New favorite teas from Mighty Leaf

Since the weather has gotten rather ‘winter-like’ I’m raiding the tea caddy morning, noon and night it seems. I have certain teas that seem to work for different times of day, however.

During the day, I really love the stronger, brighter tasting black teas with just enough caffeine for a bit of a jolt, but not the acid and jitters that builds up from too much coffee. The Mighty Leaf Celebration is perfect as a step down from your favorite coffee, with notes of Chinese fruit and chocolate - ooops, there I go again with the chocolate thing. I also love the Vanilla Bean and Orange Dulce.

Later in the day, or right after dinner, I really prefer something that cleanses the palate. In this case, I’m right into the Mighty Leaf Green Tea Tropical. Green Tea Tropical seemed to disappear out of my desk drawer at work, in the late afternoon. Hmmmm. Albert? This is soooo smooth, without some of the more ‘in your face’ intense grassy qualities of other green teas. I like that but others find it off-putting. This Tropical Green Tea is great for people who don’t think they like green tea.

Late at night, I want something mellow, and the Mighty Leaf Chocolate Mint Truffle does the trick. It’s the perfect de-caffeinated tea that allows you to wind down while really feeling like you’re treating yourself to something special. It’s made with South African Rooibos leaves, cocoa nibs and mint. This tea is so perfectly balanced and velvety smooth that it’s like your favorite fluffy robe and sox.

Mighty Leaf has other chocolate teas, including a Mayan Chocolate Truffle, Chocolate Chip Truffle, Chocolate Orange Truffle and the ultra rich and decadant Mocha Truffle Pu-erh.

Dining out: It's the little things that get your attention

A good dining experience can be made - or not - by the details. That’s, as the saying goes, where the devil himself lives.

It can be the service, the elements of the plating and presentation, the temperature of the food or it’s freshness.

It can be as simple as a cup of hot tea.

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Tea: making the perfect cup of the 'steaming and fragrant cuppa'

When the weather gets cooler, I’m starting to drink a lot more hot tea. I’ve always loved tea, and loved exploring the whole range of teas from Japan, to China, to Sri Lanka and India. The good news is that there is a lot of great tea available to us now in America. I used to have to ship from foreign sources.

I’ve ‘taken tea’ at some of the great tea rooms in the world, including the Empress Hotel in Hong Kong, to my cousins’ parlor in Glasgow, Scotland. It’s a wonderfully relaxing experience.

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Mayan Chocolate Truffle Herbal Tea

I happened to see this on Mighty Leaf’s website the other day, and thought anything with chocolate in the description is worth trying once - or twice - or more in the case of this amazing herbal tea.

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Mighty Leaf Tea

As I sit down late in the evening to catch up my blog posts, after a long and very busy day, I look forward to my steaming mug of Mighty Leaf Tropical Green Tea.

This is a very enjoyable tea that I never get tired of. The subtle fruit aromas remind me of mangos and papaya with their heavenly floral scents. The body is soft with a very long finish. All is underscored by the earthy satisfaction of just a hint of toasty-ness that’s very cozy and a nice component of some green teas.

The silken pouches, I think, release the fullest amount of enjoyable flavor possible and no off flavors that you get from some paper pouches.

So, to learn more about Mighty Leaf Teas, go to their website at: http://www.mightyleaf.com/tea-pouches.aspx