More New Blends

Just a spot of news as I have not been able to blog much lately (being out of town will do that to you).... Nonetheless, the creation of the Chili Tea (for sample, email me!) has been an exciting development. And what with the change of weather getting colder, my throat always need extra warming...and this Mexican Chai has been the Tea of the Week for me. I just sent two samples to some fellow tea lovers and I hope to get their feedback soon.

In other blending projects, I created a new tea called Breathing Room for my life coach who also does a lot of breath work with her clients. She has been an excellent guide and resource in my life in the last few months. So as a way to thank her, I created a custom blend which her work and her personality inspired.

Breathing Room is an herbal blend of
hyssop, oatstraw, florals and stevia

This special blend is intended to promote relaxation, physical/mental release and also supporta lung function (you know...breathing!). To see her face light up with sheer delight made my night. It's why I do what I do...the joy a custom blend brings to people....and taste and sensation - the experience that allows this gift to give of itself over and over...

So inspired was I that I went home and started working on another custom blend for another mentor of mine, based on her tea house, the CinCinnaTEA - a mix of green and black tea!


If it's not mad, it's not mine!

Keep on Sippin'

New Blend: Red Hot Chili Tea

Having gotten the inspiring request from a fellow message board tea-chatter, I am currently in the works of perfecting a new Chili Tea. Think of it as Mexian-Chai and you pretty much have it.
The spicy, tongue-teasing tastes of the chili powder, cloves, black pepper, chocolate (!) and licorice, peppermint, speramint, nettle and a few other fun things like that.. make this a tea mucho caliente! Actually, it's an herbal infusion as it contains no tea, but whateves....

I have tried adding Ceylon tea, which was boring and just plain wrong and I tried adding Assam tea, but found the tea dominated the finer complexities of this blend that is good enough to eat!
Here's a close-up of this scrumptious blend!

Blend: Chill Out

Is work just killin' ya? Maybe you partied to 4am.

Maybe you need don't need a reason to be tired out -

You just need a License to Chill.

Pure relaxation in a cup.

100% Organic Herbal Tea

In the Brew: Lemon Verbana, Plantain, Oatstraw, Lavender

To enjoy: steep one teaspoon (or bag): 5 minutes

Interested in purchasing this blend?

Email Madam Potts

Spotlight: Gram*Stand

When you live in a city like New York, you find that your life often brings you to areas within the city that one might not normally frequent. For whatever reason, your path diverts, allowing you to discover new places. (Gotta love this city for that!)

Such is the story of how Madam Potts stumbled upon the little cafe known as GramStand.
While it is a very little place, the tea is of good quality, the atmosphere is friendly - really - isn't that what we all want? Granted it's so small, there may not be room at the two chairs to sit down. It exemplifies the little joke I have about NY, where business owners say, "We only have room for one table? GREAT! Let's open a restaurant!" But I reiterate, friendly staff, good tea, nuff said...

And while you'll have to catch this little tea stand before mid-October....Fear not as they plan on opening a larger cafe on Ave A b/w 14th and 13th Streets soon - and the Madam will be sure to find her way over there and report when that time comes...

May Each Sip Be a Discovery.
- Madam Potts