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Do You Want to Win Some Scrumptious Steeped Tea?

Of course you do!

Steeped Tea is running a photo contest on ! Simply go to our      fanpage, click on CONTEST at the top and submit a photo of your favourite teapot. The public will vote to choose the winner. The winner will win a large Henley Teapot ( our most popular) and 6 bags of our most popular teas! Tell your friends!!

Prize Details -

One of our most popular stainless teapots with a built in mesh infuser. No drip spout, feet to protect your furniture and the handle stays cool while the tea stays hot! Beautiful and functional! PLUS 6 25g bags of our most popular loose teas!

Prize Eligibility -

Only persons residing in Canada and United States who are at least 13 years of age can enter.

Contest Starts -

July 21, 2010 @ 02:00 pm (PDT)

Contest Ends -

August 20, 2010 @ 02:00 pm (PDT)

Click here to enter! We can't wait to see your unusual, funky, artistic, antique, hand-crafted, delicate, ugly (you name it) teapots!

 

Tea Beer - another innovative Canadian product!

We were in Toronto last night for a concert and stopped in at the Fionn MacCool's pub for a bite first. Hubby is a beer lover and we were fascinated to see a Lemon Tea beer on the summer menu. The portion it was being offered in precluded us from ordering it (1.89 litres) as I would really only be tasting, not drinking it...

It is a sunset-coloured (orangey-amber) beer that is made with the addition of black tea leaves and lemon in the aging tank.

The menu says, "Hand-filled by Canada's Brewery of the Year, this thirst-quenching Belgian-style wheat beer is a perfect complement to the summer. Cold-steeping black tea creates a light tea flavour and a slightly sweet, dry finish."

The brewery is a micro brewery and brewpub located in Toronto and their beers are being found on tap in various places around Ontario. They are also bottling their beers, including the Mill Street American Lemon Tea beer, so keep your eyes open at the beer store, and if you try it, leave us a comment - did the tea thing work with the beer thing for you?

Airstream Teapot

Yesterday I shared a teapot that had been repurposed into a display item, covered in shells.

Check out this teapot:

As a kid, I can remember seeing campers like this being pulled down the highway. In fact, you still see some preserved ones from time to time.

The Tea pottery of North Yorkshire, England designed these unique, earthenware teapots exclusively for Airstream. The Airstream teapots are individually hand-painted with a beautiful mirror-like finish to replicate the shiny aluminum trademark of the Airstream.

Do you have a fun teapot? Do share!

Airstream Teapot

Yesterday I shared a teapot that had been repurposed into a display item, covered in shells.

Check out this teapot:

As a kid, I can remember seeing campers like this being pulled down the highway. In fact, you still see some preserved ones from time to time.

The Tea pottery of North Yorkshire, England designed these unique, earthenware teapots exclusively for Airstream. The Airstream teapots are individually hand-painted with a beautiful mirror-like finish to replicate the shiny aluminum trademark of the Airstream.

Do you have a fun teapot? Do share!

Tea Shop Talk

There are more and more tea shops popping up, especially in Ontario, it seems. It's a good thing - the more people know about the great taste and the great health benefits of tea, the more people will value and want tea as a regular part of their lifestyle.

This video shows a tea shop in India. I think it's a fun video to watch - great cultural exposure and enlightenment. BUT I think I prefer to have the tea house experience come to my house. You can have that experience too - just call your Steeped Tea consultant to set a date and she'll bring the tea house experience to your dining or living room and you can be sure it'll be fun and slightly less chaotic than the one in this video! There's still time to hold one before Christmas!

Check This Out

From the what will they think of next category...

Do you steep your tea while checking out emails or all your favourite updated blogs on your reader? How easy it is to lose track of time and oversteep your tea. The solution? Steep.it

Just type the time in the box, click “go” and you’ll be redirected to a new page displaying the diminishing time. The screen’s color changes mimicking the transformation of your steeped water. And finally, a pleasant bell rings, which lets you know that it’s time to take your infuser or tea sachet out of the water. And if you’re unsure about proper brewing time, Steep It has a tea time cheat sheet to calm your over-brewed fears.

Another Great Review

Women's Post recently reviewed and enjoyed our handy travel mug. Here's what the reviewer said:

Steeped Tea Gets Moving

It would be wonderful if every cup of tea involved zen-like peace, quiet, and time for reflection, but who are we kidding? This creative gadget lets tea drinkers take their leisurely beverage to go. Steep your tea in one of two ways using the removable strainer. Either put a spoonful of loose leaves in the bottom of the traveller, fill with water, and then attach the strainer so that the leaves never hit your lips as you sip. If you’ve got 5 minutes to wait, you can steep the tea in the strainer and then remove the strainer and run out the door.
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