Verdant Tea – Our Next Sponsor in the Season of Giveaways!

by liberteas

THIS GIVEAWAY IS NOW CLOSED.  PLEASE CHECK BACK WITH US NEXT WEEK THOUGH, THERE WILL BE ANOTHER GIVEAWAY SOON!

So far, we’ve had a phenomenal response to our Season of Giveaways!  It looks like this season will extend well in to February … so there are going to be LOTS of chances to win!

But … I’ve got to be real here, THIS prize is one that I covet.  I want this prize.  If there was a way for me to declare myself the winner, I’d do it!  But, alas, I can’t.  What I’m driving at, though, is that this is one of the very best prizes yet!  You’re not going to believe it … I still can’t believe it!

Verdant Tea is offering a full THREE MONTH membership to their Tea of the Month Club!  Yeah, you read that right.  Three months of tea from Verdant Tea!  This is a $75. value!  JACKPOT!

Verdant Tea is easily one of my favorite tea companies because – quite simply – they offer some really amazing, high-quality teas that are hard to find … some teas that I’ve not been able to find anywhere else!   Their Laoshan Black tea is amazing, they offer some incredible Apothecary blends like their Xingyang Silk Road Spice, and of course some amazing Pu-Erh (when it comes to Pu-erh teas, I think that Verdant Tea is my #1 choice) like their Yanxin’s Reserve ’04 Shu Nuggets.

So imagine how amazing it would be to receive a box from them EVERY month for THREE months!  Unbelievable, right?

To enter:

  • First, visit Verdant Teas.  Take a look around.  While you’re there, get an idea of what teas interest you the most.
  • Comment on this blog post.  While you can earn additional entries, without the comment on this blog post, no entries will be eligible.  Be sure to include in your comment a way for us to contact you (let me know if I can contact you on Steepster or on Tea Trade, for example, or provide your email contact information), I mean, in case you win, I need to be able to let you know that you’re the winner, right?  In your comment, mention which tea you’d like to be part of one of the boxes that you receive from Verdant Tea.  Now, I can’t guarantee that this tea WILL be in one of the three boxes, but, we’d like to know which teas from Verdant EXCITE you the most.
  • Want to earn additional entries?  OK!  First, tweet about this contest.  Your tweet should include a link to this contest, and you should also include @SororiTeaSister on your tweet so that we can see the tweet easily.  Please also come back to this blog post and let us know that you’ve tweeted the contest, and include a link to the tweet.
  • Another Entry?  Sure!  Go on facebook and mention this contest on your page.  Again, be sure to include a link to this contest in your facebook mention, and after you’re done, come back to this blog post, and comment that you’ve mentioned it on facebook and provide a link to your facebook page so that we can verify it.  (and yes, we do verify each and every one of these!)

Since this is our largest prize yet, I thought I’d throw in a couple of extra bonus entry opportunities:

  • Bonus Entry #1:  You can earn a bonus entry by liking Verdant Tea on Facebook.
  • Bonus Entry #2:  You can earn an additional bonus entry by following Verdant Tea on Twitter!
  • Bonus Entry #3:  You can earn an additional bonus entry by following our blog!  To follow our blog, simply click on the little button that you see on the bottom right of the screen, and add your email address!  It’s that simple!

OK, so, there are a few things you need to know.  It was pointed out to us in the last giveaway that we neglected to mention who was eligible to enter this contest.  This contest is open to all US and Canadian residents, except for those of us who are SororiTea Sisters and those who work for Verdant Tea.  All other US and Canadian residents can enter.

You can enter until December 7.  A winner will be picked via random.org on December 8, and after the winner has been contacted and verified, we will announce the winner and send the information to Verdant Tea so that the winner can claim the prize.

Best of luck to all entrants!

Congratulations to Raven for winning this giveaway during our Season of Giveaways!  We will have another giveaway soon … keep your eyes peeled!

liberteas

Anne (aka the Mad Tea Artist) has celebrated her 29th birthday for many years now. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her hubby and her youngest daughter. Her oldest daughter is married and has bestowed Anne with the proud title of "Gramma" and her grandson is about the cutest boy you ever did see. Anne started her journey with tea as a casual drinker and became more serious about her tea drinking when she realized that she couldn't drink coffee. Shortly thereafter, she started becoming obsessed with the beverage and she started creating small-batch, artisan blends of tea that she sold online as LiberTEAS. After a few years, she realized she wasn't cut out to be the sole proprietor of a business so she closed LiberTEAS and started reviewing teas online. She met Jennifer through another blog that they both reviewed for and they decided to start their own review blog. This review blog! Throughout her journey as a tea reviewer, she discovered 52Teas and became enamored with the idea of creating a new tea every week. When the founder of 52Teas decided he wanted to move on, he offered the business to Anne but knowing that she wasn't cut out to be a sole proprietor, she instead offered the company to her oldest daughter who employs her as the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas!

