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Exquisite Loose Green Tea from Masters Tea by Adagio (Review)

September 1, 2019 by Joi Leave a Comment

Masters by Adagio Teas

Masters Teas by Adagio

If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a million times – tea isn’t just a drink, tea is an experience. Whatever the reason(s), tea isn’t just something we enjoy while making memories, it becomes part OF the memory:

  • A hot chai tea latte while watching the first snowfall
  • A tall class of iced raspberry tea as you admire your bed of zinnias
  • Hot green tea with honey and a slice of orange while wrapping Christmas presents
  • An especially good glass of iced tea on date night with the love of your life

Tea is that special – and every true tea lover knows it.

Meng Ding Huang Ya

Meng Ding Huang Ya

That’s why we never hesitate to buy specialty teas, gorgeous tea mugs, infusers, tea-related products, etc. And that’s why we get downright excited when we come across a new source for excellent tea. As you can tell from my tea reviews, I love ordering loose tea online. While I buy my everyday tea bags at Kroger, I’ve found that the best loose tea is only online.

Over the years, one of my favorite sources has been Adagio tea. They’re just excellent – every single step of the buying, brewing, and drinking process is flawless. How many things can you say that about?!

That’s why I was so excited to learn that they’d launched a new division, Master Teas, and why I jumped at the chance to review a few teas on my tea blog.

Master Teas Mission Statement:

The intention of Masters Teas is to share the finest, freshest specialty teas direct from the farms where they grow. We invite you to get to know the artisans who tender them and learn their stories. It is not necessary to be a tea connoisseur to enjoy these exceptional productions, as we intend to offer as much information as possible to help you on a journey of tea discovery. Masters Teas is proud to offer you our 2019 fresh-from-the-field teas the moment they arrive. Each offering is a limited edition, small-lot production.

Meng Ding Mao Feng

Meng Ding Mao Feng

I love green tea with a passion, so each of the loose teas I chose to review were green teas:

  • Meng Ding Mao Feng
  • Meng Ding Huang Ya
  • Yu Qian Anji Bai Cha

I’ve tried each of these three BEAUTIFUL teas hot and cold and they are simply breathtaking. If you’ve ever enjoyed top of the line loose tea, you’ll know what I mean when I say there’s simply nothing quite like it. I cannot possibly say which of these exquisite teas is my favorite. While there is a similarity between the first two, there is also noticeable difference. Meng Ding Mao Feng has a sweeter taste – especially (for me, anyway) when iced. It tastes like an amazing cup of lightly sweetened green tea and it is a beautiful, beautiful thing!

It is just as wonderful when served hot.

The Meng Ding Huang Ya tea is also perfection in a cup… literally. While less sweet, it is easily as delicious as the Meng Ding Mao Feng. It, too, is just as excellent iced as it is hot.

The third tea, Yu Qian Anji Bai Cha might just be the most unique loose green tea (or any loose tea!) I’ve ever tasted. You take a sip and try to identify the wonderful underlying flavor… but you can’t quite come up with it, so you take another sip. Then another. Before you know it, the wonderful (perfectly, perfectly wonderful) cup is completely gone and you’re still left wondering, “What was that delicious flavor in the background?!” After drinking this particular tea for the first time – as well as each subsequent time – the first word to come to mind was, “Intriguing.”

Not, that’s a very special tea!

Truth be told, however, they are all three exceptional teas. When I was thinking through this review, I kept asking myself, “If you were to recommend only ONE for your reader friends to try first, which would it be?” My answer each time I quizzed myself was the same, “I can’t pick just one!”

Masters Tea

Gorgeous, HIGH Quality Teaware

I also ordered a gorgeous tea cup that caught my eye (you can see the beauty in the pictures above and below). It’s the Nami Cup (color: Ash) and no photo does it justice. The size and texture are unlike any tea cup I’ve seen and I’m absolutely in love with it. It was larger than I was expecting, which is always a wonderful surprise. I hope you’ll click through and see all of the gorgeous Teaware (cups, mugs, teapots, infuser sets…). There are beautiful, serene, colors available and these would make EXCELLENT Christmas gifts for the tea lovers on your list. Unique, gorgeous gifts they’ll absolutely love. Be warned, though, when you see these, you’ll want to keep them for yourself.

