Taste Pairing Two: Tiesta Tea Maui Mango

I am back with my next tea taste and pairing and I am so excited for it!

This tasting also happened to be on a week night so my next choice was pretty obvious, the only other caffeine free tea in my March box, Tiesta Tea's very own Maui Mango. I will say that this is the most potent tea in my box. I didn't even need to open the bag, just opening the box fills the space with the yummy scents of a tropical island.

Of course I used Platymus Maximus 

I seriously want to go on a tropical vacation after this tasting for sure. However, I'll just have to settle with picking a good book to read along with this tea and let me imagination take me to that tropical place in my mind.

I think the video came out better than my first pairing so expect it to be along the lines shown here. Of course it may be slightly different once I move. (Only three weeks and counting)

When I took the first sip I was overpowered with the flavor of mango. This is one of my favorite fruits so you can imagine that I sipped that tea right up, but of course I made my pairing first.

I couldn't get over how tropical it not only tasted but made me feel. I had to pair it with Tiger Lily by Jodi Lynn Anderson.

This book is a re-imagining of Peter Pan told from the POV of Tiger Lily with Tinker Bell as the narrator. I read this book last year using my Audible account.  

Even when I'm in my car I'm probably listening to a book.

I can't really think of a better pairing to go with this tea. 

Read up, Sip up, and Enjoy Life!

The First Taste: Amaretto Biscotti

As promised I have finally had my first tasting and I am happy to report that it was a success.

For my first tasting I chose the Amaretto Biscotti from Birch Fine Tea. The reason I chose this to be my first is primarily that it was one of the two caffeine free teas that were in my box this month. It is usually after my day job that I film these videos and I wasn't wanting to drink an entire cup of caffeine loaded tea and then try to go to bed an hour later.

I was also in the mood for something sweet. If you could smell this tea (and I am going to recommend you do, but like your own...not mine) you would know that this tea's aroma blankets you in sweetness. 

I picked Hubert the Elephant as my infuser and impatiently waited for my tea to steep. While I wasn't thrilled that the infuser didn't work as well as I'd hoped, releasing bits of the tea particles into my mug to float around, I will probably continue to use them. What can I say, I am sucker for all things adorable.

You can watch my full tasting experience here.

I loved the Amaretto Biscotti and ultimately rated it a 4 out of 5 on the Sipsby site. This rating is more to make my monthly boxes more catered to my liking versus giving a serious rating. However, another way to look at it is while I enjoyed this tea, I know I have liked others more and while I wouldn't mind getting similar types of tea I want to expand a little further out.

Now as for the book pairing.

It was hard to drink this tea out of my Alice in Wonderland mug and not think of England and it's hard for me to think of England and not think of Jane Austen. It was a pretty easy to follow along the path that lead me to selecting Pride and Prejudice.

It was just something in the semi-sweet, I need to be wearing a white lace dress and gloves, feeling that the tea was throwing at me. 

I thought of Elizabeth Bennet, how despite her being fierce and head strong that she would also enjoy a nice warm sweetened cup of tea now and then. Proving that you can be a bad ass female and still enjoy the girly things that life has to offer.

It brought me back to the world of one of my favorite stories. I will certainly go there each time a brew up a cup.

Amaretto Biscotti and Pride and Prejudice

Sipsby March Teas

The moment has come and not soon enough! That's right, my March box from Sipsby has arrived. This stupendous arrival was joined by another terrific delivery; that of my book from Thriftbooks.com, The World According to Garp by John Irving.

I just might have to set aside Ballad to read this

Within the box were four different, but equally excitable teas that I just cannot wait to have my taste buds melt into. They were all preciously wrapped and the smell that came wafting up to meet me when I opened the box was, in a word, delectable. I'm not even joking. I sniffed each of those bad boys.

Don't sniff your screen, it's not the same

See the unboxing for yourself.

In case anyone is interested here are the teas in all their up close glory.

I just had to show you this

As for the rest of my night I will drink some of me Yogi Detox tea before crawling into bed to read some more.

Coming soon, my first tasting and book pairing.

Enjoy your life!

Infusers have arrived!

First things first - sorry about the delay. I had to figure out how I wanted to proceed combining video as well as written story, which took longer than I anticipated. Good news, I've figured it out and should be back on schedule!

Second, The freakin' infusers have arrived!

I was so excited and am still very excited about it. They are the cutest and I wish my tea would get here faster!

Below is the video of the reveal. Excuse my little snafu in the beginning. I love sloths, adore them even, but what I meant and what I was truly jazzed for was the Platypus.

As of right now, I have not received my box from Sipsby, but hope to get it sometime this month. If not, I actually have a plan B.

Until then, I wish you magic in your life that only a book and a mug of hot tea can bring.