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Lainie Sips (my tea blog)

• Tea Forté Kati Loose Tea System Review April 21, 2013
  Like many many loose leaf tea lovers, I’m perpetually on the quest for teaware that lets me brew my tea quickly and easily. My latest purchase is the Tea Forté Kati Loose Tea System, and... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] […]
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• David’s Organic Breakfast Tea – DAVIDsTEA November 8, 2012
  DAVIDsTEA Organic Breakfast is decidedly multicultural, a blend of Yunnan, Ceylon and Darjeeling. One thing that pleased be greatly about this rich, flavorful tea is that the Yunnan definitely... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] […]
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• Tea Forté Breakfast Tea Review September 30, 2012
  Name: Forté Breakfast Brand: Tea Forté Type: Black tea, Indian Form: Paper tea bag Price: $4.99 for a box of 16 teabags at Vitamin Shoppe, Amazon offers the same price. (September, 2012) Review: Lord... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] […]
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• Qimen Imperial from American Tea Room September 23, 2012
  Name: Qimen Imperial Brand: American Tea Room Type: Black tea, Chinese Form: Loose leaf Price: $18.60 for 2 ounces, $8 for a sample (as of September 2012). Use coupon code Lainiesips10 for 10% off... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] […]
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• Macaroon from American Tea Room September 15, 2012
  Name: Macaroon Brand: American Tea Room Type: Flavored rooibos Form: Loose leaf Price:  As of September 2012, $4.00 for a 4 cup sample, $10.40 for 2 ounces, quantity discounts available. Use coupon... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] […]
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Chicago Tea Examiner

• Mother's Day tea events and specials in Chicago May 1, 2012
  Tea and Mother's Day make a wonderful pairing: An afternoon tea service is a refreshing alternative to long buffet lines while tea, especially when paired with colorful teaware, makes a great gift! Fortunately, Chicago has some wonderful tea... […]
  Lainie Petersen, Chicago Tea Examiner
• Learn how to make tea infused cocktails at Adagio State Street on March 10th March 7, 2012
  Learn how to add a twist to your cocktails at Adagio Teas State Street's Tea Infused Cocktails event! From 6-8 pm, guests will be able to sample cocktails that incorporate tea and learn from Adagio's... […]
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• Adagio Teas on State Street Opens! November 26, 2011
  Adagio Teas-State Street opened today, Friday, November 25th. The store features 60 different teas and tisanes (herbal infusions) along with a whole lot of wonderful teaware. Stop by to sniff and sample Adagio's offerings or pick... […]
  Lainie Petersen, Chicago Tea Examiner
• 694 Wine Bar's Pumpkin Spice Tea Toddy Recipe October 23, 2011
  Many people don't know that I got into tea by way of drinking wine: After several years enjoying the grape, I decided that I needed to cut some calories. To my delight, I discovered that tea drinking could... […]
  Lainie Petersen, Chicago Tea Examiner
• Review of Intelligentsia's Organic English Breakfast Tea October 7, 2011
    Name: Organic English BreakfastBrand: IntelligentsiaType: Black teaForm: Loose leafCost: $7 for two ounces of dry leaf as of October 2011, quantity discounts are available. Cups of tea vary by location.Review: While Chicago-based Intelligentsia... […]
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Lainie Sips Tea Podcast

• Interview with Margaret Studer, National Tea Examiner - Sep 09,2010
• Interview with Christopher Bourgea of BourgeaTea - Jun 30,2010
• Interview with Tracy Stern of SalonTea - Jun 16,2010
• Interview with Robert K. Roney of ZeroWater - Feb 26,2010
• Interview With Beth Johnston from Teas Etc - Jan 26,2010
• Interview with SenTeaMental Moods' Lori Watts-Branch - Jan 20,2010
• Interview with Susana Mojica of Rishi Tea - Jan 14,2010
• Interview with Jim Schreiber of Chicago's Shui Tea - Jan 14,2010
• Interview with Catherine Yronwode on Tea Leaf Reading - Dec 17,2009
• Lainie Sips: Interview with Maleah Moskoff of Cha Cha Tea - Dec 13,2009

My Posts on the Taste of English Tea Blog

• Review — Tangiers Lemon Flavored White Tea November 29, 2011
  Name: Tangiers Lemon Flavored White Tea Brand: English Tea Store Type: White Tea, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: I’ve long said that white peony tea and lemon are a natural pairing: While I love the fruitiness of unflavored white peony, a little kick of lemon is sometimes a welcome addition, adding a bit of tang […] […]
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• Review — Scottish Breakfast Tea November 28, 2011
  Name: Scottish Breakfast Tea Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black tea, blend Form: Loose leaf Review: This is an interesting blend of Indian teas, including Assam, as well as Keemun from China. According to a video produced by the English Tea Store, one of the goals in the blending of this tea was to suggest […] […]
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• Review — Wild Blueberry Organic Black Tea November 25, 2011
  Name: Organic Wild Blueberry Black Tea Brand: English Tea Store Type: Black tea, flavored Form: Loose leaf Review: Now this is the sort of flavored tea that I like: It doesn’t club me over the head with flavor, and I can still taste the tea. At the same time, it is unmistakably a “blueberry” tea: […] […]
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• Review — Jasmine with Flowers Green Tea November 21, 2011
  Name: Jasmine With Flowers Green Tea Brand: English Tea Store Type: Green tea, scented Form: Loose leaf Review: This is a ridiculously inexpensive tea ($3.89 for four ounces as of November, 2011) and, for the price, brews up a respectable cup of jasmine green tea that should suit jasmine lovers well. The dry leaf itself […] […]
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• Review — Genmaicha Japanese Green Tea November 17, 2011
  Name: Genmaicha Japanese Green Tea Brand: English Tea Store Type: Green tea Form: Loose leaf Review: Genmaicha has long been my “go-to” tea for initiating green-tea newbies.  It combines sencha with roasted rice, producing a unique flavor: The rice mellows out the sencha, while the tea itself produces a pretty, light green liquor and a […] […]
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