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Snapple: The Celebrity Apprentice

marTEA — Tue, 25 May 2010 16:10:49 +0000

Just in case you missed it, the final challenge of this year’s The Celebrity Apprentice involved the creation, promotion, and product launch of a new Snapple tea product. Checkout all the coverage and teas at NBC or snapple.com.

Bret Michaels’:

Charity: American Diabetes Association
Tea: Diet Trop-A-Rocka™ Tea

Holly Robinson Peete’s:

Charity: HollyRod foundation (focus on Autism and family)
Tea: Compassionberry™ Tea

I can’t wait to try the new teas not only to taste the creation, but to support both foundations.

marTEA

Drinking tea on the go…

marTEA — Sun, 16 May 2010 01:32:02 +0000

My time has been limited lately. Ready-to-drink teas have been very important for my tea intake. I have been drinking a lot of bagged teas over the past few months – mainly to avoid cleanup and over-steeping. Having said that, loose leaf tea will always be my favorite. It’s just not always practical for people on the go. I’ve been looking at Teas Etc’s site trying to determine if the “Tea Traveler” is going to be a good fit for me to get back into the groove with loose leaf teas. I probably would have ordered it, but $8 shipping was more than I wanted to spend at the time. Anyway, just enjoy tea. If you can drink fresh, organic, loose leaf tea – do it. If you enjoy tea in a bottle or in a tea sachet/bag, don’t stop.

marTEA

Drinking a lot of tea…not blogging much

marTEA — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:41:14 +0000

-Just wanted to let everyone know, I’m doing well. I hope you are enjoying some good tea. I just had a bottle of Sweet Leaf’s Lemon & Lime (Unsweet Green Tea). One of my favorite RTDs. I’ll be back to a normal blogging schedule soon.

marTEA

Happy Holidays from marTEA

marTEA — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 15:00:25 +0000

-Hope you’re having a great holiday season! I got a lot of new teas for Christmas. I’m trying a new steeping mug from Rishi. Enjoy the holidays, drink lots of tea!

marTEA

Thinking of tea

marTEA — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 03:44:59 +0000

I’m taking some time off, but I can’t wait to get back to marTEA.com.

marTEA

Cold weather=Hot tea

marTEA — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 23:56:55 +0000

I’ll still be drinking and blogging about iced tea over the fall and winter months, but I have to admit I look forward to hot tea once the weather starts to cool. It’s time to get the gongfu tea tray out and round-up all of my Yixing clay pots and start enjoying some tea.

marTEA

Tea or juice or both?

marTEA — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 05:52:03 +0000

As I blog about ready-to-drink teas, I’m always looking for the authentic flavor of the tea. If the bottle label says it’s black tea, white tea, green tea, or oolong – I should taste it with every drink. Having said that, I’ve drank a lot of RTDs that taste like juice. Typically the particular fruit that compliments the tea just dominates the bottle. Maybe it’s just me, but when I drink tea (even from a bottle), I want to taste the tea.

marTEA

Good times…

marTEA — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:12:34 +0000

First of all, thank you for reading. I have a lot of reviews on the shelf that I plan on posting in the near future. Recently, I’ve started an iced tea project that I’m excited about. I’ve drank a lot of excellent ready-to-drink iced teas over the years, and I’ve been inspired to make my own homemade iced tea recipes. As I drink a wide variety of loose leaf teas, I’m now focused on how I can turn them into an awesome iced tea.

I’m still having a blast blogging about tea. I started in August of 2006. That seems so long ago… The future of tea shines bright, and it has been a pleasure to be a small part of the tea industry by introducing people to the joys of tea.

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Honest Tea: Mango Açaí White Tea

marTEA — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:21:28 +0000

Mango Açaí White Tea

Welcome to all the new marTEA.com visitors. I’ve enjoyed many teas over the years and picking one favorite sweetened iced tea (ready-to-drink) was really difficult. I selected Honest Tea’s Mango Açaí White Tea when asked in a recent interview with Woman’s World Magazine (The Best Iced Tea – June 29, 2009 edition). It was nearly two years ago when I first reviewed this delicious and organic tea. If you are looking for unsweetened teas, many of the tea brands I’ve blogged about carry unsweetened teas. I learned a long time ago, if you find a tea that you enjoy, drink it and enjoy it often. I know my taste preference is not always going to be the same as yours. So explore the vast variety of flavors offered by the numerous tea companies and find the one that is right for you.

Here are a couple of links from my blog that might help:

Thank you for visiting,

marTEA

World Tea Expo – starts now

marTEA — Sat, 02 May 2009 16:16:58 +0000

The World Tea Expo starts today: May 2-4 Mandalay Bay Convention Center, Las Vegas.

In 2007 I had no idea what I was doing, but I knew I wanted to be part of the tea industry. I had been blogging about tea since 2006 and my passion started way before that time. marTEA.com was a way for me to document my tea journey. So, I packed my bags and flew to Atlanta to attend my first World Tea Expo in 2007. I remember arriving at the Georgia World Congress Center and just being in total awe. The tea industry is filled with adventurous entrepreneurial success stories. I have a profound respect for the owners and managers of the tea industry (not to mention all the men and women that help to bring tea from the earth to our cups). One of the greatest attributes of the tea industry is the culture and diversity that shapes it.

In 2008, I was able to visit the World Tea Expo in Las Vegas with a much more focused mindset. I wasn’t as nervous and I knew what to expect. The experience was exactly what I needed to help me focus on what I want to pursue when the time is right. To those chasing dreams and having a passion for tea, I wish you the best of luck and hope your experience has been as rewarding as mine.

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