This post was posted in Tea Products and Accessories

The Season of Giveaways, Take 2

by liberteas

This giveaway is now closed – but don’t despair!  Another contest will be coming up soon!  Keep watching for more details!

Our last giveaway was so incredibly successful that I thought that maybe we should embrace the season of giving by hosting a Season of Giveaways here on SororiTea Sisters!  (Heck, maybe we’ll even make this an annual event!)

So, we have other Giveaways that we’ll be hosting for the next month or so – and these will ROCK your TEACUPS!   (I was going to say Rock your Socks but that just didn’t make sense.  What do socks have to do with tea.  Nothing.  So, even though Rock your Teacups may not sound as hip and cool as Rock your Socks … I think that the crowd that reads this blog would rather have their teacups rocked than their socks rocked)

And one tea company that totally ROCKS my teacup is Della Terra Teas!  Their teas are delicious!  They have one of my very favorite chocolate teas, an amazing Chocolate Pumpkin Tea, and a stellar Oatmeal Raisin Cookie tea … just to name a few!

How about something totally exciting for this time of year?  How about a 12 Days of Christmas Tea sampler from Della Terra Teas?

Excited Yet?

You will be!

I already ordered mine, which is a good thing, because I’m not eligible to win this contest… but YOU are (so long as you are not a SororiTea Sister or a member of the Della Terra Teas staff).  And here’s all you need to do to enter to win this fantastic prize:

  • First, click on this link and read about the 12 Days of Tea Sampler … sounds good, right?  Then comment on this blog post, and tell us what excites you most about this sampler pack!  That’s all you have to do to get entered into the contest.  Just comment on the blog, and tell me a little bit about why you want to win this sampler.
  • Want to earn another entry?  OK, tweet about the contest.  The contest tweet should include a link to this blog post so that your followers on twitter can come here and enter too.
  • Two entries not enough?  Want more?  OK … now log on to facebook and mention this giveaway on your facebook page.  Again, please include a link to the contest.
  • How about a bonus entry?  While you’re on Facebook, be sure to LIKE Della Terra Teas.
  • Once you’ve done all of these things, be sure to come back here, add a comment that includes a link to your facebook post and/or your tweet!  Thank you!

Easy Peasy – Super Simple ways to earn up to four entries in this contest and WIN  a sampler pack that is valued at $28.95!

I will be drawing the name of the winner on November 30, so you have until November 29 to enter this drawing!  Anyone can win … even you!  Well, not anyone.  Again, I am not eligible because I’m a SororiTea Sister.  But if you aren’t a SororiTea Sister and you don’t work for Della Terra Teas … YOU can win.  So you SHOULD enter!

Congratulations to this week’s winner:  Melanie! 

liberteas

Anne (aka the Mad Tea Artist) has celebrated her 29th birthday for many years now. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her hubby and her youngest daughter. Her oldest daughter is married and has bestowed Anne with the proud title of "Gramma" and her grandson is about the cutest boy you ever did see. Anne started her journey with tea as a casual drinker and became more serious about her tea drinking when she realized that she couldn't drink coffee. Shortly thereafter, she started becoming obsessed with the beverage and she started creating small-batch, artisan blends of tea that she sold online as LiberTEAS. After a few years, she realized she wasn't cut out to be the sole proprietor of a business so she closed LiberTEAS and started reviewing teas online. She met Jennifer through another blog that they both reviewed for and they decided to start their own review blog. This review blog! Throughout her journey as a tea reviewer, she discovered 52Teas and became enamored with the idea of creating a new tea every week. When the founder of 52Teas decided he wanted to move on, he offered the business to Anne but knowing that she wasn't cut out to be a sole proprietor, she instead offered the company to her oldest daughter who employs her as the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas!

This post was posted in Tea Products and Accessories, Uncategorized

It’s Time for a Giveaway!

by liberteas

CONTEST is over … and CONGRATULATIONS to Donna A. – our winner of this round of our Season of Giveaways!  Be watching for more giveaways, coming soon (we’ll have a special announcement on Black Friday!)

Greetings tea drinkers!

It’s been quite a while since the SororiTea Sisters have had a giveaway on our blog, and I think it’s high time we remedy that!

But really, I can’t take all the credit for this idea … it’s our newest SororiTea Sister – Azzrian – who suggested that we have a giveaway on our blog!  (Thanks Azzrian!)

What’s better than awesome tea?

AWESOME TEA THAT’S FREE, that’s what!!!

