Tea Sparrow July 2014

My July Tea Sparrow box arrived at least a week ago, maybe two (I lose track of time in the summer when I'm so busy), but this has allowed me to drink an entire packet of one of the teas before doing my review...

Cost: $20/month (but do a quick little google search and you should be able to find promo codes which will lower your first month to only $8!). This cost includes shipping!

First off, they have AMAZING customer service! There was an issue with my PayPal account, so they contacted me and since it took a bit of time to sort it all out, they offered me a discount code for my August box! I thought that was so awesome of them; they did not need to offer me a reduced rate on my next box - but I guess this means this subscription will be sticking around for longer than I originally planned! I love supporting well-run, customer friendly businesses! 

And now on to the tea! I just love their logo, a little sparrow inside a tea bag is fantastic branding. So cute! I wonder if they will ever include a sticker or two inside a monthly box, I'd totally put one of these on my hard hat at work haha.

The white slip of paper gave instructions on turning loose leaf tea into iced tea, which you know I'm all about... The other card contains information about the company itself.

Tea Sparrow does not include a product card, but each pouch of tea contains all the information on the front of it, including where to buy more of it. Each month you receive 4 different types of tea, and they are great about giving you a wide range. This month I received a black tea, a rooibos tea, a herbal tea and a green tea (which I think is the same as last month).

White Wedding Tea (Green Tea) - Green tea is not the first tea of choice in this house, and I typically prefer fruitier teas, but the chestnut in this one sounds perfect for the colder weather...

Ingredients: White tea, jasmine flowers and roasted chestnut flavouring.

Location: theteaspot.com

 Lychee Tea (Black Tea) - This one will more than likely end up belonging to L. I'm still a beginner to drinking tea, so I find black is a little too strong for my tastes.
Ingredients: Black tea and lychee fruit
Location: mightyleaf.com

 Lemon Zest (Rooibos Tea) - This is the one we've already devoured. These pouches don't look very big, but it's the perfect amount for my David's Tea Pitcher, so we end up with ~2L from each one. We both really enjoyed this one!
Ingredients: Rooibos, honeybush, lemon bits, flavouring, cornflower blossoms
Location: joysteaspoon.com

Citrus Sunburst (Herbal Tea) - This one sounds amazing! As I've mentioned a million times, I love fruity teas, and I can't wait to drink this one! 
Ingredients: Papaya cubes, mango bits, apple pieces, hibiscus blossoms, orange slices, pomegranate arils and safflowers
Location: tiestatea.com (I want to order all of their herbal teas!)

If you're looking for a great way to sample some new teas, I highly recommend subscribing to this box! I don't do an actual cost breakdown on each tea based on pricing from their respective websites, but turning all of these into iced teas will yield about 8L, which I think is a great value!

xoxo,
Fallon