Our Advent teas is a collection of 24 teas to mark each December day prior to Christmas, at a special discounted price of $5.95 a bag for regular bags.
ETHICS: Ethical Tea Partnership and GMO Free.
LIST OF TEAS:
1. Vienna eggnog
2. Candycane Burst
3. Monk's blend
4. Scottish breakfast Highland sunrise
5. Scottish caramel Pu-Erh
6. Baroness Grey
7. Blueberry Black
8. Swiss hot chocolate
9. Caramel cherry cheesecake
10. Chocolate mint
11. Winter spice
12. Christmas blend
13. Blueberry pie
14. Cinnamon bun rooibos chai
15. Vanilla chai
16. New York apple cinnamon
17. Last mango in Paris
18. Cranberry apple
19. Peach ice cream
20. Icewine
21. Strawberry daiquiri
22. Earl grey rose
23. Nutcracker
24. Lullaby.
THE STORY OF ADVENT
Advent marks the 24 days of December leading up to Christmas. The tradition of advent began in the 1800s in Germany, when families would tally the days until Chrismas in chalk marks on their doors. The first known handmade German calendar was made out of wood, and the first published Calendar was printed in 1903, and featured a trinket or bible verse between each door. The tradition of advent calendars was popularised in the United States in 1954 when President Eisenhower's grandchildren were photographed holding one. England followed shortly after when Cadbury first put chocolates behind each door.
As for Elora Tea, a customer contacted us in 2024, looking for an 'advent of teas', for his wife and in-laws. We thought it was a great idea, so we decided to add this to our lineup.
BREWING INSTRUCTIONS
BREWING INSTRUCTIONS FOR HOT TEA: Infuse one slightly heaping teaspoon for each 8 ounce cup with boiling water for 3-7 minutes.
ICED TEA BREWING METHOD (Pitcher): (To Make 1 Liter/Quart):
Infuse 6 slightly heaping teaspoons of tea with 1 1/4 cups of boiling water for 5 minutes. Quarter fill a serving pitcher with cold water, and add the infused tea, straining the leaves, to the pitcher. Add ice and top-up the pitcher with cold water. Add lemon and sweeten to taste. A rule of thumb when preparing fresh brewed iced tea is to increase the strength of hot tea since it will be poured over ice and diluted with cold water.
ICED TEA BREWING METHOD (Individual Serving):
Infuse 1 slightly heaping teaspoon of loose tea with 6 ounces of boiling water for 5 minutes. Add the tea to a 12 ounce glass, filled with ice, straining the leaves. Add hot tea to a 12oz/375ml acrylic glass filled with ice, straining the tea or removing the bags. Add lemon and sweeten to taste.
NUMBER OF CUPS: 15-20 cups from each 50 grams of tea, with a single use of the leaves. Loose leaf tea is traditionally infused 3 times, with a different flavor profile following each infusion. Accordingly, each 50 gram bag can make up to 60 cups of tea.
