Thistle Dew! Farms, Teas 'n Bees

What do you think angels dream about? Perhaps it is the maple sweetness and wild blackberry flavor of this black and green tea blend. The tea in Angel's Dream comes from the world's finest tea-growing regions: Nuwara Eliya (Sri Lanka), Zhejiang (China), and Assam (India). Brew yourself a cup of this heavenly blend! Use one teaspoon per cup and steep 3-5 minutes in freshly boiled water.

The exotic taste of Blood Orange Tea infuses pleasing citrus notes that help round out the natural astringency of the high-grown Ceylon tea in this blend. Our Blood Orange Tea contains black tea, dried orange bits, blackberry leaves, safflower petals, and natural flavors. The light citrus flavor is perfect for an afternoon break. Use one teaspoon per cup and brew 3 minutes in freshly boiled water. Thanks to one of our customers for requesting this delicious tea!

The aroma of Butter Truffles tea will make you instantly crave cookies! Which is perfect because this blend smells just like delicious freshly-baked butter cookies. Contains premium black tea, pistachios, almond pieces, cumin, coriander, pink peppercorns, and natural flavors. Use one teaspoon per cup and steep 3-5 minutes in freshly boiled water.

Most of us are familiar with how delicious caramel apples are, but have you ever tried a caramel cherry? Caramel Cherry Cheesecake Tea combines high-grown Ceylon black tea, sweet creamy caramel notes, and hints of cherry to allow you to enjoy the flavor of a caramel cherry. The Ceylon itself has a floral touch, but combining it with the sweet favor of freshly-picked cherries and the buttery goodness of caramel makes for a truly delicious mix. Contains butterscotch chips (dairy), sweetened cranberries, calendula, sunflower, and safflower petals, and natural flavors. Use one teaspoon per cup and steep 3 minutes in freshly boiled water.

We made this blend (and its decaf counterpart) at the request of a local tea room that serves our tea. Chocolate Mint Black Tea is a delicious black tea blend with peppermint, coconut flakes, cocoa bits, chocolate chips, and natural flavors. Add milk and sugar for an even creamier treat! Use one teaspoon per cup and steep 3-5 minutes in freshly boiled water.

Our Coconut Black Tea blend has big coconut shavings! The sweet and luscious taste makes this coconut tea great with dessert, or it can itself be the dessert! The tropical coconut flavor mixes perfectly with a little milk and a dash of sugar. Use one teaspoon per cup and steep for 3-5 minutes in freshly boiled water.

Our Decaffeinated Mekong Chai is an in-house custom blend featuring naturally decaffeinated chai that starts with sweet, small leaf Ceylon vanilla tea and finishes with warm, traditional chai spices of cinnamon, ginger, cloves & peppercorns. It's topped off with hawthorne petals. Use 1 heaping teaspoon per cup and steep in freshly boiled water for 3-5 minutes. Add cream & sugar or steep in whole milk for a delicious chai treat!

The flavor of an Earl Grey tea depends on the quality and quantity of the oil used and the quality of the tea leaves. Our Earl Grey tea, from the classic British blender Taylor's of Harrogate, has a nice even flavor, good aroma, and is made from fine quality bergamot and China black teas. Use one teaspoon per cup and steep 3-5 minutes in freshly boiled water.

Earl Grey Tea is the most popular tea blend in the western world. Its distinctive flavor is derived from the addition of oil of bergamot, a highly aromatic oil made from the rind of the fruit of the Citrus bergamia, a citrus fruit typical of Southeast Asia and grown commercially in Italy. The tea is named after the second Earl Grey, who was the British Prime Minister in the early 1830s. He reputedly received tea flavored with bergamot oil as a diplomatic gift.

One of our all-time best sellers, Holiday Dream is a blend of China black teas with citrus peels, cloves, almond bits and genuine Bourbon vanilla pieces. It smells so heavenly, customers sometimes buy it to use as potpourri. Summer? Try it iced! Use one teaspoon per cup and steep in freshly boiled water for 3-5 minutes.

Lapsang Souchong Natural Tea is a black tea, farmed without pesticides, cured in pine wood smoke. Powerful smoky aroma and taste, yet smooth and pleasant. A favorite among men who've never liked "regular" tea. Not quite as smoky as our Lapsang Souchong Superior, but still pretty surprising if you've never tried it before. Use one heaping teaspoon per cup and steep 3-5 minutes in freshly boiled water.

