplyDeleteEither chocolate fingers or peanut butter on toast - yum! :)
ReplyDeletei like to have my tea on it's own just to enjoy it for it's yummyiness :D :D
ReplyDeleteBiscoff biscuits
ReplyDeleteSome home made shortbread
ReplyDeletePeace and quiet...
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing to have with a cup of tea? A sit down! :-) Anything for 5 mins peace and quiet.....
ReplyDeleteA Jamie dodger
ReplyDeleteNothing really just time to myself, with a cig if I'm allowed to say that
ReplyDeleteA book in the garden.
ReplyDeleteI love nothing more than a few Rich Tea Fingers with my cuppa...just perfect for dunking ;) I love the little man sitting in your tea cup...where do you get him from?
ReplyDeleteCustard cream biscuit and a good tv show on! (@PeanutHog)
ReplyDeletea chocolate digestive biscuit (or two)
ReplyDeleteI love a kitkat with my tea but usually end up losing half in the cup !
ReplyDeleteChocolate Hobnobs - for dunking :)
ReplyDeleteA lovely, chilled bar of chocolate x
ReplyDeletea chat!
ReplyDeleteA Digestive
ReplyDeleteMy favourite thing with tea is a biscuit :) I don't have a particular preference as to which sort!
ReplyDeleteDigestive biscuits!
ReplyDeleteA rich tea to dip or a jaffa on the side
ReplyDeleteA couple of Rich Tea biscuits
ReplyDeleteA chocolate biscuit
ReplyDeleteLunch!
ReplyDeleteHas to be a bourbon biscuit 🍪
ReplyDeleteA ginger biscuit which I dip in it.
ReplyDeleteA handful of custard creams x
ReplyDeleterich tea biscuits
ReplyDeletea jammie dodger (or 5!)
ReplyDeleteChocolate digestives.
ReplyDeletecake
ReplyDeletenothing i like my tea strong with one sugar
ReplyDeleteAnother cup of tea!
ReplyDeleteA slice of victoria sponge!
ReplyDeleteI love those chocolate caramel wafers.
ReplyDeleteA nice long lie down on the sofa.
ReplyDeleteA piece of shortbread. Preferably home-made :)
ReplyDeleteA shortcake biscuit.
ReplyDeletePeace and quiet!
ReplyDeleteMy home-made raw oat truffle :)
ReplyDeletesome cadburys chocolate
ReplyDeleteI like to have tea just on its own
ReplyDeleteA slice of Victoria sponge cake.
ReplyDeletei like a custard cream
ReplyDeleteCan't beat cake with Tea x
ReplyDeletewith a pack of maltesers
ReplyDeleteA few ginger biscuits.
ReplyDeleteA chocolate digestive
ReplyDeleteA good book, I love reading and tea, two of my favourite things :)
ReplyDeleteChocolate digestives
ReplyDeleteA yummy chocolate digestive :)
ReplyDeleteA slice of home made fruity tea loaf!
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