Smith tea visit 2018, Nitro Chai


I love Smith Tea!  My sister and I first visited in 2013...and while we were drinking our Fez tea- the owner Steven Smith came out with his Fez on and sat with us.  It was wonderful to met him!!  I now try to get back to Smith Tea every year in the Portland area. 

Had another fun visit to Smith Tea in Portland.  I only had a carry on- so I wasn't able to buy all the tea I wanted!!  I will have to have it shipped to me.  My favorite tea of theirs in the Fez tea.



While in the shop we noticed that they had free postcards that we could mail to people and they would put the postage on for us!!  Christy and I mailed one to our parents.  Christy then mailed one to her daughter Katie and to me.  I mailed one to my co-worker Deb.  It was fun to mail free postcards and a great marketing tool for them.


See the specials listed on the "board"


You can see all the busy workers making tea behind the counter.  I love visiting the tea shop.


Smith scones

I love that Smith Tea uses their teas to flavor other products!  I love seeing them expanding their products.  I hope this tea company is around for years to come!

Big  Hibiscus cookies.



They have teas on tap!  Love this idea!!!  The gentleman behind the counter let me try all four tea.


I had fun tasting the samples- Sparkling Meadow, Nitro Blackberry Black, Nitro Chai, and Sparkling Strawberry Honeybush.  
My sister, Christy was with me- she liked the Strawberry Honeybush.



The Nitro Chai was my favorite.



from website,"A velvety cold beverage. Our Nitro Chai combines Assam teas with pungent ginger root, cassia, black peppercorns, cloves and cardamon to create a rich spice brew put on a nitro tap for an effervescent and delicious, creamy experience. Available at both of our Tasting Rooms all year-round. It is dairy free, but you can always add a touch of cream"


I bought some to go.  They put it in this can for me.  I got to watch them bottle it. Super cool!!  It is crazy- this nitro chai.  I have had hot chai, Cold Chai, Mate Chai, Chai in a smoothie, but nitro chai is completely different.  I liked it, not loved it, but really liked the uniqueness of it. 

I got some swag for my computer!


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Cafe Yerba Mate, Colorado



Visiting my friends in Colorado- they took me to Manitou Springs.  What a quaint downtown. We had fun walking around and tried a great crepe shop. Then I said I needed some tea before we ended the day.

I am familiar with Mate Factor Tea,  I have some of their tea at home. So, I was super excited to go to their tea house.





I talked to the man at the counter about what to order.  We talked about the different options.  Since I was in the "Mate" shop, I wanted to get something with Mate.  He told me about the chai mate.   The base was their Mate tea with chai spices.  I said I was in, I had never tried anything like it, so I was game.
He then had me try the plain Mate tea. I was not a fan, so then I was nervous about what I ordered....







...but, I have to say I loved it!!!  I got the cold Mate Chai and it was refreshing and great.  It was unlike any chai I ever had- but in a good way.



We then went to Garden of the Gods.  It was beautiful!!!

I love God's handy work!!!  I believe these happened during the flood- NOT billions of years ago!



The Kissing Camels behind me.



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Old Town Battle Grounds - lavender chai




Spending the morning with my niece.  She took me to Battle Ground, Washington.  We went and visited a friend who has a Dahlia garden and picked some flowers- and hen he took us to his orchard for fruit.



They made me a lavender Chai.  They use Oregon Chai as the base and then the added lavender syrup to it.  I really enjoyed it.



This is my face when I spill out tea on me!  It was so full and I sloshed tea on me- ouch 😩


I enjoyed the tea.


My niece got a hot chocolate- she enjoyed it.


I also ordred a Jasmine Pearl tea.  I will blog about that later...wait and see...


Lunch...

I ordered a Rueben- it was exceptional!!!  It came with a side and picked potato salad.  It was nicely done.


It’s a very nice shop.  It’s in an old church.  It’s very quaint.




Their are still stain glass windows around.  It was a fun vibe.  The staff was super friendly!!!  They were helpful in helpful me pick a tea.  I thought they were great!


Yes, I got a third drink- I was on vacation 😂😂😂

I got another lavender chai. The first one was really good- I didn’t notice it was Oregon Chai.  I’m not always a fan of Oregon Chai and I think that is why I liked the first Chai better then the second cup.  The second cup tasted more of Oregon Chai- it had a more concentrate in it- so it may have needed more lavender.
I did love the design on top of the second cup though.


Downstairs of the church is Dungeon Donuts.  You’ll need to check them out...


Very fun setting!  Right in the middle of town- a great setting for a coffee/tea shop and deli.




The fruit we gathered from the orchard- the Italian plums were fantastic!!!  







The flowers were gorgeous!  The owner said he just had done a show and had 10 flowers make the judges table.  He did real well!! 


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Blueberry Lemon Scones



 Lemon Blueberry Drop Scones

1C whole wheat pastry flour
... 1C flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp grated lemon peel
1/4 tsp salt
1C Vanilla yogurt
1 T lemon juice
1 egg
1/4 C butter, melted
1 C fresh or frozen blueberries

glaze
1/2 C confectioner's sugar
1T lemon juice
1/2 tsp grated lemon peel

in a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. In another bowl, combine yogurt, egg, and butter. Stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Fold in blueberries. Drop by heaping tablespoons 2 inches apart onto a greased baking sheet. Bake at 400 degrees for 15-18 minutes or until lightly browned. Combine glaze ingredients; drizzle over warm scones.


My sister makes these scones for me every time I visit her in Washington.  I love these scones!!! They are so yummy.  Great with a cup of tea in the morning or a snack.


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Good Earth, Sweet & Spicy


A co-worker gave me some tea to try.  She and her daughter love this tea.  I was excited to try it.  But, I have to say it was not for me.  It was very Cinnamony and hot.  So, if you like cinnamon you will love this tea.  I kind of reminded me of Big Red gum.
This tea had too much "heat" for me.

https://www.goodearth.com/sweet-spicy-products.html



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