Tea and Me

For those of you who might be interested (not just me, surely?) the results of the poll have been released for the four teas that Bluebird Tea Co. will be keeping as part of their permanent range. You will recall there were 9 original contenders, of which I have tasted 5: Carrot Cake (not yet reviewed) Bears Like Marmalade Chocolate Digestives Lemonade Sangria Summer of Love Ginger Beer G+Tea Bramble Ramble Now, I don't want to cast any doubt on the result or suggest that the placings of the tea in the list made people think those at the top were better than those at the bottom (which was definitely not the case in my opinion) but the eventual winners were the top 3 teas and the Ginger Beer tea (for which I, as the founder member of the Ginger Beer is Best party take full credit for helping win - thank you to everyone who voted for it).  To be fair, the Carrot Cake tea is lovely and I haven't tried Bears Like Marmalade yet as I really dislike Marmala...

Below, for those of you who are interested, is the list of teas that are in the Bluebird Tea Co. poll for a new permanent tea. If you've tried any of them and have a view on which should stay please go and add your VOTE . Otherwise, go and check out the teas still available for yourself before they disappear (hopefully not forever, but who knows?) Having finally read the voting page, it turns out that the 4 teas with the top votes will all be made permanent, not just 1 — this is excellent news as it means Ginger Beer has more chance of staying.  However, you do only get one vote still  —  so make it count! Now, I don't want to influence the voting here, but I'd just like to say that if you're not sure, a vote for Ginger Beer won't be a wasted vote.* *Message brought to you by the Ginger Beer is best party 

Today’s tea is the rather wonderful but sadly, at the moment anyway, limited-edition Ginger Beer tea by Bluebird Tea Co. It has moved up my reviewing schedule as it was mentioned in an email I received from them today, which reminded me that I had it and really needed to try it. Ingredients: Rooibos, ginger, lime leaves, lemon peel, calendula petals, natural flavouring. They describe it thus: “This Caribbean classic is here to set your taste buds on fire! Packed with flavour, punch + fruity freshness but with a cooling creamy lime finish. Perfect hot or iced, with a splash of spiced rum and a lime wedge!”   As I’m sure you’re all aware by now I am a huge fan of ginger flavoured teas and this one is no exception. The first thing to say about this tea is that it has a truly wonderful aroma. I made a pot of it and left it to brew while I did something else and when I came back to the room I could smell the ginger and lime before I even got anywhere nea...