I know what you're saying...
It's not Christmas.
True! While I'm sitting here anxiously awaiting to open the first door on my Bird & Blend Halloween calendar I thought I should offer an update for the future holiday season! I've pretty much been mute on this blog page for several months and really enjoy sharing in a new/old way what I've been up to. I really loved catching up with everyone in this format last Christmas so maybe this is a hint as to what's to come...
T.Kettle is a Canadian "born and owned" tea company. Their website states their priority is wellness combined with flavour and great tea.
T.Kettle opened in several of the abandoned David's Tea locations and I was pleased to have another Canadian tea retailer easily accessible. That was until September when I discovered the location I often visited had closed up shop and the only location still open in my city is in a shopping mall I rarely visit.
I've never found their website very current or easily navigable. I think this company could be more popular if this was updated and had a more user friendly layout. I don't have a background in this. I'm just a girl who likes tea and occasionally shops online.
This Advent Calendar was the 2022 version. I don't see one available for this year but like I said above, their website isn't 'great'. It originally retailed for $49.99 but I purchased it in March of 2023 on clearance for $29.99. The design is very similar to other calendars. It has 24 days of tea in each drawer. Each day consists of a small metal container which has a portion of loose tea for about 2 cups. What I liked most was that each drawer had not only the name of the tea, but the ingredients as well as brewing instructions and caffeine level.
I was very pleased that there was a large amount of caffeine free options in this Advent Calendar.
My favourite flavour was the Fruit Cake because to me those are the flavours which sum up the holiday season. In September which is when I decided to indulge in this calendar I was sad to find out that a lot...and I mean, A LOT of flavours in this sampler were discontinued so I couldn't find them again even if I wanted to. That's not terribly unusual but if this was your first connection to the T.Kettle company it would be nice to be able to stock up on your favourites. How long before I drank them had they been discontinued? There's no way to tell.
Previous to this, their Gingerbread Cookie tea is the BEST, hands down, that I've ever tasted.
The over all appearance and design of the T.Kettle Advent was very nice and it sat in my kitchen easily and didn't take up a lot of space. The construction was cardboard or thick paper with a magnetic door. I'm sure my first David's Tea calendar was similar. I recycled the whole thing including the small metal cups which held the tea.
Would I buy this again? Yes I would. If it were available. At this time in October when many of the companies have posted their upcoming Advent Calendars you'd think if it was available for this season it would be out there too, but I don't see a mention of it anywhere. Maybe keep your eyes peeled on their social media for such an announcement.
