Tea Thoughts – Seeking Tea
I have always been on the lookout for local tea shops and know of a precious few, but I kept feeling there had to be more. Every so often I would turn to the internet to search for tea shops that I didn’t know about only to have my search turn up nothing new. However, this week I learned that one cannot always trust searching the internet for information. My mom talked to a tea drinker she works with and discovered not 1 but 2 new-to-me tea shops! And get this, one of them is literally right down the street from me! I could probably walk there if I really felt the urge to do so. I knew I was going to have to visit them so my Saturday morning started with meeting my parents for a lovely New Mexican breakfast and then I was off for tea shopping. I am thrilled to now add two more local shops to my list and came home with quite a few new teas to try as well as a few trusty favorites. Most of the teas in my collection are ordered online but there is nothing like going in person to smell and taste teas before purchasing. While I will continue my online shopping, it is nice to know and support local tea shops. So I challenge you to do some investigating by talking to other tea lovers in your area and find some tea shop gems of your own.
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Keep us posted as to what you bought at the tea shops and how you liked the teas that you bought. Sounds interesting since I too like to visit tea shops although I do not always get the opportunity.
Have a great day.
Miss Nancy, I will definitely be writing about the teas I found
You did not say what they were! I know of Annapolis Tea Company, and Figments. Did you find two others? Its always good to know who the competition is.
David, Figments was one of the 2 that were new to me. The other was Moons Coffee and Tea on Juan Tabo just south of Indian School.
I had a similar experience recently. I had spent hours trying to find a good afternoon tea spot in New Hampshire for a magazine piece I was working on. I kept coming up empty. Now, six months later, another search turned up a number of new offerings. New discoveries are always the most fun!