I’ll never tell!

I hope you’ll visit Masters Teas by Adagio today. You will become obsessed, I guarantee it! ~ Joi


Filed Under: Adagio, Christmas Gift Guide, Gifts for Tea Lovers, Green Tea, Master Teas, Shop, Tea Cups, Tea Reviews Tagged With: green tea review, loose green tea review, Masters Tea Review

Tea (or Coffee) Mugs for MiMis, Grandmas, Grandpas, Nannas, and Other Superheroes!

June 28, 2019 by Joi Leave a Comment

MiMi Mug

 

What is it about grandparents?? We LOVE letting the world know about our grandbabies and grandchildren! Seriously, we all but announce it to everyone we meet.

“Hi… How are you doing? I have a grandbaby and he’s 18 months old. He is so adorable and rotten and…” 

Surely it’s not just me. Just kidding – I know it’s not!

The beautiful burton + BURTON mug above is one of my favorite Mother’s Day gifts. Somehow, my Chai Tea Lattes just taste better out of it than other mugs. Don’t ask why. My daughter bought if for me in a local store, but there are a lot of burton + BURTON mugs on Amazon. They also have other “names” than MiMi (that just happens to be the name the adorable and rotten 18 month old knows me by).

There are also mugs for parents, grandfathers, and other walks of life. They’re all super gorgeous. Click any of the links to see the beauties.

And… say… have I told you about my grandbaby? He’s 18 months old….


Filed Under: Christmas Gift Guide, Daily Gift Ideas, Tea Cups, Tea Mugs Tagged With: coffee mug for grandparents, Mimi mug, tea mug for grandparents

Turkish Tea Glasses & Saucers Set – Gold Trim Design (12 Pc)

March 4, 2019 by Joi Leave a Comment

One of the most beautiful things about drinking tea is the experience – naturally the taste is a huge, delicious factor, but the experience (relaxing, unwinding, peaceful, beautiful…) must not ever be overlooked.

That’s why so many of us pay so much attention to our tea pots, kettles, cups, saucers, and glasses.  This is important business after all… it’s TEA!

This absolutely gorgeous Turkish Tea Glasses and Set is available on Amazon and would, instantly, turn any tea experience into a more glorious moment.

Features

  • Glasses Regular Size 90 cc / 3 oz. (6 pc)
  • Saucers are Included
  • Saucers Diameter: 101 mm / 4″ (6 pc)
  • With Gold Trim Design
  • Dishwasher Safe

See Turkish Tea Glasses and Set for a closer look.

Filed Under: Christmas Gift Guide, Daily Gift Ideas, Shop, Tea Cups Tagged With: Turkish Tea Glass set, Turkish Tea Glasses

GORGEOUS Porcelain Tea Set with a British Royal Style Design

October 29, 2018 by Joi Leave a Comment

Gorgeous! The breathtakingly beautiful Porcelain Tea Set, pictured here, would make an outstanding gift for the tea lover in your life. Needless to say, it’d be an exceptional “to me, from me” gift as well!

Available in pink, purple, and white, the set includes 6 tea cups, 6 saucers, 6 teaspoons, a teapot, a sugar bowl, a cream pitcher and a Stainless steel tea strainer. The lovely stand is not included but is less than $20. When you click through to take a closer look at the tea set, you’ll see the stand listed as well.

It’s a beauty itself.

This Porcelain Tea Set features a British royal style design with an exquisite colored glaze. It is pumpkin shaped with glittering gold trim.

This showpiece of Chinese craftsmanship adds style, beauty, and class to any gathering!


Filed Under: Christmas Gift Guide, Daily Gift Ideas, Gifts for Tea Lovers, Tea Cups Tagged With: Christmas Gift Guide for tea lovers, gift ideas for tea lovers, porcelain tea set, tea sets

Peacock Teapot and Mug Set (Gorgeous!)

