Cabrini hospital Malvern

We have a new client that we are quite proud to let you know about ...



Cabrini hospital in Malvern is now offering Serendipitea in their rooms as well as their cafeteria and at their cafe on Cato street.
We are as I have said very proud to be the tea of choice at this exceptional medical facility.



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Tea & spa

Make no mistake the world of tea spins on...
High tea, low tea, tea on a sunny afternoon with grandma or Aunt May, iced tea like the one I'm enjoying on a sunny Melbourne afternoon whatever tea means to you there is always one basic concern ... Taste!
So suppose you're a man, cultured, a step ahead of the curve ? Well then surely you will


find yourself at our newest client MANHOR so while you're being plucked, trimmed and manscaped its only right that you should extend that glorious feeling inward as well with one of SerendipiTea's teas or tisanes they now offer!


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Location:Union Street,Windsor,Australia

Chocolate to Savour

What can you say about an event that hits you where you live !
I love tea events but tea chocolate well... for my money there is no equal.
Yesterday I had the pleasure to attend the book launch for Kirstan Tibballs' new book "Chocolate to Savour" and it was one for the record books!
Kirsten and her elves ( ok they aren't elves but it's more fun to think of them that way) worked for months to create a totally edible chocolate forest, trees, mushrooms, butterflies, assorted bugs that transformed their space in Brunswick into a magical wonderland of chocolate.

Now because I wanted to report back to you all fully I felt it was my duty to taste as much as possible so I left no chocolate stone unturned ( and yeah the stones were chocolate too... choc covered Almonds to be exact) to bring you the full scoop!
I know ... Truly selfless.
So as you can see from the pic above I was lucky enough to be there as they put the final touches to the display, standing there as the scent of chocolate, nuts, caramel, marshmallow wafted over me how could I not hum the "candyman"* and also touched by the trust Kirsten & Mark showed me leaving me alone with all that choc could have been very dangerous It could've been like Hershey Pennsylvania all over again... So many Peanut Butter cups...gone in moments after the security guard turned away for just a moment, luckily I've had lots of therapy since then. :-)

 Now don't think for a moment that the chocolate forest was the end of the event, no no my friends, not at all we have not even touched on the recipes from the book
(some which included SerendipiTea as ingredients)  
There were Macaroons, gold leaf coated crunchy thingies on a stick oh my so many flavors!
Listen do yourself a favor go get the book it is chocolate porn!
If you find yourself a bit short this month worry not ... you'll find a promo soon right here and you may win one!
Now I'd love to write more but they gave me some takeaways and I hear them calling my name!






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A trip abroad: The wild wild world of tea

Although it's not spoke of often enough tea & tea lovers have a culture that reaches across millennia, when you think about it that's not bad for one little plant.
While Camellia Sinensis has been on this planet far before recorded history and has remained pretty much unchanged Tea culture has changed, adapted and grown.
Asian, European and even American tea cultures have made incredible advances but they are all vary differently in their approaches but the one point that unifies is TASTE and while taste is wholly subjective there is still much commonality in the love of Black Teas, Green Teas, Pu-er, Oolongs, White Teas, Yellow Teas, even scented / flavored and bubble-tea should all have a place in the world of tea.



On my recent trip to America I had the opportunity to witness & sample many very individual approaches to tea and tea service, in the coming weeks i'd like to share some of my observations with you and see where you think tea culture is heading here in OZ.



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Announcing SerendipiTea Oversized Teabags !!

Now available at the SerendipiTea Shop www.serendipitea.com.au

It's long been a request from our loyal customers here in Australia that we create a premium tea bag for our Artisan created blends...
While we have held off, citing that we would not do that until we could create a bag that could deliver our big broad leaves the way they were intended to be steeped.
Now the time has finally come!
We've tweaked, tested, and received so much positive feedback that at long last we think it is ready!
So... with no further ado we are glad to announce the SerendipiTea over-sized Teabag!
Yes they're Big!
This bag contains the same big, loose leaf tea you love and in with plenty of space to brew a fantastic cuppa! 
Available in packs of 12 that's 2 X the following varieties Melbourne Breakfast, Red Oz, Cha Cha Chai, Monks Mead, Organic Mint & Earl Grey 
And also the assorted 12 Pack that's 2 X all six varieties.

SerendipiTea Over-sized Tea Bag

So now you can purchase this great innovation online from this moment on!

SerendipiTea & Dalani

From time to time we like to let you know about our friends and clients that may be running some special promotions so today We'd like to let you know about the Dalani Home and living website which will for as limited time offer to it's members specially created two box packages of SerendipiTea.
Chamomile Packs, Green Tea Packs, Tisane Packs & much more.
Only members can get this special price but luckily becoming a member is free and easy, so jump over to the Dalani website and check out what we've cooked up for you.

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Mate' at 30% off !!! Until the 12th of December

For the next few days SerendipiTea is offering 30% off all online purchases of any of our Yerba Mate' Blends.
Until the 12th you can try the Chai like taste of Gaucho, the revitalizing straight Mate' & the uplifting and refreshing G'day Mate' at 30% off.
If you have not tried Mate' this is your chance!
If you've never heard of Mate' read on .... but the only way to get a taste of it is ...well... to get a taste of it!
Jump over to SerendipiTea and grab yourself a discount, you won't regret it.

Gaucho / Mate and mixed spice

Yerba Mate'

G'Day Mate' / Mate and Mint

Yerba Mate:
Yerba Mate, a ubiquitous S. American herb with deep cultural roots is native to Argentina, Brazil & Paraguay. The wild-grown holly shrub (Ilex paraguariensis), now formally cultivated, is found in the rainforest. Highly nutritious, loaded with anti-oxidants & numerous essential vitamins, like tea, Yerba Mate was used by indigenous people as food, beverage, medicine, a show of hospitality & even as currency. It contains matteine, a stimulant similar to caffeine yet much milder on the body with an energizing effect that doesn’t disrupt sleep or negatively react with the nervous system. Green Yerba Mate is grassy & herbaceous; Roasted is toasty & mellow. Steep the dried leaves in HOT rather than boiling water. Or, use a dried & hollowed, decorative Gourd as a vessel & sip through a Bombilla or filtered straw usually fashioned from stainless steel.