One of the SororiTea Sisters’ favorite tea companies is Butiki Teas.  Why?  Well, quite simply, they offer some of the finest teas we’ve ever tasted!  So, it seems only right to have them sponsor this giveaway!

That’s right!  YOU can win free tea from none other than Butiki Teas!

What kind of tea, you ask?

Well, that’s up to you!  Because you’ll be entering to win a $20. gift certificate from Butiki Teas so you can choose which tea(s) you’d like to receive.  But that’s not all … you’ll also get FREE shipping with the order that you place using this gift certificate from Butiki Teas!

Twenty dollars plus free shipping from Butiki Teas!  Sounds amazing to me!  Sign me up!

Bummer … I’m not eligible to enter … BUT YOU ARE!

To enter to win:  Visit Butiki Teas and check out their amazing array of delicious teas.  Choose which one you might order if you were to win this prize.  And then comment about it here on this post.  Tell us which tea you’d select and also be sure to include a way for us to get in touch with you should you be the one who wins!

By commenting on THIS post, you will be automatically entered to win.  On Tuesday, November 20 (as in next Tuesday!), I’ll be selecting the winner via random.org, and contacting the lucky winner with the information about redeeming their gift certificate.  This is the perfect gift for this time of year … you could knock out one of your gifts on your shopping list (even if the recipient of that gift is YOU!)

But wait!  There’s more!  You can earn extra entries into the contest by doing the following:

  • One extra entry is earned if you tweet about the contest.  The tweet should contain a link to the contest, and you’ll need to comment here about your tweet, including a link to the tweet so that we can verify the tweet.  Only one extra entry will be earned via twitter.
  • An extra entry can be earned if you post on your facebook page about the contest.  The post should include a link to the contest, and you’ll need to comment here about your facebook post, including a link to your facebook page so that we can verify the post on facebook.  Limit:  1 entry earned with a facebook post.
  • Another extra entry can be earned if you LIKE Butiki Teas on facebook.  Comment here to let us know that you’ve liked Butiki Teas on facebook, and you’ll earn the entry.

That’s up to three additional entries you can earn simply by using social media to inform your friends about this contest!

So… what are you waiting for!  Enter NOW!  And just think – a week from now, you could WIN!

liberteas

Anne (aka the Mad Tea Artist) has celebrated her 29th birthday for many years now. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her hubby and her youngest daughter. Her oldest daughter is married and has bestowed Anne with the proud title of "Gramma" and her grandson is about the cutest boy you ever did see. Anne started her journey with tea as a casual drinker and became more serious about her tea drinking when she realized that she couldn't drink coffee. Shortly thereafter, she started becoming obsessed with the beverage and she started creating small-batch, artisan blends of tea that she sold online as LiberTEAS. After a few years, she realized she wasn't cut out to be the sole proprietor of a business so she closed LiberTEAS and started reviewing teas online. She met Jennifer through another blog that they both reviewed for and they decided to start their own review blog. This review blog! Throughout her journey as a tea reviewer, she discovered 52Teas and became enamored with the idea of creating a new tea every week. When the founder of 52Teas decided he wanted to move on, he offered the business to Anne but knowing that she wasn't cut out to be a sole proprietor, she instead offered the company to her oldest daughter who employs her as the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas!

This post was posted in Tea Products and Accessories, Uncategorized

Mango Tango from The Tea Spot

by liberteas

Tea Information:

Leaf Type:  Black

Where to Buy:  The Tea Spot

Tea Description:

Mango Tango is a fresh take on the classic tradition of flavored black teas. This blend of crisp Ceylon and fresh passion fruit and mango creates a light and fruity combination that is great any time of year. It brews into a deep, reddish liquor with a heady, bright aroma that lends itself to versatility; a steamy pot will warm you up when it’s cold out while an iced cup will keep you cool on hot summer days.

Learn more about this tea here.

Taster’s Review:

The name of this tea brings back memories!  When I was flavoring and blending teas way back when … I too had a mango flavored black tea … and it was named Mango Tango.  But after taking the first sip of this tea, the only comparison between this tea and that one is in name only.  This tea is much different!

We both started with the same tea base:  a high quality Ceylon tea.  But The Tea Spot wasn’t content with just mango … no.  They also added passion fruit essence to their blend to create an incredible tropical taste that’s really quite delightful.

The combination of mango and passion fruit makes for a very satisfying taste:  sweet, luscious, and smooth.  And while I am sipping this hot at the moment (it’s far too cold outside to even think about iced tea!  I want something warm and comforting!) and I am finding it very delicious served hot, I think it would make a really amazing iced tea too.

