The Tea Scoop

The News Bulletin

There is quite a lot going on in the world of tea lately, according to my World Tea News e-newsletter.

McDonald's has decided to serve more socially conscious tea, and is pairing with PG Tips to serve environmentally friendly tea in the UK. I'm hoping this is an idea that will cross the pond and raise the quality of the tea in U.S. McDonald's as well.

Honest Tea has changed their label and introduced several new bottled teas, now with an EGCG rating on the label. They are also attempting to go green with their new Citrus Green Energy Tea. Honest Tea buys renewable energy credits to make up for the energy used along the entire production chain for this flavor. Another benefit is that this is an energy drink without all the added caffeine of other energy drinks.

Science Daily released an article today telling us that green tea may hep combat super bugs.  All the more reason to drink as much as possible!

BouqueTEA

As you have probably gathered by now, I’m a big fan of Whole Foods, and I spend as much time there as I possibly can, combining my hunting and gathering with some grazing and imbibing. On one such trip to pick up some ingredients for curried apple soup, we stopped to have lunch at the Asian food counter. The miso soup was delicious, as well was my eel rice bowl. But the tea is what I’m here to write about and you’re here to read about. We both ordered BouqueTEA in the Prima Donna flavor, which included jasmine and chrysanthemum for “sensual grace and reliability.” Served in Bodum Pavina Double Wall Thermal Glasses, we were fully able to appreciate the blossoms as they unfurled. Unfortunately, I was unable to find out the manufacturer, but many companies do sell tea flowers, such as Adagio.

Favors

The wedding planning industry is a huge industry, with the average wedding costing around $30,000. Those in the tea industry wisely have decided to catch onto this, and there are now a variety of tea-related wedding favors available.

For those not currently planning weddings, these would also make really great party favors!

Also check out Beau-Coup's favors, a few of which are pictured below: