Teaposy - Blooming Tea

Recently we got the Teaposy "blooming teas" back in stock, so we took the opportunity to take some pictures of one of the teas in action.

The tea starts out looking like this, a little ball of hand-tied tea leaves.



Add some hot water (not quite boiling, around 175 degrees F) and it starts to open up.





This one is called "falling water", a calendula flower with a little chain of jasmine blossoms floating up from the center. You can see the flowers just peeking out now.





Isn't that beautiful?



The tea itself has a nice jasmine scent. Even though it steeps for quite a while (around 10 minutes for it to open fully), it doesn't taste bitter. Display teas like this are great for parties and special occasions. You could even get a big fish bowl or punch bowl and put several of them in as a centerpiece for a table.

We have assortments of different kinds available on our website here.

Did you know?

We are trying to show as many of our new products on the blog as possible, but we can't always get them all on the website. If you're in the Seattle area, you can come by and visit us if you'd like to buy something you see on the blog.

For folks who can't make it into the shop, you can always call us at our toll-free number (888) 448-4054, 9:30am-6:00pm Pacific Time, and we can probably ship just about anything in the store to you!

So remember, if you saw something here that you just can't live without, but you don't see it on the site, just give us a ring! We'll be happy to send it to you!

Sakura Sencha is here!

It's almost Spring again, and that means that the highly anticipated Sakura Sencha is here!



This wonderful flavored Japanese green tea is flavored with natural cherry blossoms, with little heather blossoms to add a dash of pink. It has a lovely sweet and floral taste, but it isn't overpowering. The base tea that is used is a good quality sencha that seems to be complimented by the cherry flavor, rather than being covered up by it.

This tea is sourced from a company in Shizuoka, just south of Tokyo. Their tea is transported by air to the US rather than by ship, so it gets here much faster. That means better-tasting, fresher tea!

The Sakura Sencha is produced in limited quantities this time of year to celebrate the arrival of cherry blossoms (sakura) in Japan. The Japanese love cherry blossoms, and having a picnic sitting under the cherry trees is one of the most popular activities in the spring time.

The Sakura Sencha is $5.00 per ounce. If you want some, get it soon because we only have a limited amount in stock!

New Products Roundup

Spring is on its way, and we've got some great new products here in the shop!















Here's a neat kid's tea set from Green Toys. It's made entirely from recycled milk jugs! How cool is that? It's a good usable size, too. The teapot stands about 4 inches tall. Because of the material, you can't really brew tea in it with boiling water, but you could brew some tea separately and cool it down a bit before you serve it in the pot. You could also serve juice or milk in it.
$27.00 for the set.
*UPDATE* So it turns out that the tea set is actually fine for use with hot tea, as well as dishwasher safe! The company had not originally tested for use with hot liquids, but after the packages were printed they did some testing and they worked fine!


















Here's another kid's set we just got in stock - the "Flower Fairies Friends" set. It's made of porcelain and is quite a bit smaller. The teapot stands about 3 inches tall. It includes the teapot, creamer, sugar bowl, and four cups and saucers.

$22.50 for the set.



















New owl tea set colors! In addition to the grey, we now have white and brown owl sets. They include the teapot (with infuser basket) and two cups.

So cute!

$48.00 for the set.



















Just in time for St. Patricks day, we've got some delicious Irish Truffle bars from Butlers Chocolates in Dublin. They come in two flavors: Jameson's Whiskey (with real whiskey!) and Mint. Come in and buy some, or we'll eat them all ourselves!

$2.25 each.























Tea-For-One sets! Great for relaxing with some tea and a book. These come in four color combinations and are packaged in wonderful round hatbox-style gift boxes.

$19.95 each.
















We also received some new colors of Waechtersbach (that's pronounced "vek-ters-bock" if you were wondering). We now have them in Caramel, Black Crackle, Red Crackle, and Pistachio. These are some great mugs, and the colors are just amazing, especially the red. They feel really nice in your hand, and they're durable too (these are the mugs we use to serve tea here in the shop.) $12.00 each.

Launch!

Welcome to the Perennial Tea Room blog!

We'll be showing off new teas and tea wares we're bringing in, as well as in-store events, sale items, and just about anything tea-related that pops into our heads.

So stay tuned, and keep drinking tea!