You can build your own plan- You tell them what kinds of tea you are looking for (pure teas, blended teas, or a mix of pure and blended). It is very simple to sign up. And you can cancel anytime.
Each month features 2 unique teas with flavor notes (each bag makes over 15 cups of tea), a postcard, compostable tea bags, and steeping tips.
I signed up for Atlas a while ago and then cancelled, but I recently signed up again. I wanted to try more "pure teas" because most of the teas I buy tend to be blended teas.
But, after I started working on my book I realized I was missing so much of the teas unique flavor and notes by not trying teas in their pure form.
I figured getting samples was the way to go. I don't want to buy an entire tin of a tea I have never tried, but if I could sample the teas and learn about the area at the same time it could be really fun.
This past month I received Thailand and Sri Lanka teas. I was super excited to get an Orange Pekoe. For one, my cat's name is Orange Pekoe. And secondly, I was writing about Orange Pekoe in my book and I wanted to explore it more.
Orange Pekoe is not a flavor, but refers to a teas grading. Orange Pekoe is a generally the top two leaves on the stem and is the highest grade. Orange Pekoe is named after a Dutch royal family- the family of Orange in the 1600's.
And also to get a silver tip was fun, I was writing about them as well. Silver tips are the unopened buds on the tea bush. I always thought that silver tips were only on white tea, but I learned that black tea, oolong tea, and green tea can have silver tip tea. This makes total sense since it is the buds or tip of the tea stem. But, I think the term silver tip was throwing me off. It is so fun to learn all these facts!! These silver tip teas are light in flavor.
I recommend you try Atlas Tea Club. They sometimes run some great deals. I signed up again with the special that I got $10 off, so it was only $4 for the subscription. It will then go back to $14 a month. I decided to keep the subscription because I enjoy the tea and learning the fun facts along the way.
update 06/27/2024
I just did this one at work, and we all enjoyed it as well!
