Happy holidays, tea lovers!
We know 2020 has been tough for many of us, and a lot of you may be spending the holidays a little differently this year. Our hope for you is that you’re able to relax and reflect with some good tea, as a whole new year full of possibilities awaits us soon.
We have some festive holiday teas in your boxes this month, as well as a stocked up online store to buy your favorites in bulk. We also have Christmas gift subscriptions available for a perfect contactless way to shop and also bring some cheer to your loved ones’ email inbox. These can be purchased right up until midnight on December 24th!
As always, we are forever thankful for your support. Here’s to best wishes to the new year, and good health and abundance for us all.
Happy Holidays!
~ Tea Runners
Dec 7: Please note that some selections were updated due to being sold out of some teas. The teas listed on this page and the checkout pages are what will ship at the time you place your order.
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Golden Mao Feng Imperial Sencha Rose Golden Honey Aroma Yunnan Black Red Apple Caramel |
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Malty Black Ceylon Orange Pekoe Imperial Sencha Rose Golden Honey Aroma Yunnan Black |
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Cold Comfort Sacred Tulsi Spiced Rose Red Apple Caramel Nile River Valley Chamomile |
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Golden Mao Feng Annapurna Amber Oolong Plum Blossom Dan Cong Oolong Sandakphu Silver White Tea |
Red Apple Caramel
This perfect fall treat blends rooibos with sweet dried apple, quenching the palate with seasonal flavors and warming you up on a cold day.
Calendula adds a tart brightness overall, making this a well-rounded herbal tea suitable for any time of day.
Ingredients: Rooibos, apple bits, calendula, organic flavoring.
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: CAFFEINE-FREE
Plum Blossom Dan Cong Oolong
Grown from 200-year-old tea trees on the steep steps of a high mountain side, this tea is a unique creation from a master tea maker known for crafting award-winning dan cong oolongs. This is a heavily processed oolong that undergoes multiple stages of sorting, withering, oxidation, and wood charcoal firing.
Plum Blossom is truly exquisite with a peachy, naturally sweet aroma followed by notes of plum, stone fruit, and almonds.
Ingredients: Oolong tea.
Origin: Guangdong, China
Caffeine: LOW-MED
Sacred Tulsi Spiced Rose
Ingredients: Holy basil (tulsi), cardamom, ginger, cinnamon, rose petals
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: CAFFEINE-FREE
Annapurna Amber Oolong
Global Tea Championship Winner
2nd Place, Dark Oolong
Plucked from the Annapurna Massif in the Himalayas, this tea is slowly oxidized in cold air then double fired, creating a sublime winner.
A stunning Darjeeling-style oolong, these notes of delicious, malted caramel and muscat grape with apricot will leave you soothed and invigorated.
Annapurna is Sanskrit for "Goddess of the Harvests," making this tea worthy of its name.
Ingredients: Oolong tea.
Origin: Ilam region, Nepal
Caffeine: MED
Ceylon Orange Pekoe
This beautiful black tea is grown in the fresh mountain air, brilliant sunshine and abundant rainfalls of the southern Sri Lanka.
It has a strong, fresh black tea aroma and brews a full-bodied cup. We love its classic and bold personality with an elegant smoothness that lingers on the palate.
An outstanding orange pekoe that is at once traditional and refreshingly modern.
Ingredients: Black tea.
Origin: Sri Lanka
Caffeine: HIGH
Imperial Sencha Rose
Soothing and aromatic, this delicate blend is an elegant tea for anytime of day.
Ingredients: Green tea, rose petals.
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: LOW
Golden Honey Aroma Yunnan Black Tea
Golden Honey Aroma is "old type" varietal, close to a pure assamica, grown in the Ning'er area of Simao. As the name indicates, this tea is sweet with natural honey notes and very aromatic.
Golden Honey Aroma is a very pleasurable black tea, unique in its own right, but with the familiar delicious flavor profile of black teas from Yunnan.
March 2021 Harvest
Ingredients: Black tea.
Origin: Yunnan, China
Caffeine: HIGH
Jalinga Estate Assam
From the one and only carbon-neutral tea farm in the world comes this brisk and malty black tea sure to brighten and invigorate your mornings.
