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| - Tea sniffing is the latest craze (at least, it's my latest craze). It involves finding your best local tea shops, gazing in awe at the rows upon rows of teas and mixes in front of you, and then grabbing a jar, opening the lid and taking a big, deep, breath in.
*insert inhale here*
Repeat from jar to jar until you find the one that fills you with a kind of warmth and satisfaction that you just can't get from the other jars.
This is precisely what I did when I walked into the Red Bush Tea and Coffee company in Kensington. Funnily enough, I ended up with 100g of a tea called "Deep Breath". Guess that was meant to be!
This shop shares its space with The Candy Kid. Not only have they got some tea for your sniffing and drinking pleasure (you can also buy it by the cup and enjoy it in the small seating area at the back of the store), they've also got a moderate selection of gift ideas-stuffed animals, trinkets, tea pots and the likes. The tea pots at the back were funky, but expensive. I don't drink enough tea to warrant a $60-$100 kettle. But the amount I do drink was enough justification for the ceramic mug with a built in ceramic strainer I bought. It's turned out to be the perfect size, and super easy to clean. The only thing I don't enjoy are the little floaties that that escape into the water through the strainers and settle to the bottom of my cup. That would never happen with a metal strainer... ah well! It's my favourite new cup anyway.
Even with a few seats near the back, this isn't a space I'd set up shop with my laptop. If they found a way to incorporate some bar stools by the counter, that might work, but otherwise, stick to buying the mix to take home with you.
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