Variable Temperature Tea Kettles

I have been asked about variable temperature tea kettles and here are my two favorites. The feature I like about the Krups is that you can actually make tea in it if you like or just use it as a kettle. Prices are very similar.  I like the Cuisinart also but I have run across a Cuisinart stainless steel kettle that had a strange metallic taste to it. I took that one back.

Another Great Place for Tea in Montreal

This weekend went to Montreal and found a great little place for tea or lunch or brunch.... It is the Gryphon d'Or Tea Room on Monkland St in Montreal. It's in a great neighborhood, incredibly friendly staff and the food is outstanding. For a full afternoon tea you need to make reservations but you can get a dessert tea without prior notice. Check out their website for a look at menus... Gryphon d'Or Tearoom

MY Mistake!!! I bought the wrong Keemun....

I bought the wrong Keemun Panda 1. I always buy the Organic Keemun Panda 1 and somehow last time I ordered, I ordered the non organic.... what a difference. So I should have the Organic Keemun Panda 1 next week and the taste will be back!!!  SORRY!

Keemun Panda 1 changes in Taste

For those of you who really liked the earthiness of the Keemun Panda 1, I have some bad news. That earthiness is completely gone from this years Keemun Panda. The good news is I may have found a replacement in a Keemun Superior. It is not the same but has a nice earthy taste similar to the old Keemun Panda. Tea is a plant subject to all the changes in weather, soil and manufacturing. This years Keemun Panda is not a bad tea but lacks the robust earthiness it used to have.... I'll miss it.

Afternoon Tea in Montreal

If you are in Montreal and are looking for a place for Afternoon Tea, try Birk's Cafe!
The Afternoon Tea


(Daily from 2pm30)
$26.50
per person including :
Selection of teas from Mariage Frères

Milk and lemon

2 scones
Devonshire cream

Jam prepared by Roland Del Monte

A dessert in a verrine

A macaroon

A chocolate from our selection from Christophe Morel

Mini sandwich with cucumber and shrimps

Finger appetizer with Duck foie gras and chutney

Mini club sandwich with crispy prosciutto

Finger appetizer with smoked salmon and Abitibi Témiscamingue caviar

A bag of sweets to take home



Tea Choices: Thé Mariage Frères de Paris



Ratnapura Of Ceylan
Fine and mild tea with nice slender leaves. Exquisite aroma


**Marco Polo (one of my favorites)
This tea is the result of a meticulous blend of flowers from china and Tibet

Thé sur le Nil
Fine green teas enhanced with refined spices and citrus fruit from exotic countries


Darjeeling Himalaya
This tea is noted for its noble bouquet with a splendid note of ripe fruit


Rouge Métis
A Rooibos tea from South Africa with a fruity and flowery bouquet

Earl Grey Impérial
A classic black tea scented with Mariage Frères Bergamot fragrance


Jasmin Mandarin
A smooth Chinese green tea scented with tender jasmine flowers


Vert Provence
A grand green tea combined with a taste of Provence, red and black fruits and sweet lavender


On Union St Intersecting with St Catherine St It is on the Mezzanie level of the Jewelry Store

That wonderful hearty Yunnan taste is back!!!

For those of you who used to enjoy that elusive hearty, woody Yunnan taste that once was in the Ying Ming Yunnan, and then was in the Yunnan OP 6112 well we have found it again in our Yunnan 1st Grade.

New Website still being polished

The new website is now up and running, please feel free to give input. We are still populating it with teas, descriptions and products so bear with us a bit.