The JACKSONS , Craig David and a brand new blend

Recently, we got a call here at Serendipitea central ... It was our friends at the Melbourne convention & exhibition centre and they had a very interesting question for us ... "Do you have a tea that would coat, relax & soothe a singers throat?" This is exactly why it great that we are an artisan tea blender... My answer was ... of course we can blend something up for you!
Little did I know that the throats in need of soothing were those of none other than THE JACKSONS.
Long story short... I blended up a mix of Lemon myrtle, mint, liquorice,cinnamon, cardamom, blue marrow flower & black tea and a few other things and sent it over to MCEC. It was a smash!
The next week Craig David played The Plenary and we got another request and again another smash.

So now we're thinking... Why not release it....spread the word far & wide!



Maybe it'll start a sensation ... People will be sipping it from Sydney to Perth!! It may even change the way australia thinks about tea!!

... Ok... Maybe not but hey, it tastes great so look for it soon on Serendipitea.com.au

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Breaking the tyranny of the teabag,

There are lots of ways to enjoy great tea.

and even more places to sit back & savor that flavor...

at home

while picnicking

at a friends home

Did you notice that I didn't say at your local cafe ?

While tea is becoming a serious option in more cafes, we have not quite arrived at that glorious time when we could pick a cafe at random and be assured of a great pot of tea.

Why is it so difficult to get a great pot of tea at a cafe?

As I sit and ponder this question I am in melbourne, a town known for its penchant to fuss over hot beverages ...

well...

one beverage in particular but when it comes to tea it seems a teabag or powdered chai will suffice ( one day I'll go on & on about powdered chai's but not today)

It is about time this changed!

There are enough tea lovers in any town (even this caffine driven one) to require a better level of service and better quality of tea.

So what is the reason we as tea drinkers are getting the short end of the stick?

Let me tell you some of what i've heard :

"Loose leaf Tea takes too long to prepare" - I have seen people wait more than 15 minutes for the product of a barista tender machinations

"Loose leaf tea makes a mess"

Have you had a good look at whats going down behind that expresso machine?

"There are not enough tea drinkers to warrant taking a look at the teas we offer"

Really? In the last 5 years the tea market in Australia has grown from having just two majors players to at least 7!

Somebody must be drinking tea!

The fact is ( and I know this from tales told by my fellow tea lovers & sad personal experience ) tea lovers have become used to getting very little in fact, many, when out with their friends find it so futile that they simply order coffee.

This is unacceptable!

No... I say the time for excuses is over we all deserve real tea, great tea.

Just say NO to teabags!

One of the great things about western society is, the idea that the squeaky wheel gets the oil, so the next time you're in your local cafe don't stay silent while they push that tired old teabag on you...

Speak up!

Speak out!

Together we can break the tyranny of the teabag ....

First Melbourne... then the world!