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Catching Up & Onward!

Charles — Wed, 13 Oct 2010 15:55:19 +0000

Now that series 5 has set sail, so to speak, we’ve had a few moments to reflect on our fantastic summer and scheme for the Holiday season. Summertime can be a bit of a dormant season for purveyors of tea. You can encourage people to ice their tea all you want but the basic truth is hot bevvies are rarely first and foremost on the minds of the people once the days grow long and the temperatures soar.

So Erik & I embraced this quiet season with unmatched vigor. I visited Vermont for the ice cream & kindness, and Massachusetts for the Solid Sound Festival while Erik went to Montreal for the Formula 1 races, and the Taj Mahal for the searing heat and humidity. Throw in some sailing on the Chesapeake and time by the lake in Virginia and damn if I don’t start feeling all nostalgic.

We put in some quality time with a few of our favorite bands too, especially the Yin & Yang of Canadian rock, Rush & Arcade Fire. Young and old alike, we love those Canucks!

Of course, in the midst of all this leisure we were focused, not unlike the lasers at an arena rock show, on delivering an awesome Series 5 to our loyal customers. Thomas Sampson from Series 2 was such a hit we thought another Assam would go over well. The Captain is a little mellower, and he’s quickly becoming my favorite of the teas we’ve offered so far. Don’t steep him for much more than 4 minutes or he’ll get so bitter you’ll have to toss him overboard — stay at 4 or under and you can’t go wrong.

And yes, I’m biased, but I’m very fond of the Mermaid too. Seriously, who doesn’t love mermaids? In case you’re wondering, our mermaid is named Maggie and she’s scented with magnolia blossoms. We recommend 5 minutes for the brew time, but go ahead and try more or less — mermaids are very forgiving and we haven’t found a wrong way to brew this tea yet!

Emergency Tea

Charles — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 17:09:37 +0000

Regardless of where you fall on the political spectrum, or where you stand on the big issues of the day, one thing we can all agree on is the importance of maintaining high-quality beverage availability AT ALL TIMES. This is essential if we are to succeed as a species. There are no winners when we drink crummy tea.

Thank goodness for our friends in Great Britain who have established the Emergency Tea Unit to ensure access to good quality tea for all citizens. This is how civilization is done, and it is very inspiring.

C’est damn fine!

Charles — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 19:34:17 +0000

Here’s our beloved little Series 1 teas on the TV up in Canada.

After Magnum this is easily our second favorite TV show ever.

Thank You!

Charles — Sun, 03 May 2009 14:41:06 +0000

Thanks to all of our damn fine customers for making Series One such a huge success! There’s a very remote possibility that we did not anticipate selling out so quickly, unconfirmed of course, but we’re pleased as punch that you liked our tea so much. Hugs!

So now what?

Series Two will be here very soon. It’s different than Series One. For starters it has a different name, but there’s more to it than that: it will contain different kinds of tea and will look different. Perhaps it will remind you of Series One. It won’t do as well in math and science but it’s going to excel at sports.

As with any second child we’re going to love Series Two just as much as our over-achieving Series One — we hope you will too! Follow us on Twitter or Facebook or just stay tuned right here and it’ll be here before you know it.