Mango Mist Tea combines high-grown Ceylon from the Nuwara Eliya, Dimbula, and Uva regions with natural dried mango, freeze-dried mango, lime leaves, calendula and sunflower petals, natural flavors. Fresh, piquant mango character, especially good for iced tea! Use 1 tsp. per cup and brew 3-5 minutes in freshly boiled water.

About mangoes: Mango, sometimes known as the King of Fruit, is one of the most commonly consumed tropical fruits in the world. They were originally grown in East India, Burma, and the Andaman Islands, around the 5th century B.C., but are now cultivated in just about every warm corner of the globe. Besides being pulpy sweet and delicious, mangoes have long been associated in the Eastern world with peace, tranquility, and harmony. Legend has it that the Buddha himself would often seek repose in a grove of mango trees. In certain parts of India it was believed that mango trees were sacred, and a symbol of love. Some even believed that mango trees could grant wishes. Even to this day Hindus hang fresh leaves from mango trees outside their doors during Ponggol, the Hindu New Year, as a blessing for peace in the New Year.

If you like chai, you've got to try Night of the Iguana Chocolate Chai! Named after the last major box office success for Tennessee Williams, the distinguished American playwright - and a noted tea lover! The play features a captive iguana tied up to the edge of a veranda while a cast of characters discuss their complicated lives. As opposed to the plot of the play, however, Night of the Iguana Chocolate Chai tea is delightfully complex. This blend uses spices from the Malabar coast of India which provide a nice balance without being too spicy, and a touch of chocolate for mystery. Contains: a full-bodied Assam black tea base with white chocolate (dairy), ginger, cardamom, coriander, cinnamon, cloves, black pepper and natural flavors. Be sure to turn your container of chai upside-down a few times as the powdered spices can settle at the bottom of a bag during transit, or over time on a shelf. Use one teaspoon per cup and steep 3-5 minutes in freshly boiled water. Add milk and sugar for a richer treat.

Peaches and Cream Tea is high-grown Ceylon black tea naturally flavored with peach - great true peach flavor and a hint of creaminess. Now with freeze dried peach and papaya pieces; jasmine, sunflower, and calendula petals; and blackberry leaves. Good hot or for iced tea. (See our "How to Make Iced Tea" section.) Use 1 tsp. per cup and steep 3-5 minutes in freshly boiled water.

Tea has been consumed in Russia for centuries. The drink was first introduced to the country during the Tsarist era in 1618. The Chinese ambassador to Moscow at the time presented Tsar Michael Fedorovich with several chests of tea as a gift. Although the Tsar accepted the gift with legendary Russian grace, the tea was not very well received at first. The Tsar and the people of his court were accustomed to drinking warm fruit and herbal beverages, therefore finding the new beverage slightly bitter. According to Russian folklore, it was one of Tsar Michael's chefs who came up with the idea of adding fruit and spice to the tea in order to enhance its flavor. Various blends were experimented with using combinations of ginger, salt, orange peel, rice, onions, and various herbs and spices. The most popular of these blends, however, were the more heavily sweetened versions based on citrus fruit. As years wore on, tea consumed in this fashion spread throughout Russia, and samovars, a unique and traditional Russian teapot, became ubiquitous throughout the continent. To this day, Russians are among the highest per capita tea drinkers in the world and enjoy the drink at all times of the day.

Our Russian Earl Grey was created in honor of Tsar Michael and in keeping with the Russian tradition, orange peel and lemongrass were added to the tart character of bergamot (the citrus fruit used to flavor all Earl Greys) creating an unquestionable citrus flavor! Enhanced with cornflower petals. Add a splash of milk to really bring out the citrus overtones of the blend - or add some sugar to sweeten it up Russian style! Use one teaspoon per cup and steep 3 minutes in freshly boiled water.

Triple Threat Temptation is an unbelievable combination that is perfect for sipping by the fire on crisp fall evening. The triple threat consists of white chocolate, coconut, and caramel in a black tea blend, with a hint of vanilla - sounds like a candy bar, but calorie free! Add milk and sugar for a real treat. Use 1 tsp. per cup and steep 3-5 minutes in freshly boiled water.