Irish Breakfast from Camellia Tea Room

Type: Black

Flavor: Bold w/Slight fruity flavor

Appearance: Lots of medium size leaves

Leaf Color: Dark Brown

Temp: Best if brewed at 195-200F for 3 mins

Amount: 1 tea tsp per cup

Aroma: Bold and Dark

Depth: Very Dark

Quality: High

This is in my top two favorite teas. Irish Breakfast Tea is dark and hearty. When you drink it, it has a slight fruity undertone. I like to serve this tea with some cream and sugar. Irish Breakfast tea definitely differs from English Breakfast. English Breakfast has a more bitter taste from the tannins... while Irish Breakfast is rounder and smooth. But, like English breakfast, if you over steep it, it can become bitter from the release of too much tannins. 

My mom purchased this tea from Camellia Tea Room in Benicia, CA. It's a  delightful little tea room that serves afternoon teas and lunch. Camellia Tea Room carries a large selection of loose leaf tea, as well as tea accessories. This Irish Breakfast tea went perfectly with their homemade scones, Devon cream and strawberry jam. 

Tea Review: PG Tips by PG Tips

Type: Black

Flavor: Bold and Earthy

Appearance: In a pyramid shaped tea bag

Leaf Color: Dark Brown

Temp: Best if brewed at 200-208F for 2-3 mins

Amount: 1 tea bag per cup

Aroma: Earthy and bold

Depth: Very Dark

Quality: High

This is my top favorite tea. I drink at least 3 cups of this a day. PG Tips originated in the 1930's. It's one of the most popular teas in Britain. 

Because of their pyramid shape, the tea steeps more evenly. It gives more room for the tea to infuse. 

The taste is fantastic. It's dark and bold... It goes well with a splash of milk and some sugar. I use sugar cubes.. but if I want it low calorie, I use stevia. You can find this at certain grocery stores... They usually only come with 60-80 tea bags for $6. I get my PG Tips in bulk for about $20 off Amazon. I get 480 tea bags, because it comes in a set of two(with each containing 240 bags). They get their teas from Ceylon.  

Tea Review: Island Mango Peach by Lipton

Type: Herbal

Flavor: Floral

Appearance: In a tea bag

Leaf Color: No leaves

Temp: Best if brewed at 185F 

Amount: 1 tea bag per cup

Aroma: Floral and Sweet

Depth: Light

Quality: Medium

This is a nice white tea from Lipton. This is a mix of white tea and tropical hints from the mango, and sweet hints from the peaches. 

This tea is in pyramid shaped sachets, and costs about $4 at your local grocery store. There are 18 tea bags. It does contain a trace amount of Potassium... so it's nice to drink when you're feeling 'under the weather'. 

Tea Review: Green Tea w/ Citrus by Pure Leaf

Type: Green

Flavor: Citrus

Appearance: In a tea bag, 

Leaf Color: Dark green, with brown tints

Temp: Best if brewed at 185F 

Amount: 1 tea bag per cup

Aroma: lemony and citrus

Depth: Light

Quality: High

"Pure Leaf Iced Green Tea with Citrus uses mildly smoky, single-origin Indonesian green tea blended with bold bursts of natural citrus flavors and real pieces of oranges. The rolled green tea leaves with real orange pieces and blades of lemongrass and rose hips deliver an extraordinarily refreshing iced green tea with a tart citrus flavor."

This tea can be found at your local grocery store for about $4. Since it's a green tea, be sure to use a lower temperature to steep. If you go any higher than 185F, it can get bitter. There's 16 pyramid shaped sachets of tea in each container. 

Tea Review: Youthberry by Teavana

Type: White

Flavor: Fruity with Berry notes

Appearance: Loose leaf quality tea in Sachets

Leaf Color: Dark green

Temp: Best if brewed at 175F for 2 mins

Amount: 1 tea bag per cup

Aroma: Floral and Sweet. Very strong.

Depth: Medium

Quality: High

This is a wonderful tea from Teavana. This tea has a fruity scent, with a tropical twist. There's mango, hibiscus, orange, and rose petals blended throughout the tea. It's got a slight punch of caffeine, but not too much to give you the jitters.

I absolutely adore this tea. It's got a nice strong, sweet taste. It's very enticing and is a great tea to start with, if you're new to tea. 

You can find this tea at your local grocery store for about $5.50. It comes with 15 pyramid shaped sachets.   

Tea Review: Palm Beach Punch From Tiesta Tea

Type: Herbal

Flavor: Floral and fruity

Appearance: Lots of different pieces of herbs and spices

Leaf Color: No leaves

Temp: Best if brewed at 200F for 5 mins

Amount: 1.5 teaspoons

Aroma: Fruity and Sweet

Depth: Medium

Quality: High

• This is another lovely tea. It has a nice fruity taste and aroma. This pairs nicely with a sweet dessert. 
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• Ingredients:
• + apple pieces
• + hibiscus
• + carrots
• + orange slices
• + lemongrass
• + eucalyptus
• + beetroot
• + natural flavors
• + sweet blackberry leaves

Tea Cup: Perfect Pansy

This is my teacup, 'Perfect Pansy.' This is a handmade, hand painted teacup. I got this at a specialty thrift store. This store only carries teacups and other fine china. 

'Perfect Pansy' is cream colored, with yellow and purple pansies. It also has some leaves behind the pansies. This teacup has a unique gold border and some gold accents. 

This teacup was made in '53, and has the name 'Montgomery' etched into the bottom. I got it for $4. The saucer is pretty delicate and has some cracks, so it's hard to wash.

Tea Cup: Royal Dora

This is my next teacup that I named, 'Royal Dora.' I named it 'Royal Dora' because I got it from my Grandmother, Dora after she passed. It's a Royal Vale, fine bone china teacup and is rather old. Probably from the 60's. 

The saucer and teacup doesn't match... The saucer has a pearl-like shine to it, and is decorated with white and pink roses. It also has an interesting decorative border. 

The teacup is white with a delicate blush colored rose, and green leaves. It has a golden rim. 

You can find Royal Vale teacups on Ebay, for very reasonable prices. I'm not sure how much this cup is worth. 

Tea Cup: Purple Majesty

Here's my teacup, 'Purple Majesty'. This teacup is white, with purple flowers and green foliage. This one is not fine bone china, but is still fairly delicate. 

I purchased this tea cup from a thrift store for $2.50. I tend to find great deals on teacups when I go to thrift stores. You can find so many treasures when you go to your local thrift store. 

Tea Cup: Gold George

Here's my teacup, 'Gold George.' I have no idea why I named it 'Gold George'... It's just the first name that popped into my head! 

This teacup is from the collection, 'Classique d'Or' and I believe it's from the 80's. 

Gold George is a circular teacup, with a squared off edge. It is decorated with gold trims, and has fine ribbed ridges. This is my favorite teacup... I enjoy it's simple beauty. I purchased this from a thrift store for $4.50.  

Tea Cup: Blue Beauty

Here's my teacup that I call 'Blue Beauty.' It's made from fine bone china, and is very delicate. Blue Beauty is decorated with lovely blue flowers, and has fine gold trims. 

I found this teacup at a local thrift store, and I paid about $2.50. I would say it's roughly from the 80's. I definitely drink a lot of tea out of this cup! It's one of the larger fine bone teacups I have.