Assam tea is consumed in India as a traditional type breakfast tea, and its strong and pungent flavor has become well-loved around the globe, proven by the leaves being used in sturdy Irish breakfast teas.
Ingredients: Black tea.
Origin: Assam, India
Caffeine: HIGH
Strawberry Peach Pu-erh
3rd Place, Flavored Pu-erh/Dark
This gorgeous blend of velvety oolong, energy spiking Yerba Mate, and strawberry-peach infused pu-erh has just the right amount of strength and sweetness to create a harmonious sip that will leave you feeling awakened and restored. A bold, fruity, and well-balanced tea.
Ingredients: Pu-erh tea, oolong tea, green tea, yerba mate, rooibos, ginseng, lemon, strawberries, blueberries, peach bits, and natural flavoring.
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: HIGH
Orange Jasmine Blossom
This lovely green tea blend is smooth on the palate with luscious and juicy notes of sweet orange blossom, peppered with the brightness of fresh lemongrass. Rose petals make for a delicate floral aroma while lime and tangerine give it some extra tang in its finish. A refreshing and uplifting cup of tea, whether served hot or on ice.
Ingredients: Green tea with jasmine, lemongrass, lemon myrtle, essential orange oil, natural rose extract, essential lime and tangerine oils.
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: LOW-MED
Earl Grey Creme
This Earl Grey Crème comes from Garden to Cup, one of the top tea companies in North America and the creator of our popular award-winning Majestic Earl Grey.
Earl Grey Crème is a stronger earl grey with a thick, creamy mouth feel and lingering aftertaste of vanilla that’ll be sure to please any Earl Grey lover.
Ingredients: Black tea, blue cornflower, natural flavoring.
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: HIGH
Irish Breakfast
This tea is for the robust breakfast tea drinker. It steeps a heavy, malty, earthy cup of tea that will fire you up in the morning. Full-bodied and richly satisfying on its own, but goes very nicely with milk and sugar.
There are no rules to truly differentiate an "English" Breakfast from an "Irish" Breakfast, but "Irish" implies a stronger cup, and that's what we're going for here.
Ingredients: Black teas.
Origin: India and Sri Lanka
Caffeine: HIGH
Pacific Peppermint
Origin: Washington State, USA
Caffeine: CAFFEINE-FREE
Turmeric Chai
Like chai but don't want the caffeine? This mouthwatering blend of traditional chai has notes like cardamom and ginger mixed with toasted coconut and vanilla bean is a heady and wildly flavorful offering.
The pungency of turmeric lends a warming and spicy boost to this herbal concoction bursting with personality.
Ingredients: Coconut, turmeric, ginger root, cardamom, cinnamon, sarsaparilla root, vanilla bean, black pepper, natural lychee flavor, natural rose extract.
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: CAFFEINE-FREE
Earl Grey Lavender
Earl Grey Lavender is a welcoming twist on the classic Earl Grey tea.
This Earl Grey is made up of organic Chinese black tea, Italian bergamot pressed from real fruit, and organic lavender blossoms from Greece.
The practice of adding lavender to Earl Grey tea dates back to the 17th century, and create a wonderful tea.
Earl Grey Lavender is one of our most popular teas!
Ingredients: Organic black tea, organic lavender flowers, essential bergamot oil, natural lavender oil extract.
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: MED
White Chocolate Peppermint
This delicious caffeine-free tea tastes like an indulgence without the guilt. Green rooibos is given the holiday treatment with organic cacao nibs and a kiss of peppermint, beautifully balanced and rich.
Try it with warm milk and perhaps your favorite piece of chocolate on the side!
Ingredients: Organic green rooibos, organic cacao nibs, white chocolate peppermint flavoring and organic white cornflower petals.
Origin: Multiple Origin Blend
Caffeine: CAFFEINE-FREE
Additional Customization Options
Gingerbread Black
A seasonal black tea blend that creates the joy of gingerbread in a cup.
Apple Cider Rooibos
A delicious caffeine-free rooibos blend that tastes like yummy apple cider!
Happy Holiday Blend
A seasonal offering of black tea, mint, and vanilla. Decadent and rich!
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