October 4, 2018 by Joi Leave a Comment

Ever have something sneak up on you – something you’d never really thought a great deal about and then suddenly, you love it with ever fiber of your being?

That’s my relationship with peacocks, to a tee.. or to a feather. I’ve always been a huge animal and bird lover – and I mean HUGE – but peacocks weren’t any more or less on my radar than any other bird.

Then I saw a few up close, in person, and they are a complete an utter obsession now. They’re just spectacular and I’m not sure how I ever got along without them. If you’re as crazy about peacocks as I am (or if you simply love beautiful teapots and uncommonly beautiful teacups), you’re going to be as wild about this Peacock Teapot and Teacup Set as I am.

This gorgeous set includes 6 teacups, 6 saucers, 6 spoons (too cute!), 1 beautiful sugar bowl, 1 fancy milk cup, and 1 Teapot

From Amazon:

  • Porcelain surface delicate and smooth, easy to clean, noble and elegant.
  • Meet time,Space-time conversion,Classical inheritance,We are good intentions of each piece of porcelain
  • Lead free quality, long service life, and never fade
  • Microwave and dishwasher safe for your convenience

They’re available in many different colors but my personal favorites are the blues and the green and setgreen (shown). If you have tea lovers on your Christmas list, this would be a gift they’ll talk about all year long! See Peacock Teapot and Teacup Set for more information and to check out the gorgeous colors available

Filed Under: Christmas Gift Guide, Daily Gift Ideas, Gifts for Tea Lovers, Tea Cups, Tea Mugs, Teapots Tagged With: gift ideas for tea drinkers, gift ideas for tea lovers, peacock teapot set, teapot and mug sets, teapot sets

Gorgeous Turkish Tea Glass Set (Ooooh La La!)

September 30, 2018 by Joi Leave a Comment

This Turkish Tea Glass Set is (easily) one of the most impressive I’ve ever seen. These glasses are absolutely stunning!

The set includes six beautiful cups and six equally beautiful saucers. While these beauties would be perfect for entertaining around Christmas, they’d be just as perfect for enjoying tea any other day of the year.

After all, as all tea lovers know, it’s as much about the experience as it is the tea, itself.

  • Turkish Tea Glasses Set (6 Cups and 6 Saucers)
  • Platinum Plated Trim Design for Glasses and Saucers
  • Durable and Elegant Tea Glass Set
  • Made in Turkey

See Turkish Tea Glass Set for a closer look at these beauties.

Filed Under: Christmas Gift Guide, Daily Gift Ideas, Gifts for Tea Lovers, Shop, Tea Cups, Tea Mugs Tagged With: gift ideas for tea drinkers, gift ideas for tea lovers, Turkish Tea Glass set

Top 10 Gift Ideas for Tea Lovers

November 29, 2015 by Joi Leave a Comment

Rachael Ray Orange Tea Kettle

Rachael Ray Orange Whistling Tea Kettle

I love the tea lovers in my life. Not only do they show remarkably good taste in their favorite drink, they’re incredibly easy to shop for. Whether it’s Christmas, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, anniversaries, or birthdays, you always know the way to a tea lover’s heart – through their tea cup!

Below are the Top 10 Gift Ideas for Tea Lovers, according to The Crazy Tea Chick.  You simply cannot go wrong with any of these.

 

1. The Bonavita Digital Electric Gooseneck Kettle. (pictured above) This beauty takes the guesswork out of brewing the best tea you ever had in your life. Easy to use, handsome to look at, and (quite frankly), one of the things in my kitchen I value the most. You can read my Bonavita Digital Kettle Review or simply click here to see it on Amazon.

2. Gorgeous! The Bormioli Rocco Murano Cobalt Blue Glasses (pictured above) are some of the most beautiful tea glasses I’ve ever laid my tea loving peepers on. They’re sold in a set of 4 and would make a perfect gift idea.

3. Back to back tea glasses? Why the heck not? The one pictured above is also sold in a set of four and is the very definition of eye-catching. These are the Bormioli Rocco Sorgente Double Old Fashioned Glasses and I’m obsessed with everything about them.

