My office asked me to do a tea bar for our 12 Days of Christmas party!
Each day leading up to Christmas we did fun things in the office.
I found these ornaments that you could put liquid in... we called them "Tea Shots"
You can find them on Amazon, search booze balls ornaments. They have different shapes. They ran about .50 each.
I did three teas for this day.
One iced, a chai (with fun toppings), and a Wassail.
The iced tea was White Christmas by Harney & Sons. It is good hot too, but I really liked it iced.
WHITE CHRISTMAS- White tea, cardamom, white chamomile, almond flavor, vanilla flavor, and cardamom flavor. Contains natural flavors.
The hot tea I made was Naughty 'N Spice from The Tea Spot. It was like a chai, so I treated it as such.
NAUGHTY N' SPICE - organic black tea, organic pu'erh tea, organic licorice root, organic cinnamon, organic nutmeg, natural vanilla flavor, organic orange peel
I then had Christmas marshmallows, peppermint candy canes, cinnamon candy canes, crushed cinnamon candy canes, sprinkles, white chocolate, and Elf marshmallows. All these could be used as toppings for the chai.
I also frothed oat milk for people to top the tea with.
I then made Wassail.
I used Kericho black tea from Kenya as the base tea.
https://kerichogoldteas.com/
I made it and I did NOT add sugar, I felt it was not needed. I also thought the OJ taste was overwhelming, so when I made it again, I only did a cup and half. I also just squeezed 2 fresh lemons and used ground cinnamon and ground cloves.
It was a lot of fun to share my love of teas with my co-workers. I was surprised how many men said they did not think they would like the teas, but they tried them and they did like them. That was super great to hear. A lot of times I think people just don't know how to make tea have a bad cup and it spoils it and the never want to try it again. That is why water temp and steep time are so important.
Black teas- water temp 212, steep time 4-5 minutes.
Green tea, water temp around 175, steep time 3 minutes.
You also have white tea, oolong, herbal, and more. It is important not to have the water too hot for the delicate teas like white and green- you will bruise the leaves and the tea will be super bitter. Also over steeping will ruin the taste too. Check the tea package, it should have instructions for you.
When you are thirsty and there is no teacup to be found you need to compromise.
I am off on Wednesdays throughout the year. If you ever want me to bring a tea party to your office let me know!!
I will do three teas for up to 50 people for $140 (that is less than $3 a cup per person) plus tax and mileage. I am happy to work with you on the types of tea too. If you want a chai with fun toppings and frothed milk, ornament balls with iced tea or a summer iced tea bar...just let me know your needs.
Merry Christmas!!! Jesus is the reason for this season!
Psalm 96:3
Declare His glory among the nations, His marvelous works among all the peoples!