We've been having a problem with our website inventory updating properly, so some of the products that we have in stock are not showing up on the website.
If there's something that you'd like to order, but it's not on the site, call or email us and we'll see if we actually have it.
Hopefully we'll have this problem worked out soon. Thanks for your patience!
Friday, July 16, 2010
Friday, July 9, 2010
ECCLES CAKES ARE BACK!
I try to avoid using all caps for anything, but I think this blog post warrants it.
Eccles Cakes, everyone's favorite raisin-and-currant-filled Lancashire pastry is finally back in stock! For real this time! We've been trying to get these back in the shop for the better part of a year, so we're super excited to be offering them once more.
For those who are unfamiliar with this delicious English treat, it's a small flaky pastry filled with raisins and currants. Here's a closer cross-section to give you an idea.
I'm not ashamed to say that I've eaten three of them since we got them in this morning. They're good right out of the package, but they're even better if you warm them up slightly. Just stick them in the microwave for about 15 seconds. I also have it on good authority that they're quite tasty when heated up and served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
You can pick them up in the shop or online. They come in packages of 4 cakes (each cake is just under 3" in diameter).
Come get them before we eat them all ourselves!
Eccles Cakes, everyone's favorite raisin-and-currant-filled Lancashire pastry is finally back in stock! For real this time! We've been trying to get these back in the shop for the better part of a year, so we're super excited to be offering them once more.
For those who are unfamiliar with this delicious English treat, it's a small flaky pastry filled with raisins and currants. Here's a closer cross-section to give you an idea.
I'm not ashamed to say that I've eaten three of them since we got them in this morning. They're good right out of the package, but they're even better if you warm them up slightly. Just stick them in the microwave for about 15 seconds. I also have it on good authority that they're quite tasty when heated up and served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
You can pick them up in the shop or online. They come in packages of 4 cakes (each cake is just under 3" in diameter).
Come get them before we eat them all ourselves!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Iced Tea!
It seems summer has finally made its way to the Pacific Northwest *knock on wood*, and just in time, we have some absolutely fantastic fruit blends, perfect for icing!
Orange Grapefruit is a lovely blend of citrus flavors with just the right amount of zing.
It brews up a bright pink color, so it looks great in a big pitcher at a summer barbecue!
This next one totally wowed us when we first tasted it. We knew we just had to bring it in for the summer! It's called Mango Sunshine:
This sweet and fruity blend is sure to be a hit at your next party! A luscious mix of dried fruit and a bit of citrus to really punch up the flavor. It's so good, I'm drinking some iced right now!
These are limited seasonal teas, so get them now, while the weather's warm!
Orange Grapefruit is a lovely blend of citrus flavors with just the right amount of zing.
It brews up a bright pink color, so it looks great in a big pitcher at a summer barbecue!
This next one totally wowed us when we first tasted it. We knew we just had to bring it in for the summer! It's called Mango Sunshine:
This sweet and fruity blend is sure to be a hit at your next party! A luscious mix of dried fruit and a bit of citrus to really punch up the flavor. It's so good, I'm drinking some iced right now!
These are limited seasonal teas, so get them now, while the weather's warm!
Saturday, June 26, 2010
Tulsi - India's "Holy Basil"
One of the most interesting things we found at the World Tea Expo was Tulsi, an herb from India with a distinct flavor.
Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) is also known as Holy Basil. It is part of the basil genus and is often used in various ayurvedic remedies. Tulsi is also naturally caffeine-free. It seems to have a number of health benefits, but what attracted us to it was its unique taste. It's hard to describe; slightly spicy, sweet, floral and minty, all at the same time.
There are two varieties of Tulsi, purple and green (the green is pictured). We've brought in six different blends in bulk; the pure green and purple varieties, as well as Cooling Mint, Marigold Lemon, Orange Fennel, and "House Blend", a mix of green and purple Tulsi.
We've also brought in some boxes of unbleached teabags; Pure Tulsi, Tulsi & Lemongrass, Tulsi Chai and Tulsi & Ginger, as well as an assortment pack of all four.
