I went to one of my favorite places this weekend - Wegmans. I was in great need of some new green tea since I have used up all of the flavorful types that I have had. So I'm staring at the multiple boxes of tea on the tea wall at Wegmans - green, black, herbals - and I'm trying to figure out where to start. Ok I know that I want a green tea with some flavor, but which brand? Which combination of flavor, some caffeine and good old green tea antioxidants?
I hear a voice to the right of me say "Hey, come try this tea. You look like someone who enjoys a good cup of tea." I walked over to the table of tea samples and started talking to the tea rep - who by the way reminded me so much of my friend Cindy. So aside from meeting a super cool girl (thanks Cassandra!) I learned about a really cool new tea company. Here are the details:
Company Name: Ineeka
What it is: an environmentally and socially responsible producer of 100% Organic, whole leaf teas
Why it's cool: they get their tea leaves from the Himalayas and cultivate their products using the principles of Bio Dynamic agriculture, while ensuring that the people of the Himalayas are treated fairly and can support their families.
Why it's REALLY cool: the free leaf tea is packed in individual infusers, called Brew-Tache, which is a really cool tea sachet that grabs onto mugs by these extend able arms. So I definitely did not create a really good visual for that one so take a look at the picture I've included. Also, they pack all of the tea bags in recyclable containers - I'm all about recycling.
Flavors: Himalayan Green, Himalayan Black, Green Limon (my new favorite), Ma-Chai, Darjeeling, Mint, Chamomile. I'm told that there are other flavors in the West Coast market which I really hope are brought over to the East Coast markets!
Check the company out at www.ineeka.com. When I last tried, the website was a static picture so hopefully they'll update that soon.
So while I'm drinking the Green Limon and enjoying every minute of it, I'm thinking about the next flavor I'll have. At $8.99, however, I'm in no rush to buy all of them, but hey, it's healthy and good to the environment.
What's your favorite tea?
Company Name: IneekaWhat it is: an environmentally and socially responsible producer of 100% Organic, whole leaf teas
Why it's cool: they get their tea leaves from the Himalayas and cultivate their products using the principles of Bio Dynamic agriculture, while ensuring that the people of the Himalayas are treated fairly and can support their families.
Why it's REALLY cool: the free leaf tea is packed in individual infusers, called Brew-Tache, which is a really cool tea sachet that grabs onto mugs by these extend able arms. So I definitely did not create a really good visual for that one so take a look at the picture I've included. Also, they pack all of the tea bags in recyclable containers - I'm all about recycling.
Flavors: Himalayan Green, Himalayan Black, Green Limon (my new favorite), Ma-Chai, Darjeeling, Mint, Chamomile. I'm told that there are other flavors in the West Coast market which I really hope are brought over to the East Coast markets!
Check the company out at www.ineeka.com. When I last tried, the website was a static picture so hopefully they'll update that soon.
So while I'm drinking the Green Limon and enjoying every minute of it, I'm thinking about the next flavor I'll have. At $8.99, however, I'm in no rush to buy all of them, but hey, it's healthy and good to the environment.
What's your favorite tea?
4 comments:
Yay for cool girls! :) I'm so excited to try this tea. My favorite right now is peppermint, not too picky on the brand.
So I was looking into the flavors of tea available from Ineeka and I thought I would pass on some interesting information.
Ineeka Tea - Darjeeling contains Calendula petals, a relative of the common marigold.
This flower contains a great fatty acid called Calendic Acid that is similar to CLA, and has similar health benefits!
Now I am curious what other good stuff they put in their tea blends...
Thanks JP - That is some great information and I am definitely curious about the other ingredients as well!
Good words.
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