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| - Running low on my Dragon Well tea sachets, so I went online a couple of nights ago and studied my tea options (black, green, white, oolong, herbal, and iced). Love that White Lion offers many organic varieties. Since Mom and I are fans of the Dragon Well variety, I decided to go with a 12 oz. plastic canister of organic Dragon Well loose tea ($38). I've never tried white tea before, so I chose a 1.5 oz glass jar** of organic White Silk, the only organic variety out of the four white teas WL sells. I wanted to purchase sachets, for the simplicity they offer when I want to have tea and do not have my cast-iron tea pot with me, but I'm still waiting for WL's response to my query of what their "silky bags" are made of. (I think they're nylon bags, but I want to rule out PLA, or polylactic acid, which is a "bioplastic derived from GMO corn.")***
Other organic tea varieties I've enjoyed from White Lion Tea are
Green: Jasmine
Herbal: Tranquility, Blueberry Acai, Apple Cider
White Lion Tea offers free shipping for $60 purchases and above, but I opted for local pickup to avoid unnecessary packaging and shipping; at the shipping drop down options, choose "local pickup." (Note to self: bring a reusable bag so that I won't have to recycle another cardboard box when I arrive home.) Staff present today were friendly! I asked if WL holds tea tastings anywhere and was told that they'd "love to" offer them at restaurants. I think perhaps they thought I was a representative of one- I wish! Note to restaurant owners and chefs... White Lion Tea wishes to hold tea tastings! Oye mi canto!
Today's box of goodies also contained a sample packet of White Lion's newest tea offering... Root Beer tea! Here's a description excerpt from the website:
This caffeine free blend combines green rooibos & honeybush along with a blend of herbs, stevia, and natural flavors to create a sweet, antioxidant rich alternative to the real thing.
If you decide to order from the website and do choose local pickup, watch out for the adorable cream and mahogany Irish Setter to run out of the door when you walk in! It must've spotted something out there, for it started to point with its bent foreleg. Too cute!
**These cork-topped glass jars are very charming, so watch out! An aunt wanted to take home some teas, and it turned out she really just wanted the glass jars! She did fall in love with the tea inside them, though! :)
***For more info on what else you may be drinking with your tea... http://anh-europe.org/2013/10/16/are-you-drinking-gmos-or-plastic-with-your-tea/
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9/30/15 UPDATE: Tried the root beer tea a few nights ago and developed an AWFUL migraine. Was so disappointed for the intolerance/allergy, because the tea smelled and tasted WONDERFUL! Exactly like root beer! Well, almost, because I drank it while it was hot. I should've waited till it had chilled for an hour, or two in the fridge, but I couldn't wait- it smelled so good! Perhaps it was an herb (or more) or the "natural flavors" (usually derived from corn) that triggered the migraine. Who knows? I hope this doesn't keep many of you from trying the seasonal tea. If you are among the lucky population that do not have intolerances or food allergies to certain herbs, stevia, and natural flavors AND you like root beer, I think you'll find yourself huge fans of this tea!
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