4. The Bamboo Matcha Tea Set, pictured above, is a best seller on Amazon – making me one of MANY who use it daily. Packaged along with some great matcha (see below!), this would be a gift your tea lover will use for years.

5. Matcha! Whether you gift it along with a set of beautiful mugs, a Bamboo Matcha Tea Set, a teapot, or all by itself, DoMatcha Organic Matcha is as good as it gets for making outstanding matcha at home.

6. I don’t have my review of the Hario Chacha Kyusu Maru Tea Pot on Crazy Tea Chick yet, but I wouldn’t take anything for mine. It’s beautiful and insanely useful for making fresh brewed tea. It comes in a sturdy box, perfect for gift wrapping and any tea lover will cherish it as much as I do mine.

 7.  If you’ve ever read my food blog (or walked into my kitchen), you’d know one thing for certain – I’m pretty infatuated with all things Rachael Ray. Cookbooks, pans, dishes, kitchen gadgets – the works. There’s something about the fun, upbeat, vibe all Rachael Ray products put off that resonate with me. So, basically I surround myself with them and resonate away. Naturally I have one of her Whistling Teakettles – I mean, how could I not? Mine is orange (like the one shown at the top of the post) and it’s used so frequently, it has a permanent resting place on the stove. This perfect whistling tea kettle is also available in Blue and Red.

 8. The Ozeri Serafino Double Wall Insulated Glasses, pictured above, are perfect for tea and/or coffee lovers. As someone who answers immediately to both, I’m more than a little crazy about them. The beauties are sold in sets of four and are just gorgeous.

9. Fun Tea Kettles (like the zebra shown above) make great gift ideas for the tea lover in your life. Other tea kettles with tons of personality are shown on the side — they include a rooster, bee hive, giraffe, and cow. So cute.

Firepot Nomadic Teas
10. There’s a such thing as saving the best for last and that’s what we have here – because what better gift for a tea lover than the very thing they’re in love with… tea, itself?!?!  When a tea lover is introduced to great new tea companies, it’s like a kid walking through the gates at Disneyland.

A whole new world opens up!

Whether you add a few boxes to a gift bag, use them as the basis for a gift box, or stuff some into a stocking, great quality loose leaf tea is THE perfect gift for tea lovers in your life.

I 110 percent recommend that you visit the two tea companies below and do a little shopping. I’ve had dealings with each and promise you that you’ll be blown away. I’ve written tea reviews for several of their teas on Crazy Tea Chick and have quite a few more scheduled to publish in the coming days.  Everything they offer is perfection. When you place your order….  be sure to order some for yourself. Trust me.

  1. Firepot Nomadic Teas (if you have chai tea lovers on your list, you’ll definitely want to order their Masala Chai Tea Concentrate – it makes wonderful chai tea lattes)
  2. Pahadi Tea (according to their website, there’s currently a free shipping deal going on!)

BONUS Tea Gift Idea:

Tea Time by Francis Amalfi

Tea Time is a perfect book for tea lovers. Read my Tea Time Review or simply hurry over to Amazon to buy the book. Filled with tea facts, history, legends, tales, and countless tea recipes – any tea drinker will love this beautiful book.

BONUS Gift Idea for Tea and Coffee Lovers:

When it comes to making Chai Tea Lattes, London Fogs (latte made with Earl Grey tea), and coffee-based lattes, the Breville Milk Café Milk Frother is essential – as in, it’d be nuts to try to live the latte life without one. Click through the link for more information.

Filed Under: Gifts for Tea Lovers, Matcha, Tea, Tea Cups, Tea Mugs, Whistling Tea Kettles Tagged With: gift ideas for tea drinkers, gift ideas for tea lovers

Gorgeous Red Cast Iron Teapot and Matching Teacups

January 10, 2014 by Joi Leave a Comment

Red Cast Iron Teapot and Teacups

Those of us who madly love tea don’t just drink it, we celebrate it. Evening tea in our house is a very special and peaceful occasion. Not only does it mark the close of another wonderful day – I think of it as our way of raising a toast to the day!

Sometimes I choose what my evening tea will be early in the day, but most of the time, I choose it as the water heats up.

