Double Cup Tea: one part artistry, one part activism. A feminist tea blog featuring sips and stitches by Baltimore based artist Anna Wolfe
I've had this tea on my shelf a while, it was a gift from family stationed in Japan. The label is in Japanese (which I'm not trained in) so figuring out what I'm drinking here has been a bit of a puzzle. With a little research I was able to put together most of the label: the big black font is the brand logo: Oi Ocha - which means something like "Tea please!" or "lets have tea!"
Read MorePi Lo Chun is my go to for rainy days now, and February had plenty of them! I love this tea, it's like spring come early.
Read MoreThere were plenty of breakfast blends to choose from at One Good Woman in Camp Hill. I settled on the Russian Country blend. A smoky tea sounded like just the thing to help brace against 6 more weeks of winter.
Read MoreStranger Things is back! If you haven't binge watched the second season yet, don't worry, this Sip of the Month is spoiler free. I wanted to share an Eleven inspired tea blend I concocted last year for Fantastic! Magazine, another fandom blend for your drinking pleasure - I call it "Eleven-sies"
Read MoreSo here is my labor of love, the stitchbook, scanned page by page for your viewing pleasure. I'm about halfway through the book now. It gets a lot of use, so don't mind the frayed edges or the tea stains!
Read MoreLooking for something to fill the dragon shaped void in your soul, now that Game of Thrones season 8 has wrapped up? Nothing warms an icy dragon heart like a steaming glass of Blood & Fire Tea, a fandom blend we conjured up for last winters Issue of Fantastic! Magazine.
Read MoreVery excited to be trying out Dancong Oolong tea for the first time. Shannon’s family has been growing high elevation tea in China for more than 80 years. Overall we were very impressed with this tea: a light floral oolong with some surprising citrus notes. Can't wait to get everyone together to try the rest of our samples from the Wudong farm!
Read MoreLately I've been visiting On The Hill (a snug cafe in Bolton Hill) crossing my fingers that the "Spring Garden" special latte will still be there waiting for me.
Read MoreAt least one good thing came out of 2016- I met Not Just Tea at the Sugarloaf Craft festival back in April. They had samples of their Fruit Sangria tea blend which is to die for. I had the foresight to pick up a couple other blends, enough to hold me over while I anxiously await their return to Maryland. Here's their tropical tisane: Bella Coola
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