Oh, did I mention they are all Certified Organic? Our supplier also works with small farms to help support Sikhya - a free school for homeless, underpriveleged chlidren in Northern India.
We don't have it on the website currently, but we'll be brewing it up in the shop quite often, so come in and give this unique herb a try!
Tulsi (Ocimum sanctum) is also known as Holy Basil. It is part of the basil genus and is often used in various ayurvedic remedies. Tulsi is also naturally caffeine-free. It seems to have a number of health benefits, but what attracted us to it was its unique taste. It's hard to describe; slightly spicy, sweet, floral and minty, all at the same time.
There are two varieties of Tulsi, purple and green (the green is pictured). We've brought in six different blends in bulk; the pure green and purple varieties, as well as Cooling Mint, Marigold Lemon, Orange Fennel, and "House Blend", a mix of green and purple Tulsi.
We've also brought in some boxes of unbleached teabags; Pure Tulsi, Tulsi & Lemongrass, Tulsi Chai and Tulsi & Ginger, as well as an assortment pack of all four.
Oh, did I mention they are all Certified Organic? Our supplier also works with small farms to help support Sikhya - a free school for homeless, underpriveleged chlidren in Northern India.
We don't have it on the website currently, but we'll be brewing it up in the shop quite often, so come in and give this unique herb a try!
Friday, June 18, 2010
New Summer Teas
We've got two great new tea blends here for the summer! They both make fantastic iced teas, so we're just keeping them in stock while the weather is warm.
First up is a returning favorite, our Lime black tea.
A black tea blend with a bright and zesty lime flavor, this one is sure to please at your next summer tea party.
Also returning is White Champagne Raspberry, a white tea with, you guessed it, flavors of raspberry and a hint of champagne. We had it in the shop last year for a very brief amount of time, but it's back for real this year!
The champagne flavor is very light, and just serves to make the tea a little more complex. It's really quite lovely, especially over ice.
We'll be brewing these up in the shop (especially on the hotter days) so come in and try some!
First up is a returning favorite, our Lime black tea.
A black tea blend with a bright and zesty lime flavor, this one is sure to please at your next summer tea party.
Also returning is White Champagne Raspberry, a white tea with, you guessed it, flavors of raspberry and a hint of champagne. We had it in the shop last year for a very brief amount of time, but it's back for real this year!
The champagne flavor is very light, and just serves to make the tea a little more complex. It's really quite lovely, especially over ice.
We'll be brewing these up in the shop (especially on the hotter days) so come in and try some!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
News from World Tea Expo
Greetings to everyone: I just returned from 3 days in Las Vegas at the World Tea Expo where I was able to meet old friends and make new ones. The Expo is the only place I can meet my suppliers in person. The rest of the year it is phone or fax. So it is a treat to meet and greet, so to speak. Here are a few of the highlights:
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO PAY $25.00 FOR AN OUNCE OF TEA? Tea grown in Hawaii is available!!! Developed as a replacement for the failing sugar cane industry, Tea has adapted and developed to the stage where it is available commercially. This will be the first year of commercial production and the tea tastes great!! There are green, white, oolong and black teas available. The price is quite steep, so I would like to know how much interest there might be in this initial offering of what promises to become a staple of the US Tea Industry. This is the Ground Floor of this venture. Please email me (tealadies@perennialtearoom.com) or phone 888-448-4054 with your response.
Steve Smith, Creator/Developer of Stash Teas and TAZO Teas is back in Portland creating Tea again. This time, he has created Steve Smith Teas, a new and exciting group of tea blends that are entirely hand made and packaged in "silk" bags that are finer mesh than I have seen elsewhere. He blends only enough tea to sell in a month's time and places a supply code on each box that can be looked up on his website to see when the ingredients were purchased and blended. Freshness and flavor are his hallmarks. I look forward to making these bags available soon.