I’m really enjoying this tea – this and the other amazing teas that The Tea Spot offers has placed them as one of my favorite tea purveyors out there.  I haven’t yet found a tea from them that disappointed me!

Which is why I recently signed up to win FREE tea for a year from The Tea Spot!  All you have to do is like them on their Facebook Page, and then fill out this very short (VERY SHORT!) entry form here.  It really doesn’t get much easier than that!  You can earn a double entry by simply answering the question “What Inspires You?” on their facebook page!  Just think … YOU could win a year’s worth of FREE tea!  Wow!

liberteas

Anne (aka the Mad Tea Artist) has celebrated her 29th birthday for many years now. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her hubby and her youngest daughter. Her oldest daughter is married and has bestowed Anne with the proud title of "Gramma" and her grandson is about the cutest boy you ever did see. Anne started her journey with tea as a casual drinker and became more serious about her tea drinking when she realized that she couldn't drink coffee. Shortly thereafter, she started becoming obsessed with the beverage and she started creating small-batch, artisan blends of tea that she sold online as LiberTEAS. After a few years, she realized she wasn't cut out to be the sole proprietor of a business so she closed LiberTEAS and started reviewing teas online. She met Jennifer through another blog that they both reviewed for and they decided to start their own review blog. This review blog! Throughout her journey as a tea reviewer, she discovered 52Teas and became enamored with the idea of creating a new tea every week. When the founder of 52Teas decided he wanted to move on, he offered the business to Anne but knowing that she wasn't cut out to be a sole proprietor, she instead offered the company to her oldest daughter who employs her as the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas!

This post was posted in Black Tea, Tea Company, The Tea Spot, Type Of Tea

A New Contest! It’s Another SororiTEA Sisters Sampler Package!

by liberteas

Greetings to our Readers!

We really appreciate your support.  So to thank you we want to have another contest!  This one is going to be similar to the last – but with TEN 1-ounce tins (they are made to hold 1 ounce, but the actual weight of the tea in each tin will vary due to the type of tea) and a small package of T-Sacs!

Yeah, I can’t find my camera… so I can’t take pictures of the actual tins.  Sorry!

Here are the teas in this sampler (just click on the name of the tea to be directed to that review.  Some have been reviewed here on the SororiTEA Sisters blog, and some have been reviewed on my home away from home at The Tea Review Blog):

  1. Beatles’ Blend Tea from Mighty Leaf
  2. Mable’s Rose Rooibos from Local Coffee & Tea
  3. You Put The… from 52Teas
  4. Organic Jasmine Scented Green Tea from LeafSpa
  5. Raspberry Champagne from Compass Teas
  6. Blueberry Kiwi White Tea from Boston Tea Company
  7. Sassy Green with Açaí from Village Tea
  8. Thé Au Chocolat from Lupicia
  9. Darjeeling Pussimbing Estate Reserve from Drink T
  10. Da Hong Pao from Harney & Sons

Here’s how to enter the contest:

Comment on this blog post.   Tell us which of these six teas you’re most excited to try.  Be sure to include a way to contact you in case you’re the lucky winner!

Wanna increase your chances of winning?  Here are a few ways you can earn an extra entry in the contest:

  1. “Like” us on Facebook and then include a comment on your Facebook page about the contest (include a link to the contest)!
  2. Blog about this contest on your blog and include a link to the contest on your blog!
  3. Comment in the Steepster forum thread about this contest and Follow Jennifer and Anne on Steepster.
  4. Tweet about this contest (include a link, please!) and if you haven’t already, follow Jennifer and Anne on Twitter.

This Contest is closed – the winner is teabird!  Congratulations, and enjoy your teas!  Watch for the next contest to be announced very soon!

liberteas

Anne (aka the Mad Tea Artist) has celebrated her 29th birthday for many years now. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her hubby and her youngest daughter. Her oldest daughter is married and has bestowed Anne with the proud title of "Gramma" and her grandson is about the cutest boy you ever did see. Anne started her journey with tea as a casual drinker and became more serious about her tea drinking when she realized that she couldn't drink coffee. Shortly thereafter, she started becoming obsessed with the beverage and she started creating small-batch, artisan blends of tea that she sold online as LiberTEAS. After a few years, she realized she wasn't cut out to be the sole proprietor of a business so she closed LiberTEAS and started reviewing teas online. She met Jennifer through another blog that they both reviewed for and they decided to start their own review blog. This review blog! Throughout her journey as a tea reviewer, she discovered 52Teas and became enamored with the idea of creating a new tea every week. When the founder of 52Teas decided he wanted to move on, he offered the business to Anne but knowing that she wasn't cut out to be a sole proprietor, she instead offered the company to her oldest daughter who employs her as the Mad Tea Artist for 52Teas!

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