Extra special cups make the entire ritual even more enjoyable and I’m more than a little certain a tea set like the one shown here (Red Cast Iron Tea Set Dragonfly) would kick it up to a whole new level. The teapot and matching teacups are just gorgeous.

Features:

  • Comes with One Teapot (21 oz) and Two Teacups(4 oz)
  • Finished with a porcelain enamel interior
  • A great gift ideal
  • Rinse out with warm water and hand dry
  • Warranty not included

Click through the image or link above for a closer look.

Filed Under: Gifts for Tea Lovers, Tea Cups, Teapots Tagged With: cast iron tea set, cast iron teacups, cast iron teapot, gift ideas for tea lovers, gifts for tea lovers

Gracie China Rose: Beautiful Porcelain Tea Cups, Saucers, and Tea Sets

October 14, 2013 by Joi Leave a Comment

Gracie China Rose Porcelain Tea Cup SetThe beautiful porcelain tea cup and saucer set shown here is so deliciously British and beautiful. This is the Gracie China Rose Chintz 8-Ounce Porcelain Tea Cup and Saucer, Set of 4 and it’s hard to imagine a lovelier gift for tea lovers. This set just screams class!

  • Four porcelain tea cups and four saucers, tea cups measure 5-1/4-inch by 4-inch by 2-1/2-inch, saucers measure 6-inch diameter
  • Material: Porcelain
  • Rose chintz with gold trim
  • Dishwasher Safe
  • Not safe in microwave

Click through the link or image for more information.

Also from the Gracie China Rose Collection:

Gracie China Rose Porcelain Tea Bag Holders

Gracie China Rose Chintz 4-Inch Tea Bag Holder, Set of 4 (above)
Gracie China Rose Porcelain Tea Bag Holders

  • Four porcealin tea bag holders, each measrure 4-inch wide
  • Material: porcelain
  • Rose chintz with gold trim
  • Dishwasher Safe
  • Not safe in microwave

 Gracie China Rose Porcelain Espresso Set with Butterfly Handles

Gracie China Rose Chintz 2-Ounce Porcelain Espresso Cup and Saucer with Butterfly Handles, Set of 4 (Beautiful!)

  • Four porcelain espresso cups and four saucers, espresso cups measure 3-1/2-inch by 2-1/2-inch by 2-1/4-inch, saucers measure 5-inch diameter
  • Material: porcelain
  • Rose chintz with gold trim
  • Dishwasher Safe
  • Not safe in microwave

Gracie China Rose Porcelain Footed Candy Dishes

Gracie China Rose Chintz 4-1/2-Inch Footed Candy Bowl, Set of 4

  • Four porcelain footed candy bowls, each bowl measures 4-1/4-inch height by 3-1/2-inch wide
  • Material: porcelain
  • Rose chintz with gold trim
  • Dishwasher Safe
  • Not safe in microwave

Also See: Gorgeous Gracie China Tea Sets (Such elegant gift ideas!)

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Annnnndddd… more pictures of my Christmas tea gifts :)

January 22, 2012 by Emily Leave a Comment

All right, one more post about my awesome tea-related Christmas gifts, then I’ll be done.

Here’s a beyond awesome tea-towel I received from my mom…it’s kind of similar in color to some adorable Paula Deen tea towels I got last year. You know what that means; I will be redecorating my kitchen to match the colors and theme. No big deal:

 

Here’s something I received from my younger sister – a box of Earl Grey tea (one of my faves!) and a Tazo tea glass with a set of Tazo Tea (one of my favorite tea companies, by far):

 

And lastly, here are two kinds of tea that the same sister gave me – Raspberry Green Tea by The Tea Nation and Pomegranate Tea by the English Tea Shop. I had never tried either kind before, but take it from me – they’re awesome:

Filed Under: For the Love of Tea, Gifts for Tea Lovers, Green Tea, TAZO Teas, Tea, Tea Cups, Tea Products Tagged With: Christmas gifts, Earl Grey, English Tea Shop, green tea, paula deen, Pomegranate Tea, raspberry tea, tazo, tazo tea, tea gifts, tea towel, The Tea Nation

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