Tao of Tea in Portland is packaging Tulsi, a basil grown as a houseplant in India where it is considered almost sacred. It is used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine and contains anti-oxidents but no caffeine. There are two varieties, purple and green leaf. It is available blended with ginger, as a chai, with lemongrass and plain. It comes in bags and in bulk. Some of the proceeds are being used to help educate underprivileged children in India. We will be promoting this drink as a summer beverage both hot and over ice. Stop in and check it out!
Tea grown in the Pacific Northwest is seeming closer to commercial production. I met Richard Sakuma, President of Sakuma Brothers Farms in Burlington, WA and will be visiting his field of tea within the next few weeks to see his set up. I will let you know here first as soon as his product is commercially available. Pretty Exciting Stuff!!
I'd love to talk to you more about the faces and events of the expo, drop into the shop and let's chat over a cup of tea.
Julee
WOULD YOU BE WILLING TO PAY $25.00 FOR AN OUNCE OF TEA? Tea grown in Hawaii is available!!! Developed as a replacement for the failing sugar cane industry, Tea has adapted and developed to the stage where it is available commercially. This will be the first year of commercial production and the tea tastes great!! There are green, white, oolong and black teas available. The price is quite steep, so I would like to know how much interest there might be in this initial offering of what promises to become a staple of the US Tea Industry. This is the Ground Floor of this venture. Please email me (tealadies@perennialtearoom.com) or phone 888-448-4054 with your response.
Steve Smith, Creator/Developer of Stash Teas and TAZO Teas is back in Portland creating Tea again. This time, he has created Steve Smith Teas, a new and exciting group of tea blends that are entirely hand made and packaged in "silk" bags that are finer mesh than I have seen elsewhere. He blends only enough tea to sell in a month's time and places a supply code on each box that can be looked up on his website to see when the ingredients were purchased and blended. Freshness and flavor are his hallmarks. I look forward to making these bags available soon.
Tao of Tea in Portland is packaging Tulsi, a basil grown as a houseplant in India where it is considered almost sacred. It is used in traditional Ayurvedic medicine and contains anti-oxidents but no caffeine. There are two varieties, purple and green leaf. It is available blended with ginger, as a chai, with lemongrass and plain. It comes in bags and in bulk. Some of the proceeds are being used to help educate underprivileged children in India. We will be promoting this drink as a summer beverage both hot and over ice. Stop in and check it out!
Tea grown in the Pacific Northwest is seeming closer to commercial production. I met Richard Sakuma, President of Sakuma Brothers Farms in Burlington, WA and will be visiting his field of tea within the next few weeks to see his set up. I will let you know here first as soon as his product is commercially available. Pretty Exciting Stuff!!
I'd love to talk to you more about the faces and events of the expo, drop into the shop and let's chat over a cup of tea.
Julee
Friday, May 28, 2010
Apple Sencha is here!
I am so excited about this new tea!
It comes from one of our favorite Japanese tea suppliers, and is a fantastic combination of bright, fresh apple flavor with a high-quality sencha green tea.
It's just what I like in a flavored tea; a high-quality tea base, a clean, crisp flavor, and a perfect balance of tea and fruit flavors. The apple flavor doesn't overwhelm the sencha, and the sencha compliments the freshness of the apple perfectly.
Because of the high-quality tea used, it is a bit more pricey than some of our other flavored teas, but it is absolutely worth it. Pick it up in the shop or on the website here.
PS- It also makes a fantastic iced tea!
It comes from one of our favorite Japanese tea suppliers, and is a fantastic combination of bright, fresh apple flavor with a high-quality sencha green tea.
It's just what I like in a flavored tea; a high-quality tea base, a clean, crisp flavor, and a perfect balance of tea and fruit flavors. The apple flavor doesn't overwhelm the sencha, and the sencha compliments the freshness of the apple perfectly.
Because of the high-quality tea used, it is a bit more pricey than some of our other flavored teas, but it is absolutely worth it. Pick it up in the shop or on the website here.
PS- It also makes a fantastic iced tea!
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