It’s been snowing here for days. For weeks. Since before Thanksgiving, much of the Northeast has been under a thick blanket of snow that is burying my driveway, making the neighborhood chainlink fences slowly disappear. The kids on our block are all so bundled up that, when I can see them around the snowdrifts, I can no longer tell who’s who. And although we’re in the midst of the holiday season, I could use a little warmth and sunshine. Perhaps an African Summer. As it turns out, the mug just to my left is filled with a steaming brew of African Summer tea from Red Leaf Tea. It may taste of summer, brimming with honeybush, lemongrass, and flowers like hibiscus and marigold, but I’m also enjoying a much-needed immune system boost from these very herbs. Rose hips, safflower, lemon myrtle, and eucalyptus are also in the mix, making this loose leaf tea blend not only pleasing to the palate, but to the eye as well.
I’ve been enjoying my African Summer tea with honey, a beautiful German linden flower honey, which has been a perfect complement. And since the tea naturally caffeine free, I’ve been able to curl up in the evenings with a good book and a mug of tea, followed by a good night’s sleep – just the thing when it’s snowing and blowing outside. If it ever does thaw out, which is hard to imagine right now, African Summer would make a lovely sun tea. But in the meantime, I’ll be drinking it hot, envisioning the heat of the Sahara Dessert, wondering if Hemmingway ever drank the same.
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1.) Just visit Red Leaf Tea. Then come back here and tell me something you liked or learned there; or perhaps you have a suggestion or idea for the company. They’d love to hear what you have to say! (You may enter once a day – following entries don’t require you to answer the question.) Remember, leave an interesting comment. If I cannot contact the winner, you might be chosen instead based on your comment.
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I didn’t even know there was such a thing as red tea. I’ve only ever had black, white, green and herbal!
I really love the broken Orange Pekoe tea. The delicious smell is so relaxing to me and puts me in a good mood everytime I drink it. And now scientific studies show that drinking tea is good for your teeth! It hardenes the dental enamel so cavities can’t set in.
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I didn’t realize that red tea was not caffeinated! I would have tried it a long time ago!
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The Citrus green tea looks really good!
I like that the store has rock crystal sugar – that can be hard to find sometimes!
wow red tea..thanks- looked at the rock sugar too
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the citrus green tea sounds delish!
I love the cool collection of sugars
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I have had different types of red tea,all herbal,and enjoyed them all.Be interesting to try one from Africa to see if there is much of a difference.
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Aaaahhhhhhh…..what a perfect season for a warm cup of tea.
i learned your Jasmine tea comes from Fuzhou city in Fujian, China
I have always loved Jasmine Tea. Something about the way it smelled and the way it made me feel afterwards. I learned that jasmine is calming, much like chamomile. Guess that explains it.
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I thought it was really interesting to learn about Pu-Erh Tea. Heard about it before but did not know that was the name of pressed tea.
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I like the idea that this tea is so fresh. I am a green tea fan but found the TNT – Chill Out Tea, may be very interesting. I would love to win this!
Red tea looks and sounds delicious and healthy. We have actually stopped drinking coffee in the mornings, and begun drinking tea instead.
First, I did not even know there was such a thing as red tea. Second, I found out that red tea does not contain caffeine. Thanks for the giveaway!
the blooming teas look really fun!
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I learned that some of these teas contained lemongrass. Lemongrass is supose to be very healthy. I have enjoyed this brand of tea for many years, but had to rely on my European students to buy it for me. I am very happy to sse, that you can purchase it here.
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I just learned that red tea has a slightly nutty taste and it’s pretty popular in South Africa.
i liked the citrus green tea
i’m a fan of tea in general, and this weather makes me just want to cozy up…
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The Chamomint Tea sounds wonderful. I love peppermint, this one is right up my alley.
I like the wide variety of teas.
I would love to try many of the teas. The citrus green sounds wonderful!
Great Tea Site! The Black Tea can hold its’ flavor for several years. I also recently read where Black Tea can help improve one’s vision. Please enter me in your wonderful giveaway drawing. Many thanks…..Cindi
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My mom would love Sunset Red, sounds lovely. Thank You
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I liked the TNT sleeping beaut
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I learned that Ceylon tea is formally known as broken orange pekoe.
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Can Canadians enter? We love tea! This tea looks so exotic too…chunky. The chocolate chai sounds so interesting, it comes with chocolate chips!!
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I love all kinds of tea but I never heard of red tea. I would like to try it.
I love all the different tea flavors especially the flowering tea and the prosperity cubes, but they don’t have any tea pots. That would be nice to see.
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Naturally caffeine free makes it the tea for me.
i like that the store has rock sugar and that the they have caffeine free tea.
I really would like to try the broken Orange Pekoe tea. I learned from the website that Red Tea is also called Rooibos because it is the Afrikaans word for “red bush”. Thanks for the contest:)
I learned that there was such a thing as red tea! I’d never heard of it before–i would love to try it! Thanks for a great giveaway!
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I love trying new teas, hopefully without buying them first.
Hmmm… Being an Indian, I’m an avid tea drinker, but have never heard of Chocolate Chai. LOL! Sounds interesting and delicious. I love tea and the pomp and ceremony attached to it by so many different cultures. Even the British who were introduced to it after their colonisation of India created a “special” tea time. I’d love to have the Red Leaf Tea site offer more “tea ware” from around the world like a Japanese tea set, a tea soaker or strainer for example. Please enter me. Thank you.
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