Since “giving up” the evil juice I have been drinking more tea than ever. (Now…I haven’t totally kicked the monkey off yet…but I did stop buying it and having it in the house which has cut consumption by about 95%. Not shabby.) Enough about my inability to do anything whole hog, on to the tea. Now that my tea consumption is insane and the boys want in on some herbal action, I decided to explore the pesticide free zone. First up. Oolong…China Organic Oolong Restaurant Style Tea. If you aren’t familiar with oolong, it is a very deep woodsy earthy tea…not anything like English style teas. I find it very palette cleansing, but depending on the brew strength it can be a bit barky. Well…this organic version tasted exactly like any other oolong I’ve ever had. The name says it all…Chinese Restaurant Tea…which I like …so…I like the tea. Just a warning…it is really easy to overbrew this one and have it go from refreshing to forest floor in about a nanosecond. I really like it as iced tea too.

*All teas were ordered from Tealuxe. I have been using them for about half a decade now and have received nothing but great products and customer service. (No…they do not send me free tea to say so…although they certainly could if they wanted to…hint hint…Tealuxe.) Orders often show up within 2 days. Free shipping with $50 purchase. Plus they offer samples of most teas for $1-2. So it is perfect for the newbie trying to figure out what he/she likes and your average tea freak. Most teas come in little brown bags or tin containers for larger amounts. The bags are lined with either wax or plastic so not sure about their recyclability. (They are really cute so I end up reusing them as snack bags.) Tealuxe has stores too, if you want to avoid the bags and bring your own containers. They get no points for selling a local product…but ..hey…it’s tea people. Relax, will ya, and have a cup of tea.

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